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Local sports stories from State College, PA and Centre County.
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Paterno Family Football Experience Room Opens in Penn State All-Sports Museum
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The Paterno Family Football Experience Room, a permanent museum experience celebrating more than a century of Penn State Football history, opened in the Penn State All-Sports Museum on Thursday. The exhibit displays a replica of the late Joe Paterno’s coach’s office, the university’s most recent tribute to the former Penn State head coach since he was…
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Penn State vs. Marshall Preview and Score Prediction
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A new era dawns in Happy Valley, and with it comes immense pressure and central questions that will define Penn State’s season. As the Nittany Lions step onto West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium to open their 2026 campaign against Marshall, they do so under the leadership of a brand-new coaching staff and an…
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Penn State Game-Planning and Play-Calling: What Campbell, Mouser and Becht Have to Say
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Over the course of his 2024 and ’25 seasons at Iowa State, offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser called 1,813 plays. Give or take. The Cyclones’ offense ran that many. But head coach Matt Campbell, himself a former O-coordinator, quarterbacks coach Jake Waters and veteran quarterback Rocco Becht all had a voice — and, in Becht’s case,…
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Inside Alex McPherson’s ‘Night And Day’ Growth at Penn State
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Penn State brought in multiple players through the portal this past offseason, including Colorado defensive end transfer transfer Alex McPherson, whose commitment didn’t garner much attention. The former three-star recruit from Florida tallied 15 tackles last season as a freshman with the Buffaloes, four of which came in a win over Iowa State. McPherson said…
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Penn State Athletics to Open Paterno Family Football Experience Room
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Penn State Athletics and the Penn State All-Sports Museum announced the opening of the Paterno Family Football Experience Room on Tuesday. Located within Beaver Stadium, the permanent museum experience showcases over a century of Penn State football history in a newly renovated room featuring historic artifacts, interactive displays, and multimedia storytelling that honors student-athletes, coaches, staff, teams,…
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It’s Time to Watch Penn State Linebacker Tony Rojas… Again
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Watch Tony Rojas. He’ll be back at linebacker for Penn State on Saturday against Marshall, the culmination of a journey that seemingly took him everywhere, but ultimately brought him back to Beaver Stadium. WATCH TONY ROJAS… • Return to the field where he last played in a college football game, 339 days ago, when Oregon…
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Matt Campbell Names Penn State’s Starting Offensive Line, Other Updates
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To kick off his first game week at Penn State, head coach Matt Campbell met with the media inside Beaver Stadium on Tuesday morning. Campbell revealed the Nittany Lions’ starting offensive line for Week 1, provided injury updates and spoke about the importance of trust within his program. Here’s what he had to say. Protecting…
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Penn State Football 2026: Floor, Ceiling, Expectations and Predictions
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Kirk Herbstreit of ESPN has high hopes for Matt Campbell and his Nittany Lions in the new head coach’s first season in Happy Valley. Higher, perhaps, than even the top row of the new west side stands in Beaver Stadium. In fact, almost no one in all of college football is more in on Campbell…
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What Are Penn State’s Chances of Making the College Football Playoff?
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Penn State has made just one appearance in the College Football Playoff since it debuted in a four-team format in 2014. Immediately after the field expanded to 12 teams in 2024, the Nittany Lions clinched the No. 6 spot and defeated SMU and Boise State en route to a semifinal loss to Notre Dame. For…
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How Does Penn State’s Matt Campbell Do in Head Coaching Debuts and Season Openers?
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Matt Campbell and the Nittany Lions open their 2026 season Saturday afternoon in Beaver Stadium against Marshall. It’s Campbell’s first game as Penn State’s head coach, and even though he’s just 46 years old, it will be his 15th season opener as a big boss in college football. So, Campbell has been in this spot…
