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The Northwestern Wildcats take on the Penn State Nittany Lions. Check out our college football odds series for our Northwestern Penn State prediction and pick. This season started well for the Northwestern Wildcats. They went to Ireland and beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Getting a conference win banked and secured in August? The Wildcats had to […]

The Central Michigan Chippewas (1-2) visit the Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0) in a non-conference matchup Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 pm ET. We continue our College Football odds series with a Central Michigan-Penn State prediction and pick. Central Michigan sits at just 1-2 heading into their matchup with Penn State. The Chippewas suffered […]

Eli Manning recently pranked the Penn State football team by showing up as a “walk-on” and trying out. However, Manning was dressed as ‘Chad Powers,’ a made-up person with a completely different look. Manning channeled his inner ‘Chad Powers” once again in a recent bit with Peyton Manning. Chad does what Chad wants. pic.twitter.com/7DI7UdalRc — […]

Eli Manning is back in the recruiting circuit. Er, scratch that. We mean Chad Powers, who made a splash during open tryouts for the Penn State football team. If you haven’t seen it by now, two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Eli Manning went undercover as aspiring Penn State football QB Chad Powers, complete with an […]

The Auburn Tigers hosted the Penn State Nittany Lions at the Jordan-Hare Stadium only to lose big time in front of their own fans. Auburn football absorbed a disheartening 41-12 defeat. It was the Tigers’ first loss of the 2022 college football season. Here are some takeaways from Auburn’s loss to Penn State in Week […]

Heading into their first real challenge of the 2022 NCAA season, the Penn State Nittany Lions had a lot to prove. Traveling to the Jordan-Hare Stadium in Alabama for the first time in program history, the Lions were fighting to go 3-0 on the season, 3-1 historically against Auburn, and most importantly of all, to […]

After coming out of the gates hot with a 2-0 record to start the 2022 NCAA season, the Penn State Nittany Lions are set to take their show on the road to Alabama for a cross-conference showdown with the Auburn Tigers of the SEC. Though the Nittany Lions have taken on another Power 5 contest […]

Ladies and gentlemen, do we have a college football showdown for you! A premier Big Ten-SEC matchup will be underway on Saturday as the #22 Penn State Nittany Lions do battle with the Auburn Tigers in the final week of the college football non-conference scheduled slate. With that being said, it is time to take […]

The Purdue Boilermakers football program blew it. After a go-ahead, 72-yard interception return late in the game, Purdue University didn’t do enough offensively to hold onto the lead- and the defense tired, leaving the door open for a Penn State football comeback. So where did the Boilermakers go wrong? One Penn State Nittany Lions defender […]

Purdue football defensive back Chris Jefferson was gassed. With less than nine minutes to go in the game and the Boilermakers trailing Penn State football by four points, Purdue University defensive back Chris Jefferson stepped up, intercepting a pass and taking it to the house for the go-ahead score. Then, Jefferson, who puked after running […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Check out our college football odds series for our Penn State Purdue prediction and pick. When the 2021 college football season began, Penn State had elite aspirations, and Purdue coach Jeff Brohm was rightly being doubted by his fan base. Penn State had a top-tier […]

Penn State football looked like a true national title contender early in the 2021 season. The Nittany Lions were the fourth-ranked team in the country heading into a showdown with third-ranked Iowa. Penn State not only lost the game to Iowa but also lost quarterback Sean Clifford to injury. After Clifford’s injury, Penn State’s season […]

Penn State football has looked good on the recruiting trail under James Franklin lately, as they have managed to post one of the better 2023 classes in the nation. Franklin was at it again on Friday, adding an ‘elite’ quarterback recruit in West Des Moines Dowling Catholic’s Jaxon Smolik. Smolik had decommitted from Tulane on […]

Penn State football has been very successful on the recruiting trail when it comes to their 2023 class, as they’ve reeled in one of the better marks in the nation from 247 Sports. Well, that class took a hit on Tuesday. 4-star edge rusher Tomarrion Parker announced that he was decommitting from the Nittany Lions, […]

The Michigan Wolverines finally shed their demons last season. Jim Harbaugh’s team brought home the Big Ten crown on the way to its first-ever College Football Playoff berth. It was the Wolverines’ first conference championship since 2004, and first outright since 1997. Michigan will be a force in the Big Ten once again in 2022. […]

The Ohio State football program is one you cannot escape on a Saturday afternoon in the fall. That trend has been the truth for decades now, and it’s no surprise that the Buckeyes often feature in some of the biggest games of the year. That’s no different in 2022. Ryan Day’s squad should be frequent guests […]

In July of 2021, the College Football Players Association was formed to promote labor organizing among college football players. CFBPA is very similar to the NFL Players Association in the way that it represents its players. A year after its formation, the CFBPA and its players are working to create a union, and Penn State […]

Sam Pittman’s Arkansas Razorbacks emerged out of last year’s Outback Bowl with a victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions by a score of 24-10. It was their first bowl victory since 2015, so naturally, a celebration was in order for Arkansas football. However, hoisting the trophy evidently wasn’t enough, as Pittman took it upon […]

