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Penn State has landed a new quarterback

The Penn State Nittany Lions have landed a new quarterback for the 2026 season via the transfer portal. Quarterback Rocco Becht has committed to Penn State for next season. The move makes plenty of sense since Becht has spent the last four seasons at …

Terry Smith emotional interview

Penn State interim coach Terry Smith gave awesome interview after his bowl win

The Penn State Nittany Lions ended a difficult season with a bowl win on Saturday, and it produced one of the best interviews of bowl season from interim coach Terry Smith. Penn State beat Clemson 22-10 in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee …

Matt Campbell at a press conference

Interesting details emerge about Matt Campbell’s new Penn State contract

Matt Campbell apparently has some extra incentive to do well at his new job. Penn State publicized the details this week about the contract of their new head football coach Campbell. The 46-year-old Campbell is getting an eight-year deal with $70.5 …

Matt Campbell speaking to the media

Penn State has picked a new head coach

Penn State appears to have found its new head football coach. Matt Campbell is working toward finalizing a deal to become the new head coach at Penn State, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on Friday. While there were still hurdles left to complete …

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Penn State ‘focused’ on 1 name in head coaching search

Penn State has reportedly made some headway in its highly publicized head coaching search. Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell has reportedly “emerged as the focus” for Penn State as a candidate to fill its head coaching vacancy. …

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Penn State had the most humiliating Signing Day

The Penn State Nittany Lions are struggling to conclude their coaching search, and it is having ramifications across the rest of the program. The Nittany Lions only landed two commitments on Wednesday, the start of the early signing period. A number …

Kalani Sitake coaching for BYU

Kalani Sitake has made a decision about the Penn State job

Penn State’s public courtship of BYU head coach Kalani Sitake has ended in disappointment. Sitake has informed people close to him that he plans to stay at BYU, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN. The school is lining up a new contract for him …

Kalani Sitake on the sideline

Report: Penn State, Kalani Sitake have ‘mutual interest’

The Penn State Nittany Lions are still looking for a new head coach to replace James Franklin, and they have their eyes on a Big 12 coach for the position. A few different reporters on Monday said the Nittany Lions were targeting Kalani Sitake to be …

Clark Lea speaking to the media.

Penn State misses out on top head coach candidate

The Penn State Nittany Lions can cross one major coaching candidate off their list. Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea agreed to a contract extension on Friday, the school announced. Reports suggest Lea’s new deal is for six years. Lea is a …

Penn State running back Nicholas Singleton with a cracked helmet

Penn State running back got hit so hard that the paint flew off his helmet

Penn State running back Nicholas Singleton took a cartoonish hit Saturday in his team’s matchup against Nebraska at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa. The Nittany Lions, facing 1st-and-goal late in the first half, called for Singleton to …

James Franklin looking on before a game

James Franklin agreed to make major change to his Penn State buyout

James Franklin made a major concession to Penn State before agreeing to become the new head coach at Virginia Tech. Franklin and Penn State negotiated the former coach’s buyout down to $9 million recently, according to Brandon Marcello of CBS …

Brian Daboll looking ahead

Brian Daboll linked to a prominent college head coach job

Brian Daboll is expected to draw plenty of interest as an offensive coordinator after he was fired by the New York Giants on Monday, but he may also have an outside shot at landing one of the top head coach jobs in college football. Daboll was fired …

Clark Lea speaking to the media.

Penn State linked to 2 head coach candidates

The Penn State Nittany Lions’ coaching search remains something of a mystery, and it does not appear that they are likely to land any of their dream candidates. Some around college football believe the Nittany Lions may look to the likes of …

Nick Saban in a suit

Nick Saban is already being linked to the Penn State job

The Penn State job is one of the biggest in college football, so Nick Saban is being linked to it whether he likes it or not. FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt quickly threw out Saban’s name in relation to the Penn State job during a Wednesday …

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Odds for next Penn State coach have been released

The Penn State Nittany Lions head football coach job is available after the school fired James Franklin in a stunning move on Monday. There has already been talk about who will replace him as head coach, and at least one sportsbook has put out odds …

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New prominent coach gets linked to the Penn State job

Penn State is in need of a new head coach after firing James Franklin, and there are some prominent names that are expected to factor into the search. According to a new report, one of them is Marcus Freeman. Pete Nakos of On3 reported on Tuesday …

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