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Penn State’s defensive line could be in store for a major boost ahead of its White Out affair with Washington on Saturday. Defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton, who started in the Nittany Lions’ first seven games of the year and was limited to just five snaps against Ohio State, was a full participant at Wednesday’s practice…

A cloud hung over the field during Penn State’s practice viewing session on Wednesday. The mood had hardly changed, but the sky appeared to paint a melancholy picture, a picture the Nittany Lions will try their best not to let define them. These are the days after a loss to Ohio State. These are the…

Despite a 20-13 loss to Ohio State on Saturday, Penn State is firmly in the race for a debut in the 12-team College Football Playoff. The Nittany Lions are ranked No. 6 in the first College Football Playoff rankings, released Tuesday night. If the season were to end on Tuesday, Penn State could be in…

Penn State had one question mark entering the season that stood out among all others. It’s the same question mark that plagued the Nittany Lions in a 20-13 loss to Ohio State on Saturday and the same question mark that could define the team’s fate if it were to make the College Football Playoff.  Are…

Penn State’s White Out against Washington on Saturday has the potential to be a spectacle like never before for select viewers. It will mark the first live college football game ever shown in IMAX, which partnered with NBC Sports to deliver the game at select movie theaters across the country. The game will also be…

James Franklin entered the Beaver Stadium media room on Monday holding a tall cup of coffee. The scruff along his jaw had become more prominent. He looked exhausted, clearly impacted by the emotional distress of an eighth straight loss to Ohio State on Saturday and the search for answers that followed it. Why, when the…

After two weeks of scrutinized kickoff times and broadcast designations, Penn State will return to the midday slate for its game at Purdue on Nov. 16. That matchup will kick off at 3:30 p.m. EDT and will be broadcast on CBS. The Nittany Lions’ contest with the Boilermakers will come two weeks after a 20-13…

James Franklin has had time to reflect. He still does not regret interacting with a heckling fan after Penn State’s 20-13 loss to Ohio State on Saturday.  As Franklin and his daughter walked off the field postgame, the fan berated him with remarks over the Nittany Lions’ failed goal-line stand that ultimately cost them the…

The stage could not have been bigger. On a day that saw Penn State become the epicenter of college football, a day that players and coaches felt confident would mark the team’s official initiation into sport’s elite tier, the Nittany Lions fell short, again. Another loss, 20-13, against a vulnerable Ohio State team that remains…