Penn State will meet Clemson in the Dec. 27 Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium, though the team will look far different than it did during the regular season.
Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin has continued to go back to his former employer, Penn State, for some of his hires. Franklin was the head coach at Penn State for 12 seasons before the school fired him halfway through the 2025 season.
Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is negotiating his buyout and heading to Tennessee. ESPN’s Pete Thamel broke the news Wednesday afternoon that the Volunteers have targeted Knowles to replace Tim Banks, who was fired earlier this week after the team finished 87th nationally in total defense.
https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ Penn State Football defensive coordinator Jim Knowles will not return to Happy Valley for a second year in 2026. One year
It appears Matt Campbell is wasting no time shaking up Penn State's football team. Penn State held an introductory press conference for Campbell on Monday.
After building Iowa State into one of the stronger programs in the Big 12, Matt Campbell decided it was time for a new challenge. Following James Franklin's dismissal from Penn State, the Nittany Lions landed on Campbell as the man to take PSU to the next level and uphold their winning ways.
STATE COLLEGE | Matt Campbell, Penn State’s new head football coach, derived his core values from lessons he learned from Larry Kehres, the coach with the highest winning percentage in college football history.
Matt Campbell is a college wrestling fan, so he had to take the call Saturday night. Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson was on the line, calling to welcome Campbell to Penn State and to provide a glimpse of what to expect.
During Penn State's eight-week coaching search, former Nittany Lion Matt Millen texted occasionally with Athletic Director Pat Kraft, making suggesting and offering references.
STATE COLLEGE | New Penn State football coach Matt Campbell and interim head coach Terry Smith have known each other for longer than a decade. They fmet
In an era where NIL money and transfer rankings dominate every conversation, Penn State’s new head coach went on the Pate State Speaker Series and practically promised to win big in the Big Ten without selling his soul to the sport’s new economy.
STATE COLLEGE | Matt Campbell wasn't part of Penn State's coaching search for the first 51 days. In October, the Iowa State coach watched from Ames after
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.
STATE COLLEGE | Matt Campbell has no roots at Penn State and had never been to campus before becoming the program’s 17th head football coach. Yet it still represented a “full-circle moment.” “It’s one of the greatest honors of my life, and I couldn’t be more grateful to be here,” he said.
https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ 57 days after Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft’s initial press conference announcing Penn State Football’s “national search” for a new head coach following James Franklin’s firing, Matt Campbell was announced as Penn State’s 17th head football coach.
https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ Penn State Wrestling was back in action Sunday afternoon as they took down the No. 14 ranked Lehigh Mountain Hawks 36-6.
Penn State's prolonged and chaotic coaching search has reached its conclusion. Following nearly two months of rumors, failed pursuits, and rejected proposals, the Nittany Lions are prepared to entrust their program to Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell, a proven program-builder.
Penn State appears to be in the final stages of hiring Iowa State’s Matt Campbell as its next head coach. This brings a decisive end to a search that stretched more than seven weeks.
As Penn State’s bewildering head-coaching search has ended with Iowa State’s Matt Campbell , it’s worth revisiting the Nittany Lions’ 2025 recruiting outlook.
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.