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The Penn State football team was hoping to get to 11 wins for the second straight season, but they came up short against Ole Miss football in the Peach Bowl. The Nittany Lions had been one of the best defensive teams all season, and they were favored to beat the Rebels, but Penn State ended […]

The woman who went viral after her NSFW reaction to Drew Allar’s second-quarter interception has been revealed and she is a Penn State player mom.  Victoria Leek is the mother of Penn State defensive lineman Coziah Izzard and her reaction was immediately captured by the ESPN camera crew, leading to social media hilarity. We all […]

The Penn State football program had a disappointing end to their 2023-24 season. Penn State lost 38-25 in a heated Peach Bowl matchup to the Ole Miss Rebels. Sophomore quarterback Drew Allar has been solid for the Nittany Lions. However, his costly turnover against the Rebels had fans fuming. Penn State football is under fire […]

‘WEARE_PennSt’ was the account that seemed to have hated the Ole Miss football program. It was largely understandable. The Penn State football team led by Drew Allar was in the way of a Peach Bowl win for Jaxson Dart’s squad. There seems to have been no difference between it and any other account that was […]

Penn State football and Ole Miss football are in similar boats as they get ready to square off in the Peach Bowl on Saturday. Both the Nittany Lions and the Rebels were near the top of their conference standings this season, but they fell just short of the conference title game. Both Penn State and […]

The New Year’s Six bowl games are upon us. This title was bestowed among six of the oldest and most prestigious bowl games in college football, and are played in the days leading up to the new year as well as on the first of the year. Keep reading for my best New Year’s predictions. […]

The Penn State football team has had a pretty solid season as they are 10-2 and about to play in a New Year’s Six bowl game for the second straight season. They have had a lot of success, but there have been some down moments for the Nittany Lions this season. One of those down […]

It is the first New Year’s Six game of Saturday as Ole Miss faces Penn State at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Ole Miss-Penn State prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Peach Bowl began in 1968, and until 2014 was a traditional […]

This year’s Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will feature No. 11 Ole Miss and No. 10 Penn State at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. The second of the New Year’s Six bowl games will take place on Dec. 30 that has both of these historic programs meeting each other for the very first time. Lane Kiffin has […]

The Penn State football team is taking on Ole Miss football on Saturday in the Peach Bowl. It’s a great bowl game, but because it is a College Football Playoff game, the Nittany Lions will have to deal with some opt outs for players going to the NFL. One Penn State player that had a […]

One of the best games of bowl season is the Peach Bowl and we will see Penn State football and Ole Miss football do battle in that game on Saturday. This is a marquee bowl game, and the Nittany Lions and Rebels are both trying to pick up win #11 on the season. Penn State […]

With the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams in 2024, the Penn State football team is hoping that they can make their first appearance next season. The Nittany Lions have finished the last two regular seasons with a 10-2 record, and last year, Penn State won the Rose Bowl to finish 11-2. The Nittany […]

Penn State football is getting ready to take on Ole Miss football in the Peach Bowl this weekend. The Peach Bowl is one the best bowl games you can get, and both the Nittany Lions and the Rebels are seeking their 11th win of the season. This is a big bowl game for Penn State […]

The Peach Bowl is one of the best bowl games every year and it is coming up this weekend. This year’s matchup will pit #11 Ole Miss football against #10 Penn State football. The Rebels and Nittany Lions are very similar as they are both almost always contenders in their conference, but they typically lose […]

Penn State football secured quarterback prospect Ethan Grunkemeyer earlier this week for the class of 2024. The four-star recruit will join the Nittany Lions next year, but the question is now if he will play during his first year at Penn State. The Nittany Lions of course already have quarterback Drew Allar, who will be […]

Penn State football offensive tackle Olu Fashanu is declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft, he announced Friday. The 21-year-old is reportedly still expected to attend the Peach Bowl with Penn State, per Greg Pickel of Blue White Illustrated. Fashanu released a statement on his X (formerly Twitter) account as part of his announcement. Thank you […]

National Signing Day was on Wednesday, and Penn State football once again signed a pretty solid recruiting class. The Nittany Lions have been able to consistently recruit well since James Franklin took over, and they once again have one of the best recruiting classes in the Big Ten. Penn State has a lot of talented […]

Following the recent departure of defensive coordinator Manny Diaz, who took the Duke head coaching job on December 7th, Penn State head coach James Franklin didn’t waste much time before hiring Diaz’s replacement. Just a couple of weeks before Penn State’s appearance in the Peach Bowl vs. Ole Miss, Franklin and the Nittany Lions are […]

The Penn State football team was tasked with replacing both coordinators this offseason. Offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich was fired after the Nittany Lions lost to Michigan, and defensive coordinator Manny Diaz is leaving Penn State for the Duke head coaching job. The Nittany Lions have found a new OC, but the search for a new […]

Ever since Penn State football won the Big Ten title game back in 2016, the Nittany Lions have been trying to find a way to replicate that success. They have been a successful program ever since that conference title, but Penn State hasn’t been able to get over the hump to where they want to […]

