WEST GOSHEN – With its superstar quarterback returning after nearly a month and sparking a wild-and-crazy 46-44 triple overtime PSAC East victory for West Chester…
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Penn State falls to No. 1 Ohio State for 9th consecutive year [updated]
By The Citizen on November 1, 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Penn State sought to keep Ohio State wide receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate from getting behind the secondary and failed miserably.…
Penn State tries to move forward amidst all the uncertainty [opinion]
By The Citizen on October 25, 2025
Uncertainty has permeated the air inside the Lasch Building for the last two weeks. The folks who work there don’t know where they will be…
DLN Roundup: WCU men’s golfers win sixth PSAC championship
By The Citizen on October 20, 2025
With a final round of 297, the West Chester University men’s golf team captured its sixth PSAC Championship in team history and its first since…
Penn State’s Terry Smith offers blunt assessment after loss [opinion]
By The Citizen on October 19, 2025
IOWA CITY, Iowa – James Franklin has often said that if he wanted the truth inside the Penn State football program, he knew Terry Smith…
Penn State football team’s report card vs. Iowa
By The Citizen on October 19, 2025
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Grading the Penn State football team on its 25-24 loss to Iowa Saturday night at Kinnick Stadium: Quarterbacks C: Ethan Grunkemeyer…
Penn State drops its 4th straight as Iowa rallies for 25-24 victory
By The Citizen on October 18, 2025
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa spoiled Terry Smith’s first game as Penn State interim coach and Ethan Grunkemeyer’s first start at quarterback, rallying to beat…
James Franklin on ESPN GameDay says he was shocked by his firing from Penn State, talks about his next move
By The Citizen on October 18, 2025
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Former Penn State football coach James Franklin said Saturday that he was shocked about his firing and described it as “surreal.”…
Penn State expects to play with pride in its first game without James Franklin
By The Citizen on October 17, 2025
When Terry Smith was introduced Monday as Penn State’s interim head football coach, he said he wanted the players to be tougher and to have…
Who will be the next Penn State coach? 6 possible candidates to replace James Franklin
By The Citizen on October 13, 2025
With the firing of James Franklin as Penn State head football coach, attention now turns to: Who’s next? The expectations for the job are high,…
Penn State fires James Franklin as head football coach [updated]
By The Citizen on October 12, 2025
Penn State fired James Franklin as its head football coach Sunday following back-to-back losses to heavy underdogs UCLA and Northwestern. Director of athletics Pat Kraft…
James Franklin’s shelf life at Penn State reached its expiration date [opinion]
By The Citizen on October 12, 2025
UPDATE: Penn State fires James Franklin as head football coach The dejected look on James Franklin’s face was telling Saturday night, as were the looks…
Penn State report card vs. Northwestern
By The Citizen on October 12, 2025
STATE COLLEGE – Grading the Penn State football team on its 22-21 loss to Northwestern Saturday at Beaver Stadium: Quarterbacks D: Drew Allar’s biggest mistake…
Penn State Notebook: Northwestern runs over Nittany Lions defense
By The Citizen on October 11, 2025
STATE COLLEGE – Penn State’s once impenetrable rushing defense has been porous the last two games. The Nittany Lions couldn’t stop Northwestern’s ground attack on…
Penn State QB Drew Allar will miss rest of season with injury, James Franklin says
By The Citizen on October 11, 2025
STATE COLLEGE – Penn State quarterback Drew Allar will miss the rest of the season after suffering an injury late in the fourth quarter of…
Penn State drops 3rd straight game to underdog Northwestern [updated]
By The Citizen on October 11, 2025
STATE COLLEGE – James Franklin looked and sounded as defeated as he’s ever been Saturday night. Penn State, the team that Franklin coaches, dropped its…