Terry Smith, Penn State's former interim head coach, called the Nittany Lions' Pinstripe Bowl victory "the greatest moment of my life." Turns out, the game was pretty good for business as well.
Penn State caught its breath Wednesday, Day 6 of the transfer portal window, as news regarding roster changes took a moment. Coach Matt Campbell didn't receive any public commitments from the portal, no one left and one player announced his decision to return.
https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ Penn State Wrestling may have a tough decision to make at 141 for the remainder of the season. Now, before I dive into this article, I’m going to preface everything with this: Cael Sanderson and his coaching staff will undoubtedly make the correct decision when it comes time to do so.
Penn State coach Matt Campbell has spent the past month rebuilding the Nittany Lions’ roster, which will look completely different in 2026 after 41 players
https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ Head coach Matt Campbell‘s overhaul of Penn State Football continues. The Nittany Lions have added 14 new players via the transfer portal, and will only continue to add to that number.
One of the Tennessee Vols' top transfer portal targets is Penn State Nittany Lions transfer EDGE Chaz Coleman. Coleman is a former four-star recruit who signed with Penn State during the 2025 recruiting cycle.
Penn State coach Matt Campbell made perhaps his most underrated retention move on special teams, bringing back kicker Ryan Barker for the 2026 season. Barker
https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ Penn State Football will be getting yet another visitor on campus this week. NittanyCentral has learned that West Virginia transfer Cornerback, Dawayne Galloway Jr.
https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ The Penn State Football transfer portal class is set to keep growing. Iowa State transfer Running Back Carson Hansen has committed to Penn State.
https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ Penn State Linebacker Amare Campbell will be entering the transfer portal. Campbell took to social media to declare his entry to the transfer portral.
Penn State men’s basketball will face its second ranked opponent of the season on Saturday against No. 20 Illinois at the Palestra. “It’s going to be a heck of a game,” Nittany Lions coach Mike Rhoades said.
The NCAA transfer portal opened on Jan. 2, and for the Penn State Nittany Lions, the roster churn has already begun. A season that ended with a gritty Pinstripe Bowl win over Clemson — and a coaching change that ushered in Matt Campbell — has led to heavy turnover, with players both departing and staying poised for evaluation as the Jan.
https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ Penn State Football head coach Matt Campbell is in the process of assembling his roster for his first season at Penn State.
Terry Smith, the Penn State interim head coach, couldn’t hold back his excitement. Standing on the Yankee Stadium turf moments after his Nittany Lions defeated Clemson 22-10 in the Pinstripe Bowl, Smith struggled to find words.
The Penn State Nittany Lions just proved to everyone why end-of-season bowl games are important. This one for PSU wasn’t just any other bowl game; it showed just how much football means to the players and coaches within the program, outside of two players.
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.
2025 certainly didn't go the way that Penn State fans likely thought it would, but you can't say the Nittany Lions didn't fight hard through the end of the season.
It's a bowl game that features two of the biggest brands in college football, but two brands that sorely disappointed in 2025. Still, it's at least a way to go out on a high note, but things just got a bit harder for the Nittany Lions in that regard.