With all the news flying around about head coaches in the college football world shifting allegiances, it’s easy to overlook some of the other rumors and news like the one about the Virginia Tech Hokies’ search for Justin Fuente’s successor. According to Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports, the Hokies are zeroing in on luring a […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions are set to face the Michigan State Spartans this weekend. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes our Penn State-Michigan State prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. Courtesy of FanDuel, here are the odds for Penn State-Michigan […]

The Penn State University Nittany Lions have announced that they have signed head coach James Franklin to a 10-year contract extension. James Franklin has been the Penn State head coach since 2014. He was the head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores from 2011-2013. This was an interesting signing for the Nittany Lions. Many people believe […]

It started with a loss to a rather inferior Illinois team in Week 8 that really put Penn State coach James Franklin under the microscope yet again. He followed it up by confusing the Week 9 opponent for Penn State, saying twice that they were preparing for Illinois when in fact they play Ohio State […]

The Penn State – Iowa matchup in Week 6 was juiced up before the opening kickoff as both teams entered the contest ranked in the top four in the country. It’s been almost a week now since the game was played, and the tensions are still running high. Iowa won the game over Penn State, […]

Saturday’s highly-anticipated matchup between Iowa and Penn State had a bit of controversy to it. Some Hawkeyes fans decided to boo a number of Penn State players that suffered respective injuries. For his part, however, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz has decided to stir the pot even more. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Ferentz […]

The biggest game of the college football weekend will take place in Iowa on Saturday afternoon. This matchup between 3rd ranked Penn State, and 4th ranked Iowa will be a battle of undefeated teams in Big Ten college football action. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our college football odds series, […]

Out of all the Week 6 matchups in college football, none will have as big of an impact on the current playoff race than the matchup between No. 3 Iowa and No. 4 Penn State. The Nittany Lions will be traveling to Iowa City and a raucous Kinnick Stadium for the primetime contest. Penn State […]

New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley was back at Penn State over the weekend for the Nittany Lions’ showdown against the Auburn Tigers. Barkley got in on some tailgating action, including a little beer pong. Unfortunately, it seems as if Barkley either just really sucks at beer pong or he had a bad […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions host the Auburn Tigers in their annual white-out game at Beaver Stadium this weekend. It’s time to continue our college football odds series by making a Auburn-Penn State prediction and pick by using all available information and data. Auburn is looking for their second 3-0 start in their last three […]

When the University of Southern California fired Clay Helton on Monday, it opened up the box for plenty of names to be rumored as the next coach. It’s a list that includes a lot of names, including Penn State coach James Franklin. Franklin’s name has popped up many times before and he addressed the latest […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions will kick off their season against the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday morning. It’s time to continue our CFB odds series and make a Penn State-Wisconsin prediction and pick. There’s a lot to consider when look at the Penn State Wisconsin odds, so let’s dive into this matchup. Both of these […]

The Maryland Terps were able to defeat the Penn State Nittany Lions handily on Saturday to improve to 2-1 on the season. Following their blowout victory over Penn State, Maryland’s Twitter account took a jab at their Big Ten rivals on social media. SAD VALLEY. pic.twitter.com/MLvELL9lf7 — Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) November 7, 2020 Of course, […]

Penn State football is well-known for their daylong festivities on Saturdays that feature quality atmospheres, but that won’t be the case in 2020. Ahead of Penn State’s regular-season opener on Saturday, fans of the program will be preparing for games with certain boundaries. Due to the concerns with COVID-19, students at Penn State aren’t permitted […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions are all set to open their campaign following months of unprecedented delays brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Tight end Pat Freiermuth is potentially on his final year with the squad, and unfortunately for him, it isn’t likely that he will have his family to support him during his final […]

According to an official statement released by the school on Wednesday, Penn State Nittany Lions head basketball coach Pat Chambers has formally resigned from his role at the program. Such a move comes after an investigation prompted by Penn State into several allegations of inappropriate conduct against Chambers. The latest allegations surrounding Chambers stem from […]

Saquon Barkley has undoubtedly left his imprint on the NFL in his short time with the New York Giants after he left a lasting impression at Penn State. While Barkley prepares for his third season in the NFL, James Franklin —Barkley’s former head coach at Penn State — says that the Giants running back is […]

The New England Patriots defense was dominant in 2019. However, if there’s one weakness on that side of the ball, it’s the team’s lack of a dominant edge rushers. In a recent mock draft, CBS Sports has New England promptly addressing that need. The mock has the Patriots picking long, athletic edge rusher Yetur Gross-Matos. […]

DJ Gordon, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has committed to play for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Prior to the commitment, the youngest had a final list of six schools left in the mix for his services. For the sake of context, those programs were the Pittsburgh Panthers, VCU […]

New York Giants rookie running back Saquon Barkley knows quite a bit about Penn State football seeing as, well, he played for the Nittany Lions for three years. On Tuesday, Barkley took to Twitter to pay tribute to his former Penn State teammate Trace McSorley, who saw his collegiate career come to an end after […]

One of the most common clichés NBA fans use is the term “three-and-D player.” The principle of a three-and-D player seems pretty simple. NBA teams like players who can stop their man on one possession and hit a three-point shot on the next. We need to careful using the term “three-and-D.” However, it’s not that […]