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Penn State Football has two major tests looming, against Ohio State and Michigan, but the Nittany Lions are receiving high marks nationally. In an article grading Big Ten teams through week six of the college football season, Will Backus of CBS Sports gave Penn State the highest grade of any team in the Big Ten […]
Penn State Football head coach James Franklin took questions from the media Tuesday at his first post-bye week press conference. A few of the questions centered around the need for more explosiveness on the offense and any work done during the bye week on that facet of the offense. While Franklin did not outright give […]
Times are changing for Penn State Football, and the entire sport of college football. With the transfer portal, NIL, conference realignment, college football looks much different than it did five or ten years ago and unrecognizable from decades ago. With the changing tides of college football, is it time for Penn State Football to update […]
On Fox’s Big Noon kickoff show Saturday, college football analyst Matt Leinart called Penn State Football the front runner in the Big Ten after five weeks of play. “If we’re talking about who you’ve beaten and how you’ve looked,” Leinart said. “It’s Penn State for me. They’re the only team with four double-digit wins against […]
Former Penn State corner and Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr. came up with a massive interception in the final minutes of Pittsburgh’s game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday afternoon. On third and goal with 4:04 left in the fourth Porter Jr. intercepted Lamar Jackson’s pass in the corner of the endzone to give […]
Under head coach James Franklin, Penn State Football is 2-6 following the Nittany Lions’ bye week in his nine years as the head coach at Penn State. Under Franklin, the Nittany Lions have not won after the bye week since 2017, when Penn State beat Michigan 42-13 in the White Out. The Nittany Lions 2023 […]
The Big Ten conference released the future conference matchups Thursday afternoon, including for Penn State Football. With the new format, and new venues with four conference teams out west, here are five thoughts on Penn State’s future schedules: 1. The Land Grant Trophy is dead. The biggest casualty of the new Big Ten schedule is […]
On Thursday afternoon, the Big Ten released the future conference matchups for each team for the 2024 through 2028 seasons, including for Penn State Football. Here are the opponents for Penn State Football in 2024 through 2028. 2024 opponents Non-conference: At West Virginia, Bowling Green, Kent State Conference Home: Illinois, Maryland, Ohio State, UCLA, Washington […]
Penn State starting quarterback Drew Allar was once a five-star prospect and the number one quarterback in the 2022 class according to 247 Sports. 247 Sports National Scouting Analyst, Gabe Brooks, went so far as to say Allar was the “most naturally talented thrower in the 2022 quarterback class…with NFL Draft first-round potential.” But now, […]
Penn State Football enters the bye week at an ideal time, sitting at 5-0 and ranked No. 6 in the nation, but two major availability questions loom over the Nittany Lions. In the Nittany Lions’ Week 5 win over Northwestern, two offensive starters, Kaytron Allen and JB Nelson, left the game with undisclosed injuries or […]
Penn State Football enters the bye week at an ideal time, sitting at 5-0 and ranked No. 6 in the nation. However, after slow offensive starts against both Illinois and Northwestern, some Penn State fans are concerned about the offense for matchups against Ohio State and Michigan later in the season. This week, through a […]
After Manny Diaz was relieved of his head coaching duties at the University of Miami in December 2021, Penn State Football head coach James Franklin quickly brought the defensive mastermind to Happy Valley as the Nittany Lions‘ defensive coordinator. In his almost season and a half in Happy Valley, Diaz has taken a Penn State […]
Former Penn State wide receiver Jahan Dotson caught the game tying touchdown pass from Sam Howell as time expired in the fourth quarter in Washington’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Jahan Dotson sends it to OT with a clutch TD grab as time expires 🙌pic.twitter.com/NOoidtEVEh — Joel Haas (@Joel_Haas1) October 1, 2023 The touchdown catch […]
Penn State Football moved to 5-0 on the season with the most frustrating blowout win (and cover of a 26.5 point spread) over Northwestern Saturday. Penn State Football Game Balls from Win Offense: Trey Potts Yes, it’s odd to give the game ball on offense to a player with only four touches, but Potts absolutely […]
Pat Narduzzi may get his wish to play Penn State Football. Narduzzi has been obsessed with playing Penn State since the two programs ended their latest four year head to head series. Most recently in August, when asked if Penn State vs. Pitt would return, Narduzzi commented “You’d have to ask James Franklin that. My […]
Northwestern faces Penn State Football on Saturday at a surprising 2-2 overall, after a thrilling comeback win in overtime against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Down 31-10 late in the third quarter, Northwestern looked dead in the water before scoring 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. In overtime, the Wildcats were able to hold Minnesota […]
Penn State Football vs. Ohio State is bound to be one of the biggest games of the college football season. Fox college football commentator Joel Klatt may have accidentally revealed the kickoff time for Penn State-Ohio State while discussing his post week four top 10 college football rankings Wednesday. While discussing Penn State and Ohio State in […]
Four weeks into the 2023 season, Penn State Football sits at an unblemished 4-0, coming off of a complete 31-0 rout of the Iowa Hawkeyes in the program’s annual White Out. However, while Penn State carries the nation’s longest streak of scoring 30 or more points and is the only team in the nation not […]
Penn State Football has now finished one-third of the 2023 season with an unblemished record. While the Nittany Lions have struggled a little at times over the first four weeks, the first third of the season has overall been somewhat comfortable for Penn State from both a winning standpoint and on the injury front. With […]
Penn State Football continues to pick up steam on the recruiting trail, after steamrolling Iowa in Saturday night’s annual White Out. Four-star 2025 athlete Brady O’Hara committed to Penn State Tuesday via X. Best in PA stay in PA 🦁#slid25tate #WeAre @coachjfranklin @CoachTHowle @CoachTerryPSU @CoachTrautFB @CoachRiz_NCHS @NCtrojansFB pic.twitter.com/GHO8WT26TV — Brady O’Hara (@BradyOHara4) September 26, 2023 […]