Penn State football had a successful regular season this year as they finished 10-2, but they were tasked with replacing both their offensive and defensive coordinators. The defense was certainly the strength of this Nittany Lions team, and because of that, their coordinators needed replacing for different reasons. Offensive coordinator Mike Yurich was fired after […]

Penn State football linebacker Curtis Jacobs has announced his intention to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft, after a solid college career. Jacobs went to X to speak on his time with the Nittany Lions and plans for the future. “Thank you to my Penn State family, coaches, players, and fans. My time here has […]

While the Penn State football team prepares to play Ole Miss in an intriguing Peach Bowl matchup, Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin used a portion of his Peach Bowl media day to discuss a different, even more daunting opponent … the current state of the NCAA. Now before you roll your eyes and say, […]

As Penn State football prepares for its clash with Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl, the program is also trying to add key players to its 2024 roster. One of those players could be wide receiver Colbie Young, who is visiting Penn State on Friday after spending time at the University of Georgia on Thursday, […]

The Penn State football team has one more game this season as they will take on Ole Miss football in the Peach Bowl on December 30th. It will be the last time the 2023 Nittany Lions take the field, but the team is likely going to look different. The Peach Bowl is not a College […]

A week after hiring its new offensive coordinator, Penn State football lost its defensive coordinator as Manny Diaz took the head coaching job at Duke. Now James Franklin and his coaching staff are searching for their next coaching leader on defense, but that won’t happen before Penn State’s bowl game on Dec. 30. “We’ll handle […]

The college football transfer portal has so many players in it. Some big names have already found new homes, including Dillon Gabriel heading for the Oregon Ducks. The Penn State football program has gotten off to a slow start in the portal, although they are just fine playing the waiting game. On Monday, the Nittany […]

Two of the most important things going on in the college football world right now are bowl season and the transfer portal. Bowl games start next Saturday, and the transfer portal just opened up at the beginning of the week. Penn State football is taking on Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl, and James Franklin […]

Perhaps the biggest strength of the 2023 Penn State football team is their defense. It has been one of the best units in college football all year long, and the Nittany Lions were able to hang around in their biggest games because of it. Unfortunately for Penn State, their defense took a bit of hit […]

The Penn State football team finished with a 10-2 record and a 7-2 mark in Big Ten Conference play. They are now gearing up for the Peach Bowl against Ole Miss, and changes have already been made with the team. The Nittany Lions landed new offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki from Kansas, saw Chop Robinson enter […]

The Penn State football team is heading back to a New Year’s Six bowl game for the second consecutive season. Last year, the Nittany Lions went to the Rose Bowl and handled Utah fairly easily. This season, Penn State is going to Atlanta to face Ole Miss football out of the SEC in the Chick-fil-A […]

The Penn State football program is losing a star player with Chop Robinson officially declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft, per Jordan Reid of ESPN. Robinson also posted a lengthy message to X to announce his decision. ‘Penn State EDGE/OLB Chop Robinson announces that he will not play in the team’s bowl game and enter […]

Penn State football’s new offensive coordinator, Andy Kotelnicki, was introduced yesterday in University Park, and fans of the Nittany Lions are hoping he can upgrade the team’s competitiveness against ranked opponents. “I would like to thank Coach Franklin and Dr. Kraft for this incredible opportunity to join Penn State Football,” said Kotelnicki Friday, “It is […]

Penn State is on a mission to improve its offense after it struggled against top-ranked football opponents during the 2023-24 season. Head coach James Franklin and the Nittany Lions have been searching for a new offensive coordinator after the program parted ways with Mike Yurcich. Now, PSU sets its eyes on former Kansas football OC […]

The Penn State football team didn’t get to the Big Ten Championship game this season, but the Nittany Lions may still get a nice consolation prize. The Peach Bowl is eyeing the Nittany Lions as one of the teams to invite to play the game this season, per Fox43 News. The Peach Bowl is considered […]

In the regular season finale of the college football season, the 12th-rated Penn State Nittany Lions will look to continue to gain momentum heading into postseason play when they travel to East Lansing to duel it out with the Michigan State Spartans. Check out our College Football odds series where our Penn State-Michigan State prediction and […]

The Penn State football team came into this with one thing crystal clear: They needed to get a win over Ohio State or Michigan. Defeating both teams would be a tall task, but if they could just win one then it would give them a fighting chance of winning the Big Ten and making the […]

The Penn State football team needed a bounce back win last weekend after a disappointing loss to Michigan the week prior. The Nittany Lions were hosting Rutgers football, a team that has improved a lot from last season, and Penn State picked up the much-needed win. It wasn’t all positives for the Nittany Lions, however. […]

Penn State football coach James Franklin doesn’t seem too worried about Drew Allar’s injury that forced the QB1 out of the second half of Saturday’s contest with Rutgers. Allar sustained an undisclosed injury in the third quarter after he was hit in the right shoulder area by safety Flip Dixon. Allar ran with the ball […]