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MMQB – Let’s Go Bowling
With the conference championships being played over the weekend, and the playoff bracket being set, the rest of the bowl games were allotted over the weekend. Turns out Penn State is headed to the Pinstripe Bowl, and will face Clemson as its opponent! Given how things looked in early November, I have to feel like […]
Matt Campbell Greeted By Fans At State College Airport, Press Conference Set For Monday
The Matt Campbell Era is upon us in Happy Valley, as Campbell’s plane at State College Airport earlier this afternoon where he was greeted by Penn State media and fans alike. The Board of Trustees will meet Monday morning to approve Campbell’s contract, with his introductory press conference in Beaver Stadium happening after at 12 […]
Paying It Forward
After the announcement that Kalani Sitake would be staying at BYU, a number of their fans flocked to the internet and donated funds to the State College food bank in a “trolling” effort to remind the Penn State faithful they won in the end. This is the kind of playful bragging that actually make the […]
Penn State Headed To Pinstripe Bowl, Will Play Clemson
Sunday, December 7 Update: Brett McMurphy confirms it’ll be Clemson. The Nittany Lions will officially find out tomorrow where they are headed for bowl season, but according to a report from On3’s Brett McMurphy, Penn State will take on an ACC opponent in the Pinstripe Bowl. The Pinstripe Bowl is set for Saturday, December 27 […]
Wrestling Preview: #1 Penn State vs #14 Lehigh
Lehigh is, most often, the second best squad in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and this year is no different, despite losing a number of multi-year starters (and ranked wrestlers) to graduation and former #1 Ryan Crookham to continued rehabbing of last year’s injury. The Mountain Hawks gained a key assistant coach in two-time NCAA champ […]
Conference Championships Open Thread
It’s Championship Saturday! Hang out with us while we watch all of the conference champions be crowned, and see how each game impacts the College Football Playoff! On the docket we have: Let’s see how it all shakes out!
Wrestling Postview: #1 Penn State 43, Drexel 3
Penn State dominates in Philadelphia for the second time in 2025. Penn State traveled to Philadelphia on Friday night to take on the Drexel Dragons. The Nittany Lions returned to the City of Brotherly Love nine months after setting the NCAA tournament scoring record back in March. The Drexel Dragons were heavily outmatched, but anything […]
Report: Terry Smith Staying At Penn State On Matt Campbell’s Staff
Penn State and Matt Campbell reportedly came to an agreement earlier tonight, with the now former Iowa State head coach headed to Happy Valley on an eight-year deal. The first order of business for Campbell if you asked ANY Penn State fan was: ask and/or beg Terry Smith to stay at Penn State. Well, I’m […]
BSD YouTube Show: Penn State Finalizing Deal With Matt Campbell
According to multiple reports, Penn State will be hiring Iowa State’s Matt Campbell to be its next head football coach. Knocking on wood, but we’re going to react to the potential hiring at 5:30 p.m. EST.
BSD YouTube Show: Penn State Finalizing Deal With Matt Campbell
According to multiple reports, Penn State will be hiring Iowa State’s Matt Campbell to be its next head football coach. Knocking on wood, but we’re going to react to the potential hiring at 5:30 p.m. EST.
