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NittanyCentral is home for the latest Penn State Football, Penn State Wrestling, Penn State Basketball news, updates, and analysis of the Penn State Nittany Lions

NittanyCentral is home for the latest Penn State Football, Penn State Wrestling, Penn State Basketball news, updates, and analysis of the Penn State Nittany Lions

The latest news, insight, and analysis of Penn State Football, Penn State Wrestling, and Penn State Basketball, including schedules, game results, analysis of breaking news, rumors, speculation, and recruiting coverage of future Penn State Nittany Lions

NittanyCentral is home to the latest Penn State Nittany Lions news, updates, insight, and analysis, including in-depth coverage of Penn State Football, Penn State Wrestling, Penn State Basketball, and much more

Penn State Basketball Closes Out Season on Winning Note, Throttling Maryland 85-69

Penn State Basketball

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State Basketball beat Maryland 85-69 to close the regular season on a high note.  The Nittany Lions dispatched a Terrapin team who really didn’t look like they wanted to be playing the final game of the college basketball season in the entire nation. The first half was relatively close, with … Read more

Penn State Basketball: Did Tom Izzo Expose a Fatal Flaw?

Penn State Basketball, Kanye Clary

It’s no secret that Tom Izzo is one of the best coaches in perhaps the history of college basketball.  And as his Spartans beat the Nittany Lions for the second time this week, the Michigan State basketball team completely neutralized one of Penn State‘s greatest strengths. Known for his havoc defense at VCU, Nittany Lions Head … Read more

Is Paterno Field a Real Possibility for Penn State Football?

Penn State Football

Reports surfaced Thursday that Paterno Field, or another version of honoring former Penn State Football head coach Joe Paterno, is actually being discussed at the highest levels within the University. While it’s been well documented that the alumni voted trustees are passionately in favor of honoring the Paterno Family, the last word from the University … Read more

Spartans Whip Penn State Basketball, Again | What Went Wrong

Penn State Basketball, Mike Rhoades

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — For the second time in six weeks, the Michigan State Spartans crushed Penn State Basketball, this time by the score of 80-72 at the Bryce Jordan Center where the final score was much closer than the game was played. While there’s no shame in losing at the Breslin Center, the 92-61 … Read more