Matt Campbell met the State College media for the first time on Monday afternoon. We will work on a better name and see what words stand out the most over the coming years. But, as always, you can read the full transcript with Campbell, AD Pat Kraft, and university president Neeli Bendapudi HERE. Or, read […]
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Penn State will head into the Pinstripe Bowl as a slight underdog against Clemson, according to FanDuel. The Tigers are a 2.5-point favorite over the Nittany Lions when the teams meet in New York on December 27. It took Penn State until the last week to get their sixth win and gain bowl eligibility. Following […]
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Well, that was one hell of a coaching search, wasn’t it? After 54 days, Penn State finally secured its new head football coach, signing former Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell to an eight-year deal. I think all of our thoughts about the hire are different before the Sitake Debacle and after the Sitake Debacle, […]
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Penn State will formally introduce new head coach Matt Campbell later today, and while there is plenty to celebrate, hiring Campbell was just the first step in what will be a supremely busy offseason for the Nittany Lions. Next on the docket for Campbell and his Penn State program: who will be on the coaching […]
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With the conference championships being played over the weekend, and the playoff bracket being set, the rest of the bowl games were allotted over the weekend. Turns out Penn State is headed to the Pinstripe Bowl, and will face Clemson as its opponent! Given how things looked in early November, I have to feel like […]
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The Matt Campbell Era is upon us in Happy Valley, as Campbell’s plane at State College Airport earlier this afternoon where he was greeted by Penn State media and fans alike. The Board of Trustees will meet Monday morning to approve Campbell’s contract, with his introductory press conference in Beaver Stadium happening after at 12 […]
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After the announcement that Kalani Sitake would be staying at BYU, a number of their fans flocked to the internet and donated funds to the State College food bank in a “trolling” effort to remind the Penn State faithful they won in the end. This is the kind of playful bragging that actually make the […]
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Sunday, December 7 Update: Brett McMurphy confirms it’ll be Clemson. The Nittany Lions will officially find out tomorrow where they are headed for bowl season, but according to a report from On3’s Brett McMurphy, Penn State will take on an ACC opponent in the Pinstripe Bowl. The Pinstripe Bowl is set for Saturday, December 27 […]
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Lehigh is, most often, the second best squad in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and this year is no different, despite losing a number of multi-year starters (and ranked wrestlers) to graduation and former #1 Ryan Crookham to continued rehabbing of last year’s injury. The Mountain Hawks gained a key assistant coach in two-time NCAA champ […]
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It’s Championship Saturday! Hang out with us while we watch all of the conference champions be crowned, and see how each game impacts the College Football Playoff! On the docket we have: Let’s see how it all shakes out!
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Penn State dominates in Philadelphia for the second time in 2025. Penn State traveled to Philadelphia on Friday night to take on the Drexel Dragons. The Nittany Lions returned to the City of Brotherly Love nine months after setting the NCAA tournament scoring record back in March. The Drexel Dragons were heavily outmatched, but anything […]
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Penn State and Matt Campbell reportedly came to an agreement earlier tonight, with the now former Iowa State head coach headed to Happy Valley on an eight-year deal. The first order of business for Campbell if you asked ANY Penn State fan was: ask and/or beg Terry Smith to stay at Penn State. Well, I’m […]
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According to multiple reports, Penn State will be hiring Iowa State’s Matt Campbell to be its next head football coach. Knocking on wood, but we’re going to react to the potential hiring at 5:30 p.m. EST.
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According to multiple reports, Penn State will be hiring Iowa State’s Matt Campbell to be its next head football coach. Knocking on wood, but we’re going to react to the potential hiring at 5:30 p.m. EST.
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Update: It’s official! After initial reports surfaced that Penn State switched the focus of its search on Iowa State’s Matt Campbell, things have moved quickly. The Nittany Lions are now set to finalize a deal to make Campbell the next Nittany Lions head coach, after spending the last 10 season leading the Cyclones. As previously […]
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FRIDAY Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State Conference USA Championship7 p.m., CBSSN Kennesaw State was predicted to be among the very worst teams in all of college football heading into the season. Flash forward to December, and they’re playing for a conference championship. This game may not mean anything in the playoff picture, but would mean […]
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(Ed. note: Due to technical issues, Bubba is posting this on behalf of Cari. Any copy/paste or formatting issues are his fault.) Last season, the Nittany Lions kicked off their 2024-2025 campaign with a home dual against the Drexel Dragons, facing the in-state squad for the first time in over twenty years. This season, Penn […]
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After striking out on their top candidate, and a few others along the way, the Nittany Lions are reportedly facing on Matt Campbell as their next head coach. Campbell has done wonders for the Iowa State program, most recently giving the Cyclones their first 11-win season in program history. Campbell is well respected amongst the […]
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There are still 30 more days until Penn State hockey resumes its season and over three months until the NCAA Tournament field is selected in late March, but it is never too early to crunch some college hockey bracketology. The tournament is still the normal 16-team format, but the Pairwise ranking system has been phased […]
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Women’s Hockey (17-1) The women’s hockey team lost its first game of the season on Friday, a close 3-2 defeat to No. 7 Northeastern. Fortunately, Penn State answered with a decisive 4-1 win on Saturday to earn a split and its fifth ranked win of the regular season. Taylor Lum, Katelyn Roberts, Maddy Christian, and […]
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If you haven’t heard, Penn State’s recruiting has taken a bit of a hit lately. You can check out the On3 decommit section for a full run down of the flips, but beyond a host of prospects following James Franklin to Virginia Tech, the Nittany Lions had 13 other former class members head to different […]
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40 Penn State players had at least one snap in Saturday’s 40-36 win over Rutgers to finish off the regular season. NOTE: Season totals in parentheses Offense: 58 snaps (762) Quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer: 58 (397) Running Backs Kaytron Allen: 45 (440)Nicholas Singleton: 25 (359) Wide Receivers Kyron Hudson: 32 (525)Devonte Ross: 30 (364)Koby Howard: 30 […]
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After weeks of waiting, news broke earlier this week that Penn State was targeting BYU’s Kalani Sitake to be their next head coach. He’d built BYU of all places into an 11-1, CFP-contending squad, and Penn State had seemingly identified him weeks earlier as one of, if not their main head coaching target. It seemed […]
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On Sunday, October 12, following a homecoming loss as a 20-point favorite against Northwestern, Pat Kraft pulled the plug on the James Franklin era at Penn State. That was — and still is — the correct move for Penn State football and James Franklin. The two, for a myriad of reasons, soured on each other […]
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Welcome back to our weekly series tracking some of the bowl/CFP picks for Penn State football following each game, This season, we will follow ESPN, Yahoo, College Football News, and CBS Sports, with occasional bonus picks from other publications. Yahoo Sports/College Football News: Bowl/CFP Seed: Rate Bowl Location: Phoenix, AZ Date: December 26th, 2025 Opponent: […]
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