Breaking: Penn State Hires Iowa State’s Matt Campbell
Update: It’s official! After initial reports surfaced that Penn State switched the focus of its search on Iowa State’s Matt Campbell, things have moved quickly. The Nittany Lions are now set to finalize a deal to make Campbell the next Nittany Lions head coach, after spending the last 10 season leading the Cyclones. As previously […]
The 6 Games to Watch During Conference Championship Weekend
FRIDAY Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State Conference USA Championship7 p.m., CBSSN Kennesaw State was predicted to be among the very worst teams in all of college football heading into the season. Flash forward to December, and they’re playing for a conference championship. This game may not mean anything in the playoff picture, but would mean […]
Wrestling Preview: No. 1 Penn State vs Drexel
(Ed. note: Due to technical issues, Bubba is posting this on behalf of Cari. Any copy/paste or formatting issues are his fault.) Last season, the Nittany Lions kicked off their 2024-2025 campaign with a home dual against the Drexel Dragons, facing the in-state squad for the first time in over twenty years. This season, Penn […]
Penn State Reportedly Focusing on Matt Campbell
After striking out on their top candidate, and a few others along the way, the Nittany Lions are reportedly facing on Matt Campbell as their next head coach. Campbell has done wonders for the Iowa State program, most recently giving the Cyclones their first 11-win season in program history. Campbell is well respected amongst the […]
(Early) NCAA Hockey Playoff Picture: December 4
There are still 30 more days until Penn State hockey resumes its season and over three months until the NCAA Tournament field is selected in late March, but it is never too early to crunch some college hockey bracketology. The tournament is still the normal 16-team format, but the Pairwise ranking system has been phased […]
Fall/Winter Sports Update: Women’s Hockey Splits with Huskies
Women’s Hockey (17-1) The women’s hockey team lost its first game of the season on Friday, a close 3-2 defeat to No. 7 Northeastern. Fortunately, Penn State answered with a decisive 4-1 win on Saturday to earn a split and its fifth ranked win of the regular season. Taylor Lum, Katelyn Roberts, Maddy Christian, and […]
Early National Signing Day Recap: Penn State Signs Jackson Ford & Peyton Falzone
If you haven’t heard, Penn State’s recruiting has taken a bit of a hit lately. You can check out the On3 decommit section for a full run down of the flips, but beyond a host of prospects following James Franklin to Virginia Tech, the Nittany Lions had 13 other former class members head to different […]
Snap Counts: Rutgers
40 Penn State players had at least one snap in Saturday’s 40-36 win over Rutgers to finish off the regular season. NOTE: Season totals in parentheses Offense: 58 snaps (762) Quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer: 58 (397) Running Backs Kaytron Allen: 45 (440)Nicholas Singleton: 25 (359) Wide Receivers Kyron Hudson: 32 (525)Devonte Ross: 30 (364)Koby Howard: 30 […]
Midweek Musings – Welp
After weeks of waiting, news broke earlier this week that Penn State was targeting BYU’s Kalani Sitake to be their next head coach. He’d built BYU of all places into an 11-1, CFP-contending squad, and Penn State had seemingly identified him weeks earlier as one of, if not their main head coaching target. It seemed […]
Pat Kraft Turns Coaching Search Into Costly Fumble
On Sunday, October 12, following a homecoming loss as a 20-point favorite against Northwestern, Pat Kraft pulled the plug on the James Franklin era at Penn State. That was — and still is — the correct move for Penn State football and James Franklin. The two, for a myriad of reasons, soured on each other […]
Bowl Projections 2025: Week 14
Welcome back to our weekly series tracking some of the bowl/CFP picks for Penn State football following each game, This season, we will follow ESPN, Yahoo, College Football News, and CBS Sports, with occasional bonus picks from other publications. Yahoo Sports/College Football News: Bowl/CFP Seed: Rate Bowl Location: Phoenix, AZ Date: December 26th, 2025 Opponent: […]
Penn State 87, Campbell 76: Slow Start, Slow Finish
Penn State came into a game they thought they’d cruise in, but Campbell had other plans. The Camels owned the Nittany Lions on the glass, and led by as many as five in the first half. Penn State did settle, but still struggled with rebounding in the second half. While Penn State struggled rebounding, they […]
BSD YouTube Show: Reacting To Kalani Sitake Turning Down Penn State
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YAY HOOPS(?): Penn State vs. Campbell Open Thread
The Nittany Lions face Campbell for their final non-conference matchup in the BJC. The Fighting Camels are coached by John Andrzejak. The game will be televised on BTN at 6:00 PM. If you haven’t done so already, check out our preview. As always, the usual open thread rules apply: Don’t link to any streams, don’t post […]
Report: Kalani Sitake Staying At BYU
Penn State and Pat Kraft has swung and missed — badly — as BYU’s Kalani Sitake has reportedly turned down Penn State and is staying at BYU. Lucrative contract, increased infrastructure, blah, blah, blah — WHATEVER, this is a terrible look for Pat Kraft. To get to this point in the search, to identify Sitake, […]
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