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.
Opening Day of the 2026 transfer portal was hectic for Penn State, which retained several key players and sustained a surprising loss. The portal will continue to be a speed-racing space until it closes Jan.
https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ The transfer portal is off and running. Penn State Football and head coach Matt Campbell have been super busy in their first day with the portal opened.
https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ As the transfer portal opens, head coach Matt Campbell and his staff have been super busy. Several players have announced their decisions to return to Penn State Football, leave Penn State, and several others have arranged visits to Happy Valley.
Opening day of the 2026 transfer portal brought a deluge of decisions, with more than 30 Penn State football player in the portal as of 3 p.m. Friday. However, Penn State also has some coaching moves left to make.
https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ Once Penn State Football head coach Matt Campbell was officially hired earlier in December, there was a high likelihood that quite a few Iowa State players would follow Coach Campbell from Ames to Happy Valley.
https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ Penn State Football and Matt Campbell will just got a major announcement. Linebacker Tony Rojas announced that he is staying for his senior season.
Penn State quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer left Yankee Stadium on Dec. 27 with a decision to make regarding his future. Apparently, that future won't be with the Nittany Lions.
Penn State running back Quinton Martin Jr. sat behind Kaytron Allen, the Nittany Lions’ career rushing leader, and Nicholas Singleton, who is fourth on that leaderboard, for nearly two seasons.
Penn State will be among the busier teams, both coming and going, through the hectic two weeks of transfer portal activity in January. Coach Matt Campbell and his staff have to replenish a roster that loses more than 30 seniors and a large collection of players to graduation or the portal.
Penn State coach Matt Campbell's player retention plan is off to a strong start. Campbell has re-signed two key linemen and a tight end to help form the foundation of his 2026 offense.
https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ With the Matt Campbell era now fully ushered in, there are few Penn State Football prospects more exciting than 2027 QB Israel Abrams.
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.