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‘I Don’t Think Anything Has Made Me or My Family Happier.’ Emotional Terry Smith Talks Role as Penn State Interim Head Coach
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For the first time since taking over as interim head coach, Terry Smith met with the media for his weekly press conference as a winner — and he sounded like a man who doesn’t want to give the job back. Fresh off a 28-10 throttling of Michigan State in East Lansing, Smith let the emotion…
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PSUPoorman’s Top 10: Hiring Penn State’s Head Coach Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg
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The list of Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft’s coaching candidates keeps getting shorter. But the to-do list for Nittany Lion football’s yet-to-be named 17th fulltime head coach remains longer than ever. Ever, as in the history of college football. The last two Nittany Lion head coaches that Penn State hired were announced on Jan.…
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Penn State Freshman CB Daryus Dixson Shines in First Start at Michigan State
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EAST LANSING, Mich. — As a four-star recruit and one of the top cornerbacks in the 2025 cycle, Daryus Dixson received national attention for his standout play at California high school powerhouse Mater Dei. Cornerbacks coach-turned interim head coach Terry Smith spent plenty of time recruiting the West Coast prospect, ultimately securing a decisive victory…
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Matt Rhule: Coming Home to Beaver Stadium as Nebraska’s Head Coach
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You might have read about Matt Rhule. Yep, the guy who was rumored to be Penn State’s top choice to replace James Franklin as head football coach. In fact, you probably read about him every day from Oct. 12, when Franklin was fired, until Oct. 30, when Rhule’s contract extension at the University of Nebraska…
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Penn State Loses Commitment From Its Highest-Rated 2026 Recruit
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Just one day after Penn State took down Michigan State 28-10 to snap a six-game losing skid, the Nittany Lions returned to the loss column on the recruiting trail. Four-star class of 2026 offensive tackle Kevin Brown, the highest-rated remaining member of Penn State’s 2026 recruiting class, officially decommitted on Sunday afternoon. Brown ranks as…
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Big Ten Announces Kickoff Time for Nebraska at Penn State
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The Nittany Lions and Cornhuskers will clash under the lights of Beaver Stadium on Saturday. Penn State’s matchup against Nebraska which will kickoff at 7 p.m. EST on NBC, the Big Ten announced on Sunday morning. It will be the Nittany Lions’ third night game of the season, with the first being a 30-24 double-overtime…
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Penn State Shows ‘Our True Identity’ in First Big Ten Victory
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EAST LANSING, Mich. — Leading 14-10 in the fourth quarter, Penn State found itself in a familiar situation. The Nittany Lions had been in one-score games in the fourth quarter of all but one Big Ten contest this season, failing to close any of them in the win column. Entering the game at 3-6 and…
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Penn State Ends Losing Streak With 28-10 Win at Michigan State
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For a Penn State team that has described the last six weeks as being in the middle of a storm, the clouds finally parted — figurative, if not literally — on Saturday in East Lansing. The Nittany Lions (4-6, 1-6) snapped their first six-game losing streak in 21 years and earned their first Big Ten…
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Penn State at Michigan State Availability Report: Chaz Coleman Out, A.J. Harris Questionable
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Both Penn State and Michigan State will be operating well below full strength when they face off on Saturday afternoon. Per the Nittany Lions’ pregame availability report, defensive end Chaz Coleman remains out after interim head coach Terry Smith said he was “day-to-day” and hoped he’d be available. Coleman missed last week’s contest versus Indiana…
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Preview and Score Prediction for Penn State at Michigan State
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Penn State returns to the road to face off against Michigan State in a battle of Big Ten bottom-dwellers, with both teams sitting at 3-6 overall and winless in conference play. The Nittany Lions will put the Land Grant Trophy on the line when toe meets leather Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in Spartan Stadium, with…
