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Penn State added yet another name to its already loaded 2022 recruiting class on Thursday evening giving the Nittany Lions 25 verbal commitments in the nation’s No. 1 overall class. The addition this time – three-star offensive lineman Andre Roye out of St. Frances Academy in Baltimore who choose Penn State over the likes of…

This is probably the worst week if you’re a coach. In particular if you’re James Franklin. You’ve just finished an opening slate that included an emotional road victory over a ranked team to start the season, a win over Ball State to open the home slate in front of a crowd for the first time…

Penn State coach James Franklin ended his Tuesday afternoon press conference with a few thoughts regarding a handful of officiating decisions during Penn State’s 28-20 victory over Auburn on Saturday night. In total the Nittany Lions were only penalized five times for 35 yards but a series of decisions along the way could have greatly…

Because getting eight hours of sleep a night is simply a suggestion made by worried parents and not something backed by science, Penn State is set for another night showing on ABC when it will host Indiana at 7:30 p.m. on Oct 2. The game was among a handful of kickoff times announced by the…

Penn State moved up four spots to No. 6 in the latest AP Poll following a Saturday night victory over now No. 23 Auburn. It was Penn State’s second ranked win of the season after defeating Wisconsin in the season opener. The Nittany Lions are now the second-highest ranked Big Ten team just behind Iowa…

Penn State is 3-0 with two wins over Top 25 teams, striking a stark contrast to an 0-5 start in 2020 that nearly sent the program into a tailspin. Under more normal circumstances in 2021 the Nittany Lions look like their old selves and a White Out crowd on Saturday night did its part to…

James Franklin once told me he has never seen his paychecks. He, apparently, takes money out of the bank to use as petty cash and that marks more or less the extent of it. As a fellow member of the tribe of direct deposits, this might be the closest financial similarity we will ever share.…

The Southeastern Conference released a statement on Saturday night following Penn State’s 28-20 victory over Auburn admitting the SEC officiating crew had mistakenly taken a down from the Nittany Lions following an intentional grounding call on Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford. Intentional grounding results by rule in a loss of downs. The conference’s statement reads…