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Penn State’s Matt Campbell on AD Pat Kraft: ‘My Focus Has Been Completely on This Building’
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Penn State coach Matt Campbell, whose 3-3 Nittany Lions last won nearly a month ago, is focused on his team, his staff and the preparations for their game on Saturday afternoon against Michigan in Ann Arbor. Right now, Campbell cares only about The Big House and what’s going on in his own football house, the…
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Frank: To My Sister, on Her Birthday
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Today is my sister Meryl’s 80th birthday. I could wrack my brains for the perfect gift idea, but when you get to be as old as Meryl is, and you’ve been as talented and lucky as she has been, you don’t need more stuff. So I’m going to give her 800 handcrafted words instead –…
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Paterno: Upcoming Impact Award Honorees Represent ‘the Very Best of Penn State’
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Penn State is the nation’s leading service-oriented university, a school where philanthropy and helping others is part of our DNA. That commitment is university-wide, including a long history of service to others by student-athletes, both current and alumni. A few years ago, we started The Impact Awards to recognize former Penn State football student-athletes that…
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Penn State Coach Matt Campbell: ‘We Still Have a Lot to Prove’
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Most of the 2026 Penn State football roster has been here before. “Here” is not a good place to be. “Here” is a three-game losing streak, as the Nittany Lions get ready to travel to Michigan to face a reeling opponent that is also still searching for its first Big Ten Conference victory of the…
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Hook: How PA Stacks Up Nationally in High School Sports
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The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) is the organization in our country that writes the playing rules for most high school sports. It consists of 51 state associations, one for every state plus the District of Columbia, and almost 20,000 high schools. It also conducts and publishes research on high school sports,…
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Penn State’s Road Ahead: From Michigan to a Brutal Home Schedule in 2028
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Penn State football will get better. Nittany Lion head coach Matt Campbell said so on Saturday night, after he lost his third Big Ten game in 15 days as Penn State fans witnessed their fifth conference loss in Penn State’s last six games in Beaver Stadium. “We can’t give them the result that they deserve,”…
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Penn State Football’s Identity? Déjà Poo All Over Again
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Penn State football’s identity? We found it on Saturday, though it never went away: It’s an incredible fan base that turned out. Once again. After being punched in the stomach. Again and again. Only to be punched again. Amazing fans, mid program…in disarray. The Nittany Lions are now 10-10 in their last 20 games, beginning…
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Column: It’s a Long Way Down for Penn State Football
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Have you ever been scammed before? Merriam-Webster defines a scam as a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation. Joel Haas defines it as Penn State football in the first half of 2026. We were promised one thing, but we’ve gotten a second, much less enjoyable thing instead. I like to think I’m good at avoiding…
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Paterno: Keep the Faith and Stand Your Ground, Penn State Fans
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One of the great leadership lessons from Lincoln was the lesson of the letter. When he was angry, he would write a letter to the person who’d angered him. He’d put the letter in a desk drawer overnight and then re-read what he’d written the next morning. Most of the time he’d tear up the…
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For Starters, the Nittany Lions’ Identity? 42% Penn State, 40% Iowa State
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Matt Campbell uttered the same three words again and again and again on Tuesday in his press conference in Beaver Stadium — where he and his Nittany Lions return on Saturday night for a White Out contest against No. 19 USC. The Campbell Word Counter, from his detailed review and final rehash of the Nittany…