Penn State

Just a few days out from taking on No. 2 Ohio State the Nittany Lions are “hopeful” to have defensive end Chop Robinson available Saturday. Robinson did not dress last weekend against Minnesota for undisclosed reasons and Penn State coach James Franklin generally does not address injuries or discipline related decisions. That being said, Franklin did confirm…

Fourth down is inherently dramatic. Convert, and your drive continues, fail and your opponent gets the ball, often with favorable field position. Games are won and lost on fourth down, nothing is more pivotal than the moments when possession could change. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand the importance of fourth down in…

When Penn State faced Central Michigan earlier this season, head coach Jim McElwain almost certainly knew that his team wasn’t going to beat the Nittany Lions doing things business as usual. So the Chippewas pulled out all the stops, a few trick plays here, a few unexpected motions there. In the end it wasn’t enough…

Penn State will open tailgating lots an hour earlier than usual this Saturday before the Nittany Lions take on No. 2 Ohio State at Beaver Stadium. Lots will open at 6 a.m. — 98 minutes before sunrise — in an effort to help more fans find their spots and their seats ahead of the marquee…

Penn State’s 2023 schedule has arrived and the Nittany Lions will look to start the [probable] Drew Allar era with a fairly favorable schedule both home and away. Here are five facts to know about the Nittany Lions’ 2023 slate. Seven Weeks Before Big Ten East Play: Penn State will make it all the way…

Penn State football will open its Big Ten schedule on the road yet again as the Nittany Lions are set to face Illinois in the third week of the 2023 season, the conference announced Wednesday afternoon as part of its full 2023 slate of games. The contest will mark the eighth straight season that Penn…

Five years ago Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz was asked how the Hawkeyes were going to prepare for Penn State running back Saquon Barkley ahead of a 2017 clash between the two programs. In turn, if it was at all possible to find a scout team player who could even partially replicate the kind player…

At 6-1 Penn State sits at No. 13 in the nation in the AP Top 25 and facing down the final half of the year. A pending game against No. 2 Ohio State will determine what the goals are the rest of the way for the Nittany Lions but in either case Penn State is…

Penn State football moved up three spots to No. 13 in the AP Top 25 poll on Sunday afternoon following a Saturday night 45-17 victory over Minnesota. The Nittany Lions are the third highest Big Ten team in the rankings behind No. 4 Michigan and No. 2 Ohio State. The Wolverines were off this past…