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Penn State’s pre-bowl offseason started off with a band Tuesday the Nittany Lions looking to replace longtime defensive coordinator Brent Pry following Pry’s departure on Tuesday to become Virginia Tech’s next head coach. While the news wasn’t a surprise for those inside the Lasch Building, head coach James Franklin will certainly want to move quickly…

For Penn State football, defensive coordinator Brent Pry’s departure for the head coaching job at Virginia Tech brings a level of uncertainty to a program that has long leaned on the reliability and consistency of his unit. While not without its highs and lows, it was regularly one of the nation’s best in sack totals…

Longtime Penn State defensive coordinator Brent Pry has been named Virginia Tech’s new head coach, the Hokies announced on Tuesday afternoon. Pry’s first game as head coach will come next season against Old Dominion, which is coached by former Penn State offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne. “On behalf of Amy and our family, we are extremely…

Well that happened. Penn State finishes off the year 7-5 heading into a bowl game with little in the way of positive vibes or good feelings. The Nittany Lions could have, perhaps should have, won on Saturday, and yet here things stand. Here are the grades. Offense: C+ Considering the conditions Penn State’s offense managed…

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The margins are small. Whatever your qualms might be about Penn State’s year or the general trajectory of the past two (or more) seasons. it would be unfair to say the Nittany Lions are wildly off track in the realm of being competitive at the level they would like to be.…

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Penn State football’s biggest issue is that it has become a Rorschach test. If you see a team that needs better players to compete at the highest level, you wouldn’t be wrong. Penn State is talented but it is not overwhelmingly so. It rarely gets blown out, but in its series…

As Penn State heads to East Lansing this weekend it will do so facing a Michigan State team that boasts a rare statistical ranking: The worst pass defense in the nation. That’s right, Michigan State gives up 339.9 yards per game, 130th in the nation. The Spartans are also the only team in American to…

According to coach James Franklin there is no quarterback controversy for Penn State football this coming weekend as the Nittany Lions travel to East Lansing to face Michigan State in the final regular season game of the year. “We’ll go back to the rotation that we’ve had,” Franklin said. “Obviously it’s a good feeling knowing…

James Franklin won’t be going anywhere soon after signing a new 10-year contract that will keep him in State College until 2031. Penn State announced the new deal on Tuesday evening ahead of the Nittany Lions’ final regular season game against Michigan State in East Lansing. For both Penn State and Franklin the commitment provides…