STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The No. 1 Penn State Wrestling team flexed their muscles against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks 30-10 in their first dual meet action of the 2023-2024 season. Several Nittany Lions backups were in action and even though Lehigh is a talented squad, it just didn’t matter. Was the score drastically … Read more
Penn State Football is headed to a New Year’s Six Bowl for the second consecutive year. The Nittany Lions will square off against Ole Miss in the 2023 Peach Bowl, at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. StubHub is an official partner of NittanyCentral, and if you make a purchase through one of our affiliate links, … Read more
Penn State Football will be headed south, to the Peach Bowl, against Ole Miss, aiming for an 11th win of the 2023 season, in Atlanta.
Penn State Football, unfortunately, does not play Saturday. However, there still should be a high interest in watching some games this afternoon. The Nittany Lions have much at stake in the outcomes of the games on Championship Saturday, as James Franklin’s program seeks a second consecutive New Year’s Six Bowl berth. Personally, championship Saturday is … Read more
Penn State Wrestling hits the mat this Sunday for their first dual meet action of the season as they host inter-state foe Lehigh. The Nittany Lions and Mountain Hawks are no strangers to each other, as this will be their 111th meeting in program history. Penn State Wrestling maintains the all-time series lead with a 73-34-3 overall … Read more
If one thing has been made clear in the past 48 hours, it is that Penn State Football head coach James Franklin landed his top choice as the Nittany Lions‘ next offensive coordinator. Andy Kotelnicki arrives in Happy Valley, bringing the reputation as an innovative play-designer and play-caller with him to an offense that had … Read more
New Penn State Football offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki’s hiring is drawing some high praise. Retired 12-year NFL quarterback and current ESPN personality Dan Orlovsky took to X to complement James Franklin’s new offensive coordinator hire, Kotelnicki. Orlovsky called the hire “fantastic,” calling Kotelnicki “super creative [and] open box mindset play designer and play caller.” This … Read more
According to reports, Penn State Football filled its open offensive coordinator position Thursday, pulling Andy Kotelnicki away from Kansas and Lance Leipold. Now, with the coaching staff filled — on paper — for 2024, Penn State and head coach James Franklin can shift to their most important offseason priority, keeping defensive coordinator Manny Diaz in … Read more
It’s no wonder James Franklin and Penn State Football made a drastic change. The Nittany Lions finished the 2023 regular season ranked No.14 nationally in scoring offense (37.2 points per game), No. 27 in rushing offense (186.67 yards per game), No. 92 in passing offense (204.3 yards per game), No. 62 in total offense (391 … Read more
Penn State Football offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki might be exactly what the Nittany Lions need to revive Nick Singleton, Kaytron Allen
Penn State Football zeroed in on its offensive coordinator, and will hire Andy Kotelnicki, the former play-caller for the Kansas Jayhawks this season, who had been there since 2021. In Kontelnicki’s first season in Kansas, the offense finished ranked 104th, but last year, they improved to the No.6 offense and helped the Jayhawks to their … Read more
Penn State Football hired Kansas offensive coordinator Andy Kotlelnicki as its next play caller, according to Bruce Feldman. Kotelnicki is a relative unknown for the majority of Penn State fans, so he’s a breakdown of the key basics Nittany Nation needs to know about the new man in charge of the offense. Experienced play caller … Read more
Inbox Penn State football announced the hiring of the sixth offensive coordinator under head coach James Franklin, selecting Kansas offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki to run the offense in 2024. News of Kotelnicki’s hiring was first reported by Bruce Feldman. Before being the offensive coordinator at Kansas, Kotelnicki previously was the offensive coordinator at Buffalo under … Read more
James Franklin, and Penn State Football, are already acting aggressively in the transfer portal this offseason. Penn State wasted no time offering North Texas transfer portal wide receiver Ja’Mori Maclin Thursday. Maclin is the cousin of former NFL star wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, who spent time with the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, and Baltimore … Read more
Penn State Football is expected to be active in the transfer portal this offseason, and it seems James Franklin is already exploring options at a key position of need. Wednesday, Penn State joined Syracuse, NC State, Maryland, and Virginia Tech, among others, in offering division II offensive tackle Alan Heron. Blessed to received an offer … Read more
Penn State Football capped off a 10-2 season Friday with a 42-0 shutout of the Michigan State Spartans at Ford Field in Detroit. With a few days remaining before Selection Sunday when Penn State will find out its postseason bowl destination, all eyes have turned to two searches, Penn State’s offensive coordinator search and the … Read more
Head coach James Franklin, and Penn State Football, fired offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich in the aftermath of a disappointing loss to Michigan that comes on the heels of an inept offensive showing against Ohio State, earlier in the season. Yurcich guiding an offense that came up small in the Nittany Lions‘ two games that mattered … Read more
After reports surfaced Monday of Penn State Football expressing interest in UNLV’s Brennan Marion, James Franklin reportedly met with Kansas offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki, according to Bryson Stricker of Bleacher Report. Kotelnicki led the Jayhawks to a top 30 offense this season in total yards and scoring offense, including helping the Jayhawks score 38 points … Read more
Penn State Football finished off the regular season 10-2, after a 42-0 blowout of Michigan State at Ford Field Friday. Now, with conference championship week between the Nittany Lions and selection Sunday, Penn State awaits its bowl fate. Here’s where major outlets predict Penn State Football will be going Bowling 247Sports: Peach Bowl vs. Tulane … Read more
Bruce Feldman of the Athletic included Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz on a list of replacement candidates for Mike Elko at Duke Monday. Feldman notes “one former ACC head coach whom [the Athletic hears] Duke may pursue is Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz.” Mike Elko left for A&M and Duke has another coaching … Read more
