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Watch: Penn State White Out Entrance, ‘Drum Major Flip’ Featured in NCAA 25 Trailer

For Penn State fans and college football fans in general, July 19 is a date that they’ve been waiting for more than a decade. That’s the date College Football 2025 comes out.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Black Shoe Diaries / 1 hour ago

Spring Sports Update: Softball Makes NCAA Tournament

Softball earns first bid since 2011, lacrosse teams bow out of NCAAs early Softball The softball team qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011!

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Nittany Sports Now / 1 hour ago

Penn State All 105: Nicholas Singleton has Chace to Firmly Establish Himself Among America’s Best

Penn State running back Nicholas Singleton has shown that he can be one of the best running backs in the country. As a freshman, he rushed for more than 1,000 yards and had one of the most electrifying runs in Penn State history against Utah in the Rose Bowl.

James Franklin News / Nittany Sports Now / 1 hour ago

James Franklin Urges Penn State Fanbase to Support Retain The Roar Campaign

At Penn State and everywhere else, college football is as different and unique as it’s ever been in the sports entire existence. The transfer portal and NIL collectives rule the day and are the driving forces behind building successful rosters.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Nittany Sports Now / 12 hours ago

Penn State All 105: WR Tyler Johnson

All 105 is a Nittany Sports Now series profiling each Penn State football player, and this is a profile of third-year wide receiver Tyler Johnson. Height:

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Nittany Sports Now / 17 hours ago

Penn State Wrestling Great Aaron Brooks Cleared for Olympics, Per Father

Last week, Penn State wrestling legend Aaron Brooks said he’d know for sure whether he’d be able to compete in this year’s Summer Olympics in Paris by the end of the following week.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Nittany Central / 17 hours ago

James Franklin Makes Impassioned Penn State Football NIL Pitch (VIDEO)

As the transfer portal and NIL have massively changed the college football landscape, coaches and athletic departments have been rushing to either bolster their roster through the transfer portal, maintain their roster from other programs poaching players through NIL, or both.

Jimmy Kennedy News / Nittany Sports Now / 18 hours ago

Aaron Brooks: Pair of Penn State Wrestling Greats Quality Options to Replace Jimmy Kennedy

Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson has a decision to make over this offseason. The wrestling world was shocked earlier this month when Oklahoma State hired Penn State legend David Taylor to succeed the legendary John Smith as head coach.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Basic Blues Nation / 18 hours ago

Ex-Penn State football QB, WR team up in the transfer portal portal

The Penn State football team has seen a few former quarterbacks hit the transfer portal this offseason. First, Christian Veilleux decided to look for his third college home.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Nittany Central / 23 hours ago

Abdul Carter Predicts Monster Year for Himself in 2024

After playing linebacker for two seasons at Penn State, earning freshman All-American honors in 2022 and first-team All-Big Ten honors in 2024, Abdul Carter made the move to defensive end this offseason to best use his elite athletic ability to rush the quarterback.

Phat Mat Stats by Nat: Olympic Team Trials

Nat did a deep dive into bout-level statistics, to take a closer look at how all Previous, Current, and Future Nittany Lions scored at the toughest wrestling tournament in the land.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Nittany Sports Now / May 15

Penn State Commit Offered by SEC School

Penn State football’s longest reigning Class of 2025 commit has an offer from an SEC school. Tuesday evening, four-star RB commit KiAndrea Barker, who’s been committed to Penn State for more than a year, posted to X (formerly Twitter) that he’s been offered by Arkansas This makes sense for a number of reasons.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Nittany Central / May 14

Penn State Wrestling Roster: Is This the Nittany Lions’ 2024-2025 Starting Lineup?

No matter how you slice it, Penn State Wrestling is going to have a stacked lineup going into next season. Back in early April, I slapped together a projected lineup based on the information we had at the time.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Big Ten Network / May 14

Watch: Interview: Penn State Softball HC Clarisa Crowell | B1G Today

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Basic Blues Nation / May 14

Major outlet ranks Penn State football at bottom of Big Ten facilities

If you have followed Penn State football you’ll understand the importance of the facilities. While things have changed in the NIL era, the Nittany Lions have continued to push for the state-of-the-art weight room, players lounge, locker room, etc.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Nittany Central / May 14

Is Penn State Football vs. West Virginia Opener Set for FOX Big Noon Showcase?

With Network Upfronts taking place, we are getting a slow trickle of College Football game time and network announcements, particularly for some of the bigger early-season showdowns.

NFL News / Nittany Central / May 14

Penn State Football: Could Stars Be Aligning for White Out vs. Ohio State?

The annual Penn State Football whiteout is one of the biggest spectacles in the entire sports world. Starting in 2004, Penn State began the tradition of urging a student section whiteout to increase energy and crowd noise at Beaver Stadium.

College Football News / Basic Blues Nation / May 14

Penn State football closing in on top 5 WR in 2025 recruiting class

The Penn State football team has been working to build up the wide receiver room. This offseason, the Nittany Lions got a commitment from former Ohio State WR Julian Fleming to boost the room in 2024.

Michael Mauti News / Basic Blues Nation / May 13

Iconic Penn State football letterman returns to school in fundraising role

One of Happy Valley’s favorite sons is coming home. First reported by Blue-White Illustrated, Penn State football letterman Michael Mauti has rejoined the university as Associate Director of Development for Intercollegiate Athletics.

Olu Fashanu News / NFLTradeRumors.co / May 13

Jets Sign First-Round OT Olu Fashanu

The Jets have signed first-round OT Olu Fashanu to a rookie contract, per Field Yates. Fashanu, 21, was a two-year starter at Penn State and earned several honors last season, including a Consensus All-American selection, Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year, and first-team All-Big Ten.

Matt Henderson News / Basic Blues Nation / May 12

New Penn State football commit earns massive boost in his first 2025 rating

Surprising good news is the best news a team can get on the recruiting trail. That’s exactly what the Penn State football team received on Wednesday evening when Matt Henderson committed to the Nittany Lions.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / FanNation All Penn State / May 7

Penn State Trustees Set Meeting to Weigh Beaver Stadium Plan

A year after announcing its planned $700 million overhaul of Beaver Stadium, Penn State appears ready to unveil its renovation plan. Penn State's Board of Trustees has scheduled a meeting for May 21 labeled, "proposed project approval, Beaver Stadium renovation." No further details were available, though the meeting will be streamed to the public.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / FanNation All Penn State / May 5

Penn State's Zain Retherford Nearly Retired From Wrestling. Now, He's Chasing the Olympics

Zain Retherford was ready to begin his new life. The three-time NCAA wrestling champ at Penn State went to Nittany Lion Wrestling Club coach Cody Sanderson last November and said, "You know what?

Penn State Nittany Lions News / FanNation All Penn State / May 5

Penn State's James Franklin Wonders Whether Helmet Mics Will Curb Sign-Stealing in College Football

At Penn State football's recent Blue-White Game, coach James Franklin and his staff learned a small but important lesson about using tablets on the sideline.