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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 Football Proves its Mettle, But Major Flaw Emerges | What We Learned From Win over West Virginia

Penn State Football, Nick Singleton

Penn State Football proved an age old adage in Week 1; If you want to know how good the tea is, stick it in hot water. It’s fascinating to watch what pressure can do to some folks. Pressure is a privilege, and if you don’t relish the gut-wrenching anxiety leading up to a high stakes … Read more

Manny Diaz’ ‘Chip’ Could Result in Championship for Penn State Football

Penn State Football, Manny Diaz

Manny Diaz is no stranger to elite defenses. In just his first season as Penn State’s defensive coordinator, Diaz elevated the Nittany Lions‘ defensive production in almost every statistical category last year. Penn State Football held opponents under 20 points nine times in 2022, something they did only six times under previous defensive coordinator Brent … Read more

Penn State Football Addition Named a ‘Top Impact Transfer’

Penn State Football, Mike Yurcich

In recent years, Penn State Football, and head coach James Franklin, have struck gold in the transfer portal. Whether it’s bolstering the pass-rush with eventual NFL Draft pick Arnold Ebiketie, heralded edge rusher Chop Robinson, or shored up the offensive line by adding Hunter Nourzad, the Nittany Lions have found top talent in the portal. … Read more

Penn State Football LB Abdul Carter Strongest Link in Manny Diaz’s Chain

Abdul Carter, Penn State Football

Penn State Football fans, or College Football fanatics, if you’re looking for a University of Miami Turnover Chain for let’s say your man cave or even for posterity’s sake then you’d better hurry. There are only about four Miami turnover chains left on EBAY the last time I checked. There was one under my tree … Read more

Penn State Basketball Brings The Funk to The Big Dance

Penn State Basketball

Every year around the middle of March when a blank NCAA tournament bracket gets dropped on my desk to be filled out and turned in “for entertainment purposes only” the first thing I do is ask myself how quickly this sheet of paper will actually be worth less than it is right now? (If you’re … Read more

Can Penn State Football RB Kaytron Allen Put College Football on Notice in 2023?

Penn State Football

It should come as no surprise that one of the dazzling dynamic freshmen duo in the Penn State football backfield was Pro Football Focus’ fourth highest-graded rusher last season. But, what might crinkle some foreheads is that it wasn’t the one who was one of five Big Ten rushers to cross the 1,000-yard mark last … Read more

Game-Changer Drew Allar: Taking Penn State Football to New Heights

Penn State Football

Penn State Football fans; set your ALLARm, because you don’t want to miss this kid. Slide over Steph Curry. Grab some pine Patrick Mahomes. There’s a new Baby-faced Assassin in town and his name is … okay that’s probably way over the top. But, when is it not a good time for a massive overdose … Read more

Penn State Football QB Drew Allar throwing dimes in workout (VIDEO)

Penn State Football

Penn State Football enters the 2023 college football campaign with sky-high expectations, potentially as the Nittany Lions squad best positioned to finally lift the program into the sport’s ‘elite’ tier. Much of the optimism emerging from Happy Valley centers around former five-star quarterback, and the No. 1 ranked player nationally at his position, Drew Allar, … Read more

No One-Hit Wonders In Penn State Football Backfield

Penn State Football

I’ve never subscribed to the adage that if you have two good quarterbacks or two good goaltenders you have none. That’s certainly not the case right now for Penn State Football. While I understand the premise and the issues that that perceiveddilemma may produce, I still believe it’s always a good problem to have. It’s … Read more