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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 Defensive End Position Battle About to Heat Up

Penn State Football

It has been a roller coaster of an offseason for Penn State Football defensive line coach Deion Barnes defensive end room, losing both 2023 starters Adisa Isaac and Chop Robinson to the NFL draft but adding first-team All-Big Ten linebacker Abdul Carter to the room. While Carter’s addition may fill the second starting spot opposite … Read more

Penn State Wrestling: Aaron Brooks is your 2024 Hodge Trophy winner

Aaron Brooks, Penn State Wrestling, USA Olympic Wrestling Trials

This past year was yet another incredible season for Penn State Wrestling. The Nittany Lions won their second straight Big Ten title and they won their 11th NCAA title in the last 13 tournaments. And to further add to their dominance on the mat, Penn State set the team scoring mark (172.5) and set the … Read more

Penn State Football: Analyst Lists Olu Fashanu as 1 of 4 OTs with Round 1 Grade

Penn State Football, Olu Fashanu

Just three and a half weeks out from the 2024 NFL draft, Penn State Football offensive tackle Olu Fashanu remains in contention to be Penn State‘s first offensive lineman drafted in the first round of the NFL draft since 2007 (Levi Brown) and the fifth Nittany Lions‘ player to be drafted in the first round … Read more

Penn State Football Center Position Battle Critical For 2024 Outlook

Penn State Football, Drew Allar

Penn State Football will be replacing at least three of its five starters from the Nittany Lions‘ offensive line from 2023. At offensive tackle, Penn State will look to numerous young players to fill the holes left by Olu Fashanu and Caedan Wallace. At center, the battle will be an interesting contrast as redshirt senior … Read more

Penn State Wrestling: Projecting the 2024-2025 starting lineup

Penn State Wrestling

April 1 is the best time of the year to do one thing, and one thing only when you’re a fan of collegiate wrestling. And we aren’t talking about playing Penn State Wrestling related pranks. Break out the confetti cannons and the pompoms because it’s wild speculation season, baby! Just a mere week ago in … Read more

Penn State Football Safety Rising at Perfect Time for Nittany Lions

Penn State Football

Penn State Football fans have heard the excitement from inside the program about Zakee Wheatley before, but this offseason, it seems the buzz about the redshirt junior from Maryland is different in a good way. Just when the Nittany Lions need it the most, the buzz around Wheatley could lead to a much bigger role … Read more

Penn State Wrestling: The Mount Rushmore of Nittany Lion Wrestling

Penn State Wrestling

In the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships, Penn State Wrestling accomplished an almost impossible feat of both setting a new team score record and margin of victory record. So obviously the next thing to do is talk about how they accomplished this, start turning the page to next season, see what happens in the transfer portal, … Read more

Penn State Football: 2024 Could be Turning Point, Good or Bad for Nittany Lions

Penn State Football

The landscape of college football has completely changed over the past few years, from the addition of the transfer portal and NIL to the expansion of the college football playoff and power two conferences. While Penn State Football was not able to crack the top four in the four-team playoff era, there may not be … Read more

Penn State Football Adds Underwhelming 2025 Non-Conference Opponent

Penn State Football

Penn State Football filled out its 2025 schedule, adding Florida International University to the Nittany Lions non-conference schedule next season. Penn State adds home game vs. FIU on Sept. 6, 2025, sources told @ActionNetworkHQ — Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) March 25, 2024   FIU will join Nevada and Villanova for a very underwhelming non-conference slate in … Read more

Penn State Wrestling: Inside How Nittany Lions Won 2024 National Title, Set Scoring Record

Penn state Wrestling, Greg Kerkvliet

Penn State Wrestling put on the most impressive performance any team has ever done in the history of the NCAA Wrestling Championships. The Nittany Lions led the pack from Session I all of the way to Session VI on Saturday evening. It’s rare for any team to wrap up a team title early on Saturday, … Read more

Penn State Wrestling: Aaron Brooks is a four-time NCAA Champion

Aaron Brooks, Penn State Wrestling, USA Olympic Wrestling Trials

Aaron Brooks caps off an amazing Penn State Wrestling career by winning his fourth NCAA title. At this point, I don’t know what else can be said about Brooks. He’s a top tier competitor, he’s one of the hardest working guys in any wrestling room, his talent is other-worldly, and he’s an amazing human being. … Read more

Penn State Wrestling: Carter Starocci a Four-Time NCAA Champion with Shutout Win

Penn State Wrestling, Carter Starocci

Penn State Wrestling adds something new to its record book as Carter Starocci takes home his fourth NCAA title. Going back to Starocci’s last match of the regular season, it’s hard to imagine anyone could do what he did. After his technical fall win Carter was writhing on the mat in pain as it was … Read more

Penn State Wrestling: Levi Haines Breaks Through To Crown Himself a Champion

Penn State Wrestling

Levi Haines dominates the field at 157 pounds and cements himself an NCAA Champion for Penn State Wrestling. Last year was supposed to be a redshirt year for Levi Haines. But after Cael Sanderson and the Nittany Lions coaching staff saw what he could do on the wrestling mat, his shirt was burned as fast … Read more

Greg Kerkvliet rises above all to win his first NCAA title

Penn State Wrestling

Greg Kerkvliet runs through the entire 285 field to claim his first NCAA title for Penn State Wrestling. When it comes to wrestling, timing is everything. And not just in the physical timing of actions during the match. I’m also talking about timing when it comes to when your career actually takes place. In Kerkvliet’s … Read more

Penn State Wrestling: Session V Results from the 2024 NCAA Championships

Penn State Wrestling, Cael Sanderson

Penn State Wrestling still had two wrestlers fighting for high place finishes in Session V of the 2024 NCAA Championships. Just a handful of hours prior, the jam packed T-Mobile Center in Kansas City saw the Nittany Lions advance six wrestlers to the NCAA finals. And the dominant run of NCAA Championships continued as Penn … Read more

Penn State Football: 2 Top 2026 QBs Visiting Nittany Lions This Weekend

Penn State Football, James Franklin

While top 2025 Penn State Football quarterback target, Matt Zollers, is still a week away from his final visit to campus before committing on April 4th, the Nittany Lions are hosting a pair of top quarterback targets on campus this weekend, 2026 quarterbacks Dia Bell and Troy Huhn. Out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Dia Bell … Read more

Penn State Wrestling Wins 11th of 13 National Championship | Session IV FULL RESULTS

Penn State Wrestling

The penultimate night of wrestling at the 2024 NCAA Championships came to a close. For some wrestlers dreams were still alive. But for other guys their dreams were crushed. The three day tournament that concludes every D1 collegiate season is unforgiving as much as it is rewarding. And on the first day there were 330 … Read more