The Penn State Nittany Lions need a new head coach after firing James Franklin on Sunday. Franklin, who was hired at Penn State ahead of the 2014 season, was fired after suffering three straight losses to Oregon,

The Lions247 team just revealed their top Penn State coaching candidates after James Franklin was fired on Oct. 12

Penn State returns to Beaver Stadium for a newly important game against Northwestern on Saturday. It marks Penn State’s first game as an unranked team in the AP Top 25 since Week 2 of the 2022 season. It’s also the first of seven elimination games for Penn State as it starts a long, tense journey toward the College Football Playoff.

Indiana Hoosiers football coach Curt Cignetti may be inclined to stay in Bloomington, even if the Penn State Nittany Lions come calling.

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State is in a dark place. The Nittany Lions were stunned by Northwestern, 22-21, Saturday at Beaver Stadium. The loss was their third straight after a 3-0 start. They sunk to 0-3 in the Big Ten and officially put an end to any College Football Playoff hopes.

Penn State fired coach James Franklin in the middle of his 12th season on Sunday, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel, cutting ties with the coach who helped bring stability and sustainable, high-level success back to the program after a scandal.

STATE COLLEGE — “Disaster” is perhaps the only way to describe what has happened in Happy Valley. Northwestern marched into Beaver Stadium on Saturday for Homecoming, took advantage of every Penn State mistake and toppled the Nittany Lions, 22-21.

For the third straight week, Penn State has lost as a favorite, now at the hands of the Northwestern Wildcats by a final score of 22-21 after blowing a fourth quarter lead.