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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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

After going 11-2 last season with a Rose Bowl win and losses against Michigan football and Ohio State, Penn State football had high expectations and lofty goals this year. James Franklin knew that he had a talented team on his hands, and he knew that he needed to find a way to beat at least […]

James Franklin has done a good job as the Penn State football team getting his team back on the map, but Nittany Lions fans are now hungry for more. When Franklin took over, this program wasn’t in a good place, and he has certainly raised expectations for this team. Franklin led Penn State to a […]

Back in 2o16, James Franklin and Penn State football upset Ohio State on a late blocked field goal returned for a touchdown, and because of that win, the Nittany Lions won the Big Ten championship. Ever since that season, the Nittany Lions have been trying to replicate that success, but they haven’t been able to […]

Penn State football coach James Franklin is shaking up his offensive staff. Franklin fired offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Mike Yurcich following the team’s loss to Michigan, per the Centre Daily Times. Yurcich had been with the team for three seasons. PENN STATE STRUGGLES AGAINST THE WOLVERINES Penn State lost yet again to the Michigan […]

In 2016, Penn State football pulled off an upset against Ohio State and ended up going all the way to the Big Ten championship game. The Nittany Lions won that title game against Wisconsin, and James Franklin looked poised to make his team a consistent College Football Playoff contender. While Franklin has had some great […]

The Michigan football team departed Ann Arbor, Michigan for their game against Penn State football in State College, Pennsylvania on Friday afternoon. There had been talks all week of the Big Ten giving Jim Harbaugh a suspension because of the NCAA investigation surrounding the Wolverines, and while their plane to Penn State was in the […]

The Penn State football program faced one of the most challenging tasks of the 2023-24 season. The number-nine ranked Nittany Lions played against the number two Michigan Wolverines in a highly anticipated matchup. Penn State lost the game with many placing the blame on head coach James Franklin. Franklin was heckled by PSU fans after […]

Penn State football coach James Franklin is seeing a recurring trend for his program. Once again, his Nittany Lions fell short of defeating their biggest rivals in the Big Ten Conference. Penn State lost to the Michigan Wolverines 24-15 on Saturday in a game played under a dark cloud for the Michigan program. James Franklin […]

Penn State football fans will have to wait another year to see if their team will finally rise to the occasion. The Nittany Lions failed to capitalize on the suspension of Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh and lost at home, 24-15, to effectively end their Playoff hopes. With another high-profile pitfall officially in the books, people are […]

Penn State football head coach James Franklin could care less about Jim Harbaugh’s suspension ahead of Saturday’s rivalry game with Michigan. He just wants to go out there and get a victory. Frankly hopped on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday afternoon and posted a hype video that will surely fire up all Nittany Lions fans: […]

The Penn State football program prepares for one of its toughest challenges of the 2023-24 season. The ninth-ranked Nittany Lions will take on the second-ranked Michigan Wolverines in a loaded Big 10 matchup. Head coach James Franklin gave an optimistic update on DEs Chop Robinson and Amin Vanover ahead of Saturday’s game. James Franklin hopes […]

The Penn State football team takes on Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines in a huge top-10 Big Ten showdown. The Nittany Lions have home-field advantage, and this game could decide which of these teams goes to the Big Ten title game. With all of the smoke surrounding Jim Harbaugh and the sign-stealing scandal amid […]

The Penn State football squad enjoyed a close win against the Indiana football program to improve themselves to a seven-win record. But, that win over the Hoosiers did not come without a cost. Trey Wallace III went down but his status for the rest of the season still has not been confirmed. There have been […]

The Penn State football team is still reeling from a disappointing road loss to Ohio State football, a game in which Marvin Harrison got a new nickname (Maserati Marv) and the PSU program’s inexperience on offense was exposed. Penn State football bounced back with a workman like win over Indiana that got reactions from Coach […]

As one of the premier college football programs in the country, Penn State football has earned its way into the Top 10 rankings multiple times in the past few years. They’ve carried some top-end talent and some of the best defensive players to walk through the NFL draft stage, but there’s basically nothing to show […]

Penn State football underwent their first loss of the season when they fell to Ohio State football 20-12. The Nittany Lions proved they weren’t quite up to the level of the No. 3 Buckeyes yet. The biggest disappointment for the Nittany Lions in the loss was their offense. The offense only managed to put up […]

The Penn State football team started the season off 6-0 and sat comfortably inside the top-10 for the first half of the season. The Nittany Lions seemed to have a lot of good weapons on offense, and they have one of the best defenses in the country. It seemed like it could be the year […]

One of the biggest games of the college football season was played last weekend between Ohio State football and Penn State Football. Both teams came into the matchup ranked top-10 in the country, and both teams were undefeated. After winning the Big Ten in 2016, the Nittany Lions have had a hard time getting back […]

One of the biggest stories in sports right now is surrounding the Michigan football team and their sign-stealing investigation. A low-level staffer has been suspended with pay from the Wolverines team since the investigation began, and he apparently bought tickets to numerous Big Ten football games in recent years, but they were not used by […]

Penn State football had a huge matchup against Ohio State football on Saturday in Columbus. Both teams came into this game undefeated and ranked in the top-10. This game also had huge implications on the Big Ten title race as the conference will likely be won by either Penn State, Ohio State or Michigan. The […]

The Penn State football program lost a tough game on the road to Ohio State by the score of 20-12, and Penn State head coach James Franklin gave Ryan Day’s team all of the credit after the game for their performance. “Like always, want to give Ohio State a ton of credit,” James Franklin said, […]

The college football slate is loaded once again this weekend, but Ohio State football’s Week 8 matchup with Penn State might be the most anticipated game of them all. This one will not only be a battle for Big Ten supremacy but also likely a chance to secure a spot in the College Football Playoff. […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions are both highly thought of in the college football world and an afterthought at the same time. How is this possible? Penn State is the No. 7 team in the AP poll and ranked 6th in the coach’s poll. That explains how respected the 6-0 Nittany Lions are in the […]

The Penn State football program has not won in Columbus since 2011. Drew Allar and James Franklin aim to change history and tilt it in their favor as they face the third-ranked Ohio State football squad. Both teams have remained undefeated but the Kyle McCord-led offense is heavily favored to go home with the win. […]

James Franklin and the Penn State football squad had just come off a demolition job of the UMass football team. Understandably, the team led by quarterback Drew Allar is feeling good after notching an undefeated record after six games. But, they will have to fight a beast their own size in the form of Coach […]

Penn State football head coach James Franklin received a lot of attention this week because of comments he made in his press conferences. One comment that made headlines was in response to a reporter asking if he had thought about the Nittany Lions throwing more 50/50 deep balls, and Franklin’s hilarious response got a lot […]

The Penn State football team looks like perhaps the best Nittany Lions squad since the 2016 season when the school won the Big Ten Championship. They are currently 6-0 on the season, they have elite quarterback play from Drew Allar, and they have one of the best defenses in the Big Ten. With Michigan and […]

Shots fired! Penn State football head coach James Franklin raised some eyebrows for comments he seemingly made about the Michigan Wolverines during his press conference on Tuesday. Franklin was asked about the Nittany Lions scheduling “weaker” nonconference opponents. The Penn State football coach used the question as an opportunity to apparently take an unprovoked shot […]

No. 6 Penn State football is gearing up to face Northwestern football on the road this weekend, and they’re preparing for the game in a hilarious way. Coach James Franklin is making his team practice without music to get ready for the lack of crowd noise at Ryan Field. Franklin also joked that the quiet […]