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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

What James Franklin Must Figure Out During Penn State Football Training Camp

Penn State Football, James Franklin

With preseason camp underway, the Penn State Football has a strong team; but head coach James Franklin and his staff have a few things they need to figure out before the season starts. The Nittany Lions have to figure out which wide receivers will get most of the playing time, and who will stand out … Read more

Penn State Football Defensive End Out for Season, report says

Penn State Football

Penn State Football defensive end Smith Vilbert is set to miss the 2023 season with an undisclosed injury, per Audrey Snyder of the Athletic. In 2022, Vilbert played in 12 games and made one start. The redshirt senior recorded three sacks in Penn State’s 2022 loss to Arkansas in the Outback Bowl (a Penn State … Read more

Is Penn State Football Built to Beat Ohio State or Michigan? | Nittany Lions Mailbag

Penn State Football

Training camp is underway for Penn State Football, ahead of a season that carries the loftiest expectations the program has seen in nearly a decade. Thanks to a roster loaded with talent on both sides of the football, and the arrival of the most highly touted quarterback of the James Franklin era, fans in Happy … Read more

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

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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 … Read more

Trio of Penn State Football Stars Shine in PFF Top-50 Rankings

Penn State Football

Three exceptional players have been listed among the nation’s best in PFF’s College 50 rankings in a remarkable achievement for Penn State Football. Kalen King, Olu Fashanu, and Chop Robinson, each standing out in their respective positions, have cemented their places in the top 20. Let’s dive into the outstanding performances that have earned them … Read more

Penn State Football RB Nick Singleton Runs Onto Paul Hornung Watch List

Penn State Football

Penn State Football true sophomore running back Nick Singleton was added to the Paul Hornung Award watch list, the award given to the “most versatile player in major college football”. The former five-star prospect out of Reading, Pennsylvania started eight games and played in all 13 games as a true freshman for Penn State in … Read more

Penn State Football QB Drew Allar Throwing Dimes, Nick Singleton Explodes in Training Camp Practice (VIDEO)

Penn State Football

Penn State Football opens the 2023 season with the highest expectations of at least the past decade, and Drew Allar gave a glimpse as to why those high hopes might be justified on the first day of training camp. Allar, the former five-star and No. 1 ranked quarterback in his recruiting cycle, is the most … Read more

Why James Franklin is One of College Football’s Most Underrated Head Coaches

Penn State Football, James Franklin

James Franklin is one of the better coaches in College Football. Before joining Penn State in 2014, Franklin spent time with Vanderbilt from 2011 to 2013. In three years at Vanderbilt, Franklin posted a 39-24 record, before joining the Nittany Lions. Franklin coached the Commodores to back-to-back winning  seasons and three straight Bowl appearances, in … Read more

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

Penn State Football

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 … Read more

The All-James Franklin Penn State Football Team: Offense

Penn State Football, Trace McSorley

James Franklin has now been at the helm of the Penn State Football program for 10 years and has led the team to a very successful decade, winning a Big Ten Championship and three New Year’s Six Bowls. As fall camp opens with the highest expectations for the program in the Franklin era, lets look … Read more

Penn State Football RB Nick Singleton Makes Watch List for Top Award

Penn State Football

Penn State Football rising star, running back Nick Singleton, has secured a coveted spot on the Maxwell Award watch list, amplifying the excitement surrounding the Nittany Lions‘ upcoming season. As the reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Singleton‘s inclusion is well-deserved, considering his remarkable achievements last year. The dynamic running back amassed over 1,000 … Read more

Penn State Football: 3 Rising Stars Poised for Breakout Season in 2023

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. If Penn State Football is to make the College Football Playoff, the Nittany Lions will need several key players to step up. We all know Penn State has a strong defense and rushing attack, but they will … Read more

Penn State Wrestling: 3 Biggest Roadblocks to Nittany Lions Repeating as National Champions

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Penn State Wrestling looks poised to lock down its third straight national championship this coming season. Cael Sanderson and his world class coaching staff have assembled yet another dominating Nittany Lion lineup,  which includes several game changing transfers, and a handful of incoming freshman who could make an immediate impact on the mat. But, no matter the … Read more

Penn State Football Schedule: 3 Trap games Nittany Lions Must Worry About in 2023

Penn State Football, KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Transfer Portal

The 2023 College Football season is a little month away, and Penn State Football has a good team that should be able to compete for a College Football Playoff spot. Every season, teams have to worry about trap games on their schedule, the Nittany Lions have a few games that could sneak up and derail … Read more

Why a Penn State Football RB Winning the Heisman Trophy Could Doom Nittany Lions

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The Heisman Trophy is the biggest award for an individual player in college football, each year being given to the “most outstanding player” in division I FBS football. While the award is given to the “most outstanding player”, recently, the award has become the award for the best quarterback in college football. In the past … Read more

Penn State Football Recruiting Trail Dominance Continues as Two 4-Star Defensive Linemen Arrive | Takeaways

Penn State Football

Penn State Football had a monster weekend on the recruiting trail, landing not one, but two 4-star defensive tackles. The Nittany Lions added two massive – both literally and figuratively- pieces to their 2024 class with the additions of Liam Andrews and T.A. Cunningham. Here are key takeaways from a key weekend for Penn State … Read more

How Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh Suspension Impacts Penn State Football

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Michigan must prepare for life without Jim Harbaugh for part of this upcoming college football season. According to multiple reports, including Ross Dellenger of Yahoosports, Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh is working toward a “negotiated resolution that is expected to see him suspended four games this season in penalties from alleged false statements [Harbaugh] … Read more

Is Micah Parsons the Best Edge Rusher in the NFL?

Micah Parsons

Micah Parsons, fresh off his 97 ranking in Madden, is used to receiving his fair share of accolades. But, is Parsons the best edge rusher in the game? NFL Insider Matt Lombardo thinks so. The amount of talent at the EDGE position is outrageous. Here are my top-5 pass rushers for the 2023 #NFL season … Read more

Penn State Football: 4 Players with Most to Gain During Fall Camp

Penn State Football

Penn State football is set to enter fall camp with arguably the most talented roster in the James Franklin era. While many starters are entrenched from last season, there are a few remaining battles that will play out for the Nittany Lions during fall camp. Here are the 5 players with the most to gain … Read more

Imitation is Highest Form of flattery, Penn State Football Seeing Plenty in 2023

Penn State Football

The Penn State Football annual WhiteOut has become one of the biggest spectacles in sports. ESPN College Football analyst Kirk Herbstreit has called it the best atmosphere in college football. For years, other teams have been trying and failing to copy Penn State with knockoff color-out imitations. In 2023, the Nittany Lions will see at … Read more