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NittanyCentral delivers expert analysis from veteran reporters and timely updates on Penn State sports, with in-depth coverage of Nittany Lions Football, Wrestling, Basketball, and more.

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Penn State Football Opponent Index, Week 2: Schedule, Results, Games to Watch

Penn State Football opens its 2024 home schedule and plays the first of four straight home games Saturday at Beaver Stadium against Bowling Green (noon ET, BTN). The Falcons are off to a 1-0 start and looking to pull off something bigger as an underdog on Penn State’s home field. We’ll be previewing that matchup […]

Penn State Football: Ranking Difficulty of Nittany Lions’ 3 Games Against New Big Ten Teams

The College Football Playoff is not the only thing that is expanding in 2024, as the Big Ten is set to add four new members to the conference by the time the season kicks off in August, creating a new path for Penn State Football. Oregon, Washington, USC, and UCLA, all replacing their starting quarterbacks […]

Penn State Football: Will ‘Reverse Psychology’ Fix Nittany Lions’ Big Ten Scheduling Issues?

Tuesday afternoon in his weekly press conference, Penn State Football head coach James Franklin spoke on opening Big Ten play on the road for the 13th time out of the last 14 seasons, including every season since 2016. According to Franklin, Penn State has a “tradition” of opening on the road for which he joked […]

10 Toughest Players Penn State Football Will Face in 2023

As usual, Penn State Football will square off against some of the best teams in college football this season. The Nittany Lions play in arguably one of the toughest divisions, in one of the toughest conferences, in all of college football, with the Eastern Division of the Big Ten. Michigan and Ohio State highlight the […]

Will Penn State Football Win the Big Ten and Make the College Football Playoff in 2023? | Staff Predictions

Is this finally the year that James Franklin and Penn State Football break through into the College Football Playoff? Led by highly touted true sophomore quarterback Drew Allar, who commands an offense that boasts one of the nation’s premier backfields, a stellar offensive line and a defense that is loaded with playmakers at all three […]

What Does Big Ten Adding Oregon, Washington Mean for Penn State Football?

Life is about to change for Penn State Football … Again. With the PAC-12 conference crumbling, the Big Ten is expected to formally offer membership to Oregon and Washington Friday, per Pete Thamel form ESPN. Sources: Big Ten expected to move ahead with formal offer letters for Oregon and Washington. A Big Ten vote is […]

Big Ten Adding Cal, Stanford Would be B1G MISTAKE | Casturo

One year before the Big Ten officially welcomes USC and UCLA, the Big Ten is again in the news talking expansion. According to Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports, the Big Ten presidents have “started exploratory discussions on expansion in light of PAC 12 uncertainty”.   After the expansion of USC and UCLA, both Oregon and […]

New coach Mike Gambino Has Bold Vision for Penn State Baseball

New Penn State Baseball head coach Mike Gambino has bold plans and big ideas for the program. Gambino’s hiring has generated buzz throughout the college baseball world, and during his introductory press conference, Gambino backed up why the attention is merited for the Nittany Lions‘ new era. On Tuesday, Penn State introduced Gambino, and right […]

3 Penn State Football Games Listed in Sports Illustrated Top 5 Big Ten Games of 2023

Penn State Football is always in the national spotlight. That won’t be any different this year as James Franklin’s team will face the best of the best as always is the case in the Big Ten. Penn State has known its schedule for a long time now, and they will face a bevy of top […]

Penn State Basketball to Host Big Ten Game at Palestra in 2023-24

PHILADELPHIA — Penn State Basketball has a bit of an adopted second home, one of the nation’s most iconic arenas, and will be making a return visit during the 2023-2024 regular season. Monday, a report surfaced that the Nittany Lions will once again host a home game at the “Cathedral of College Basketball,” also known as […]

College Football Needs to Settle Ultimate Rivalry With a Big Ten vs. SEC Challenge

It’s time for College Football to finally settle its ultimate rivalry, on the field. The additions of Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC and USC and UCLA to the Big 10 in 2024 will push the two conferences to 16 teams leading to the creation of two superpowers in college football with the level of […]

Penn State Basketball Fans LIVID after Nittany Lions Fall to Maryland

Saturday’s Penn State Basketball loss to Maryland didn’t just potentially derail the program’s NCAA Tournament hopes, but also drew the ire of the fanbase. After dropping four consecutive games, some Nittany Lions fans are beginning to wonder if even the NIT remains a viable possibility. Those fans didn’t hold back on Saturday afternoon. Penn State […]

Are Penn State Football, James Franklin Finally About to Break Through to ‘elite’?

The moment is ingrained in recent Penn State Football history. It’s September 29th, 2018. Penn State Football has just suffered its second one point loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in as many years. James Franklin is about to give the most impassioned post game press conference we have seen in his now 9 year […]

Penn State Basketball Drops Tough Game vs. Wisconsin, Sending Twitter into Uproar

It is difficult to win on the road in college basketball, something Penn State Basketball has experienced both sides of this season. The Nittany Lions, earlier this season pulled off an upset of conference foe Indiana, but found themselves on the other side of that coin Tuesday night in Wisconsin. Penn State Basketball would lose […]

Penn State Football removes Taylor Stubblefield as WR Coach

Penn State Football has moved on from wide receivers coach Taylor Stubblefield, the program and head coach James Franklin announced in a statement Sunday night. Taylor Stubblefield has been with the Nittany Lions since the 2020 season. before coming to State College, he made stops with Miami, Utah, and Air Force. Statement from Franklin: BREAKING: […]

Penn State Basketball Comes Up Short in Battle at The Palestra vs. Purdue

PHILADELPHIA — It is always big game when the number 1 team in the nation comes to town, and that is what we had on Sunday night as the Number 1 Purdue Boilermakers took on Penn State Basketball, and the visitors ran off with a 76-63 comeback win. This game was being played at the […]

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