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NittanyCentral delivers expert analysis from veteran reporters and timely updates on Penn State sports, with in-depth coverage of Nittany Lions Football, Wrestling, Basketball, and more.
No. 11 Penn State Football is back in the winning column this week, after narrowly avoiding Indiana in a game that was closer than it should have been. A loss to IU would’ve been a crushing end to Penn State’s College Football Playoff hopes, but, thankfully the Nittany Lions buckled down in the second half […]
Is Sean Clifford the answer for the Green Bay Packers? With Jordan Love struggling, the Packers might turn to the rookie quarterback.
Penn State Football faces a defining game against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Will the Nittany Lions rise to the challenge and secure a playoff berth?
Penn State vs Ohio State: A historic rivalry in college football. Will the Nittany Lions finally break through the glass ceiling?
No. 7 Penn State Football is flying high into their Week 3 matchup with Illinois at Memorial Stadium. The Nittany Lions have gotten off to a fast start and are squarely in the top-10 rankings and early-season CFP conversations. PSU blew out Delaware 63-7 last week in a rout that was never really close. Penn […]
Penn State Football finally kicks off its much-anticipated 2023 season this Saturday vs West Virginia. Beaver Stadium is going to be raucous and roaring. Optimism is high for the 7th-ranked Nittany Lions. This team looks set to compete for a Big Ten Championship, but James Franklin’s men obviously have much higher aspirations than that. PSU […]
As usual, Penn State Football will square off against some of the best teams in college football this season. The Nittany Lions play in arguably one of the toughest divisions, in one of the toughest conferences, in all of college football, with the Eastern Division of the Big Ten. Michigan and Ohio State highlight the […]
Penn State Football quarterback Drew Allar is cooking during Nittany Lions training camp. The Heisman hopeful is looking to bring greatness back to Happy Valley and James Franklin is counting on Allar in a similar way he did with Saquon Barkley. Allar is being relied upon heavily to help change the culture and future direction […]
Penn State Football is ready to rock and roll in 2023. Despite a complete remake and upheaval of the Big Ten as we know it, this won’t change much for 2023. This could be the last dance of college football as it once traditionally was, before radical, unprecedented changes occur in 2024. Penn State’s defense […]
After months of tense negotiations and wide speculation, Saquon Barkley will in fact play football for the New York Giants this year. The Giants tagged the former Nittany Lions star back in March, after several efforts to try to hammer out a new contract extension. The Giants started negotiating with Saquon in the middle of […]
Penn State Football is always in the national spotlight. That won’t be any different this year as James Franklin’s team will face the best of the best as always is the case in the Big Ten. Penn State has known its schedule for a long time now, and they will face a bevy of top […]
Penn State Football is again going to be vying for a Big Ten Championship and their first ever College Football Playoff appearance in 2023. Competition will be fierce throughout training camp and there are several intriguing storylines to follow. Both sides of the ball are going to need to be at their best to knock […]
For Penn State Football, the Big Ten is set to be as competitive as ever this season. James Franklin, John Harbaugh, and Ryan Day all return for 2023 to shape up the cream of the crop of the nation’s oldest conference. It’s going to be a heavyweight slugfest at the top of the Ten this […]
Saquon Barkley doesn’t appear to be going anywhere anytime soon. Barkley has already been franchise tagged this offseason with the two sides locked in on hardball negotiations that have gone on back and forth for nine months now. Arguably, this has gone even longer, as Saquon has been eligible for an extension for 2 years […]
Drew Allar‘s arrival in Happy Valley has coincided with dramatically elevated expectations, College Football Playoff possibilities, and represents Penn State Football finally fielding a blue-chip quarterback under head coach James Franklin. Allar’s recruitment is also fascinating when you consider the big-armed 6-foot-5 and 245-pounded former five-star prospect was once Ohio’s Mr. Football recipient, growing up […]
