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The New York Jets are seemingly all-in on a rebuild after trading away both Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams for multiple draft picks. It appears the club is already preparing for the 2026 NFL Draft, as general manager Darren Mougey is reportedly in attendance at the game between the Indiana Hoosiers and Penn State Nittany […]

Urban Meyer has officially broken his silence regarding rumors that he met with Penn State officials about the school’s head coaching vacancy. The former Ohio State coach laughed off the reports during a recent episode of The Triple Option podcast with Rob Stone and Mark Ingram, calling out sports radio host Zach Gelb for spreading […]

It is a Big Ten clash on Saturday, as Indiana visits Penn State. Indiana is ranked second in the first College Football Playoff rankings, and looks to continue their undefeated season. Penn State is still looking for its first win in Big Ten play this year, and hopes to play the role of spoiler. These […]

Penn State’s football team week started with clarity on the coaching carousel, not on the field. With Matt Rhule locked to Nebraska through 2032, Louisville’s Jeff Brohm has emerged as the new favorite to replace James Franklin, listed at 40 percent on Kalshi, followed by Ohio State OC Brian Hartline, Missouri’s Eliah Drinkwitz, and Iowa […]

The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes pulled off a big 38-14 Week 10 win over the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday. It was a close contest through the first half before the Buckeyes pulled away in the second half. In the fourth quarter, the offense managed to hammer the final nail in the coffin […]

When Penn State fired then-head football coach James Franklin, everyone immediately turned to Matt Rhule as his most likely successor. However, a potential sleeper candidate has recently emerged in Texas A&M head football coach Mike Elko. Rhule made the most initial sense as a Penn State alum and the recent savior to Nebraska’s football program. […]

Matt Rhule just signed a new two-year contract extension to remain as head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Thursday. As a result, he will no longer be in the mix for the Penn State Nittany Lions job. With the program still searching for its replacement for James Franklin, it appears a new favorite has […]

Nebraska made the Penn State football team buzz look overcooked. For weeks, Matt Rhule was framed as a perfect marriage for the Nittany Lions because of his PSU roots and rebuild pedigree, yet Rhule doubled down in Lincoln with a new deal through 2032 that carries a 15 million buyout this year and effectively removes […]

A few days after James Franklin’s dismissal, the Penn State football team is resetting under interim coach Terry Smith and leaning into an underdog mindset ahead of a trip to face No. 1 Ohio State. The Nittany Lions are 3-4 and searching for stability; Smith’s focus this week is less about outside narratives and more […]

Penn State’s football team leadership has been emotional and unequivocal about Drew Allar in the wake of his season-ending injury. After the 22-21 loss to Northwestern, athletic director Pat Kraft fought back tears, describing the junior quarterback as “one hell of a young man,” underscoring how much Allar meant to the locker room and the […]

Ten days after James Franklin’s firing, the reverberations are still felt in Happy Valley, Penn State’s football team seat. On ESPN’s College GameDay, Franklin said his “goal hasn’t changed,” insisting he plans to chase a national title elsewhere after a 3-3 start and a swift dismissal that followed losses to Oregon, UCLA, and Northwestern. Penn […]

Penn State’s reset created an opening, and the Oklahoma football team pounced. After a three-game skid culminating in a Week 6 loss to Northwestern, the Nittany Lions fired head coach James Franklin, a move reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Franklin, who had been in charge since 2014, departed despite a strong overall record and a […]

The Florida Gators are officially in the market for a new head coach. After weeks of mounting pressure and behind-the-scenes meetings with boosters, the university announced the firing of Billy Napier, ending his turbulent tenure in Gainesville. With one of college football’s most coveted jobs now open, speculation is already swirling about potential replacements, and […]

Penn State football looked different on the sideline but heartbreakingly familiar on the scoreboard. In its first game under interim head coach Terry Smith, the Nittany Lions fell 25-24 to Iowa, their fourth straight defeat in a season that has unraveled faster than anyone in Happy Valley could have imagined. Smith, the longtime assistant elevated […]

Penn State football fans found themselves in familiar agony Saturday night after the Nittany Lions dropped a 25-24 heartbreaker to the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first game since James Franklin’s firing, and social feeds lit up with jokes, memes, and flat-out trolling aimed at the program.  The loss played out like a microcosm of Penn […]

Former Penn State football coach James Franklin went on ESPN’s College GameDay Saturday, to talk about his recent firing. Franklin was canned after starting the season with a disappointing 3-3 record. Penn State pulled the plug on the Franklin tenure, after consecutive losses to Oregon, UCLA and Northwestern. That free fall stunned Penn State fans. […]

Penn State football is looking for a home run hire, after firing James Franklin amidst a 3-3 campaign. Franklin is owed about $50 million in buyout money, and Penn State will have to shell out millions more to their next head coach. There are two candidates emerging as a possible replacement to Franklin, per college […]

Penn State football’s coaching search is underway, and seven-time national champion Nick Saban has given his thoughts on what the Nittany Lions need in their next head coach after firing James Franklin. With Curt Cignetti, a former Saban assistant, officially off the proverbial table after he signed a massive, eight-year extension with Indiana, Penn State’s […]

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning offered a raw take on the harsh realities of major college football after Penn State fired James Franklin. His comments show the unforgiving nature of coaching at the highest level.​ “That’s the business that we’re in. It’s a heavy pressure position, there’s high expectations, fanbases want to win — they […]

Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide are expressing interest in wide receiver Jahsiear Rogers following his decommitment from the Penn State Nittany Lions after they fired James Franklin. Alabama made an offer to Rogers on Thursday, just days following his decision to reverse his pledge to Penn State. This came after the program fired […]

The self destruction of Penn State football stretched to Thursday. PSU firing James Franklin left ripple effects on the college football recruiting trail for Nittany Lions commits. Now a prized four-star quarterback reopened his process. Troy Huhn of San Marcos, California is back on the market searching for his next CFB home. He confirmed his […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions lost security from one of their recruits from the 2026 class after the program moved on from head coach James Franklin. That player turned out to be pass rusher Elijah Littlejohn. Littlejohn announced that he has reopened the doors for teams to recruit him to their program via social media […]

Quarterback Drew Allar made a big update regarding the season-ending injury he suffered in the Penn State Nittany Lions’ matchup against the Northwestern Wildcats last Saturday. Allar broke his left ankle during the contest, taking him out for the rest of the day and the season. This dealt a major blow to the Nittany Lions’ […]

Scratch Curt Cignetti off the list of potential Penn State football head coaching options in 2026. The Nittany Lions now must look elsewhere to find the replacement for James Franklin. PSU relieved Franklin of his head coach role on Sunday — ending a 12-season run together. The Indiana head coach Cignetti immediately skyrocketed as a […]

The coaching carousel around Penn State continues to heat up following James Franklin’s dismissal, and Indiana’s Curt Cignetti has done little to quiet the rumors. During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, the Hoosiers’ head coach praised interim Penn State coach Terry Smith, calling him “a great football coach” and adding that he’ll “do […]

Since firing James Franklin as head coach after the 22-21 Week 7 loss to the Northwestern Wildcats, speculation has grown about who will take the Penn State job. Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti has emerged as a popular name for the Penn State Nittany Lions, and he added fuel to the flames about that […]

The 2025 Penn State football season devolved into a disaster after all of the preseason expectations. James Franklin was fired after their third straight loss to Northwestern. The move was shocking but decisive and sent shockwaves across college football. However, in all of the madness of this news, Franklin himself has been very silent when […]

The 2025 Penn State football season went from a season full of promise to a disaster in three weeks. The Nittany Lions lost a heartbreaker to Oregon at home during their White Out and then were stunned in back-to-back games against UCLA and Northwestern. Those shocking results led the Nittany Lions to fire James Franklin […]

In 2011, Penn State was the talk of the college football world — just for all the wrong reasons. Toward the end of his 46th season as the Penn State football coach, Joe Paterno was fired for allegedly knowing about and covering up child sexual abuse by his longtime defensive coordinator, Jerry Sandusky. While it […]

Penn State quarterback Drew Allar’s 2025 season has officially come to a heartbreaking end. The junior signal-caller was carted off the field late in Saturday’s 22-21 loss to Northwestern after taking a brutal hit to the leg. Head coach James Franklin confirmed afterward that Allar will miss the remainder of the season. The injury leaves […]

James Franklin had a lot of success as the Penn State head coach, but, as Ohio State football’s Ryan Day knows, you have to deliver in the biggest moments. In parts of 12 seasons in Happy Valley, Franklin won more than 100 games, a Big Ten Conference title in 2016, made it into the College […]

The rapid fall of the Penn State football program has been astonishing to witness. Entering their Week 4 home matchup against fellow Big Ten heavyweight Oregon, the Nittany Lions were 3-0 and riding high. However, since their narrow 30-24 loss to the Ducks, the Penn State football team has swiftly fallen to the bottom of […]

The Nebraska Cornhuskers improved to 5-1 after a dramatic win over the Maryland Terrapins on Saturday. Star quarterback Dylan Raiola put on a show in his best game of the season so far, throwing for 260 yards and four touchdowns. The victory propelled the Cornhuskers into the AP Top 25. However, rumors continue to circle […]

Penn State football is now 3-3 on the year, and has fired head coach James Franklin. This has had a ripple effect on the program already, and now another recruit has decomitted from the Nittany Lions. This time, it was a four-star cornerback out of Virginia who decided to open up his recruitment process. Jaziel […]

Penn State’s football team head coaching search is heating up after the dismissal of James Franklin, and one name that continues to surface is Nebraska’s Matt Rhule. The former Nittany Lion linebacker was asked about the opening during his Monday media availability. While he didn’t directly express interest, he also didn’t shut the door on […]

It was a hectic week in the Big Ten. The conference saw Indiana upset Oregon, but it was not the biggest upset of the week. Northwestern upset Penn State, leading to Penn State firing James Franklin. This has resulted in multiple changes in the Big Ten Power Rankings, as we continue our series with the […]

As the No. 3 Indiana football team beat the Oregon Ducks, there is no denying that head coach Curt Cignetti will be in a lot of rumors as roles open around the nation. The Indiana football head coach has already been connected to Penn State with the program firing James Franklin, an open role that […]

This past weekend, college football saw a seismic shakeup when Penn State, after twelve years, let go of James Franklin after their recent skid. Immediately, rumors started about who would fit as his replacement, and one of the biggest names is Matt Rhule, the head coach of Nebraska football. He has ties to Penn State, […]

Penn State football opened up the most coveted head coaching job Sunday by firing James Franklin. Joe Klatt now dropped a surprise, but “under the radar” Big Ten rival worth pursuing. The analyst and former CFB quarterback suggested the Nittany Lions should pluck this name away from a notable rival. “The guy who is maybe […]