Penn State has ‘genuine interest’ in hiring this former Big Ten coach, insider says
Penn State Athletics Director Pat Kraft is still going through the process of hiring the Nittany Lions next head football coach. Some names have come off the board as coaches have agreed to extensions with their current school. However, it seems as though former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald may be...
5 questions at Penn State football camp
Penn State football opened training camp Wednesday after months of anticipation and buildup as the Nittany Lions prepare for a 2025 season saddled with sky-high expectations. Buoyed by a boatload of returning talent and a College Football Playoff semifinal finish last season, James Franklin’s Nittany Lions look like one of...
Pitt, Penn State to renew basketball rivalry
The Pitt and Penn State rivalry has been a much-discussed and debated topic for years across Pennsylvania. Though the schools’ administrators have not been able to renew the longtime matchup on the football field, they were able to find a spot in the schedule for the men’s basketball teams to...
James Franklin ‘excited’ about Penn State’s newcomers via transfer portal
Penn State is replacing three of its top options in the pass game. The Nittany Lions have also added three productive receivers. All-American tight end Tyler Warren is in the NFL. Wideouts Harrison Wallace (Ole Miss) and Omari Evans (Washington) have new college homes. James Franklin has added three veteran...
Position battles, storylines as Penn State football begins preseason practice
Penn State is deep at several key positions with the Nittany Lions set to begin preseason practices this week. James Franklin, in his 12th season, recently called the 2025 PSU team his most complete, referring to the Lions’ returning cast and a veteran coaching staff led by offensive coordinator Andy...
Pitt, Penn State players earn prestigious preseason recognition
A pair of Pitt football players and three from Penn State are listed among the nation’s top preseason contenders for the Maxwell Award, which is presented to the most outstanding player in college football. The 80-member Maxwell Award Watch List includes Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein and running back Desmond Reid,...
James Franklin believes 2025 Penn State team is his best in terms of personnel
LAS VEGAS — Penn State’s appearance in last season’s Big Ten championship game was the Nittany Lions’ first since 2016, the year Saquon Barkley, Trace McSorley, Chris Godwin and the rest knocked off Wisconsin in Indianapolis to win the title. James Franklin’s Nittany Lions pushed Oregon to the limit last...
Penn State’s Drew Allar on his 2025 approach: ‘Not taking any of these moments for granted’
LAS VEGAS — When it comes to individual statistics, you can’t argue with Drew Allar’s numbers. Penn State’s fourth-year quarterback has thrown 49 touchdown passes and run for 10 touchdowns. Interceptions? Just 10. Allar enters the 2025 season, his final one at Penn State, with a 62.9 percent completion percentage,...
Penn State blocks out noise, focuses on playoff run
LAS VEGAS — New year, new slate, no outside noise. That’s the mantra in Happy Valley, despite James Franklin being saddled with a 4-20 mark as coach at Penn State against teams ranked in the AP Top 10. “Coming to Penn State, I came here to win Big Ten championships...
Arrival of phenom Gavin McKenna turns eyes of hockey world to Penn State
With eight words — “the best spot for me is Penn State” — Gavin McKenna made a monumental announcement that changed the way hockey’s top prospects make their way to the NHL. McKenna, the no-doubt No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, committed to play at Penn State...
Penn State hockey coach discusses the responsibility, attention that goes with guiding Gavin McKenna
Men’s hockey coach Guy Gadowsky and his staff got NHL uber-prospect Gavin McKenna to commit to Penn State. Now, Gadowsky has to coach him up. Or does he? 17-year-old hockey phenom Gavin McKenna is heading to Penn State to continue his career ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/qrxxfILu9P— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 8, 2025 The...
Ranking Penn State’s best linebackers of the 21st century
Twenty-five years into the century, the Centre Daily Times put together a panel to rank Penn State’s top 10 linebackers since 2000. That panel is made up of Neil Rudel (Altoona Mirror), Rich Scarcella (Reading Eagle), Audrey Snyder (The Nittany Dispatch), Mark Brennan (Lions247), Mark Wogenrich (Penn State on SI),...
QB Drew Allar discusses decision to pass on NFL Draft, return to Penn State
Drew Allar has plenty to offer an NFL team searching for a franchise quarterback. Entering his third year as Penn State’s starter, he has experience. He has the size. He has a cannon of an arm. He’s played on the big stage — and is primed for more time in...
Tim Benz: If the NCAA still wants to expand March Madness, at least fix one flaw along the way
It appears that the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournaments will not expand. For now. Thankfully. Although it does seem like just a matter of time before that happens. “The still viable outcomes include the tournaments remaining at 68 teams or expanding the fields to either 72 or 76 teams in...
Gavin McKenna gives Penn State 1 of the most hyped recruits ever, not just in hockey
Two days after 17-year-old hockey star Gavin McKenna announced his intentions to play for Penn State in the fall, the school confirmed the news via press release. “His arrival to Hockey Valley is extremely significant not only to our hockey program, but to Penn State athletics and to college hockey...
Top 2026 NHL draft prospect Gavin McKenna says he’s committing to Penn State
Gavin McKenna said he is committing to Penn State, leaving the Canadian Hockey League for the U.S. college ranks in a long-anticipated decision by one of the sport’s most anticipated prospects since Connor McDavid. McKenna’s jump highlights how much the junior developmental hockey landscape has changed in North America since...
