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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

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Penn State Football Must be Wary of These UMass Players

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Penn State Football

No. 6 Penn State Football hosts the 1-6 Massachusetts Minutemen on Saturday in what should be an easy game for Penn State. The Nittany Lions meet UMass for the second time in program history. The first matchup came in 2014, a 48-7 Penn State win. Saturday, the Minutemen will receive a seven-figure pay day for … Read more

How Penn State Football is Emphasizing Running Game After Bye Week

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Penn State Football, Nick Singleton

Penn State Football has focused heavily on its running game through the first five weeks of the season, however while the running game has been alright this season, neither Nick Singleton nor Kaytron Allen have returned to their freshman form yet in 2023. Coming off of a year where Singleton and Allen combined for almost … Read more

Penn State Football is CBS Sports’ Highest-Graded Big Ten Team

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Penn State Football, KeAndre Lambert-Smith

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 … Read more

No. 6 Penn State Football vs. UMass Tickets: Price Update, How to Buy Tickets for Week 7

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Penn State Football, Trey Potts,

No. 6 Penn State Football (5-0), led by quarterback Drew Allar, running backs Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen, and linebacker Abdul Carter host UMass at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa. If you want to purchase tickets to see the Nittany Lions look to build on last Saturday’s … Read more

Penn State Football: James Franklin Reveals 2 Key Details About Passing Game

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Penn State Football, Mike Yurcich

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 … Read more

Should Penn State Football Make ‘Generations of Greatness’ Uniforms The Permanent Home Uniform?

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Penn State Football

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 … Read more

Shop the Best Penn State Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Deals

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Penn State

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days are here, and the e-commerce giant is offering some major discounts, including on Penn State gear. Whether you’re looking for some new styles to add to your Nittany Lions wardrobe, or must-haves for your Beaver Stadium tailgates, there is something for everyone. Here’s a look at the best Penn State … Read more

Ranking the Best Penn State Football Tailgating Lots

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Penn State Football

Penn State Football has arguably the best game day atmosphere in college football, and a big reason for that is the tailgating experience. Around Beaver Stadium, there are over two dozen different tailgating lots and each one has its own personality with plenty of pros and cons. After much research through social media, it seems … Read more

Penn State Football is Big Ten Front-Runner, College Football Analyst Says

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Drew Allar, Penn State Football

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 … Read more

Penn State Football Recruiting Misses Major Chance to Improve Depth at Key Position

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Penn State Football, James Franklin

Things have been relatively quiet for Penn State Football on the recruiting front, but there was a bit of news that broke Sunday Night. The top JUCO cornerback in the country, Sione Laulea, committed to Oregon on Sunday night, choosing the Ducks over the Nittany Lions. The 6-foot-4, 185-pound Laulea held an offer from Penn … Read more

Steelers’ Joey Porter Jr. Pulls Down EPIC Interception (VIDEO)

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Joey Porter Jr., Penn State Football

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 the Steeler’s the ball back in a 10-8 game.

Porter Jr. kept the Ravens from going up two scores in the final minutes of the game with his career interception.

This is the second game of the season where Porter Jr. has come up with late game heroics in his rookie season, after defending a pass to help Pittsburgh seal a 26-22 win in week two against the Cleveland Browns.

Porter Jr. was selected by the Steelers with the first pick in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft and became the highest Penn State defensive back ever drafted. Porter Jr. was a standout at Penn State and selected as an All-American by numerous outlets in 2022 before he declared for the draft.

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Joey Porter Jr. picks off Lamar Jackson in the end zone
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Schedule Sets Up Perfectly to Help Penn State Football Do Something Nittany Lions Haven’t Since 2017

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Penn State Football, Drew Allar

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 … Read more

Penn State Football: 5 Thoughts on Big Ten Schedule Release

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Penn State Football, Abdul Carter

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 … Read more

Penn State Football Schedule: Nittany Lions’ 2024-2028 Big Ten Opponents Revealed

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Penn State Football

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 … Read more

Is Drew Allar The Best QB in The Big Ten? Better Than JJ McCarthy? One National Outlet Says ‘yes’

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Drew Allar

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, … Read more

Big Ten East Power Rankings: How Does Penn State Football Stack Up Against Michigan, Ohio State at Bye?

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Penn State Football

Where does Penn State Football stack up in the Big Ten East as we near the midway point in the 2023 college football season? Following one of the most boring blowouts in college history last week against Northwestern, the Nittany Lions have the week off before hosting UMass on October 14th at 3:30pm. And the … Read more

Why Penn State Football Bye Week Comes at Perfect Time For Nittany Lions

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Penn State Football

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 … Read more

According to Penn State Football fans, here are 2 things Nittany Lions must fix during bye week

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Penn State Football

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 … Read more

Penn State Wrestling: Ranking the top 12 Nittany Lions of the 1990’s

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Penn State Wrestling

Penn State Wrestling is a beast in today’s college wrestling, but there were hints of how good they would become based on the 1990’s. Continuing our on-going series highlighting the past decades of Penn State Wrestling, here are the previous three installments: Top 5 Nittany Lions of the 1950sTop 10 Nittany Lions of the 1960sTop 5 Nittany … Read more

How Long Can Penn State Football Realistically Expect to Keep Manny Diaz?

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Penn State Football, Manny Diaz

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 … Read more