Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft had a lot to say about Oregon while meeting with a group of Nittany Lions players last month. Dan Lanning is saying less in response.

A second Penn State player has opted out of the Pinstripe Bowl. Safety Zakee Wheatley announced he will not be playing in the Dec. 27 bowl game against Clemson. He made the announcement on X Wednesday night.

Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is working on a buyout to take the same position at Tennessee, according to multiple reports.

Tennessee is targeting Penn State's Jim Knowles to be the Vols next defensive coordinator, with a deal expected to be finalized soon, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.

Eight Big Ten teams have already reached eight wins before bowl season. But it wasn't all smooth sailing, however, as several programs -- Michigan State, Penn State and UCLA -- underperformed enough that coaching changes were unavoidable.

Preview the Dec 9 matchup between the Indiana Hoosiers and Penn State Nittany Lions with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

Much of the attention at Penn State is rightfully on the recent hire of Iowa State’s Matt Campbell as football head coach. But athletic director Pat Kraft just made a huge splash in an Olympic sport.

Although Penn State's 2025 season disintegrated, exposing structural flaws across nine chaotic weeks, its NFL pipeline remains intact. In 2026, the Nittany Lions are positioned to dispatch one of their largest draft classes in a decade—a group heavy with first-round traits,