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The Penn State football season is now less than two weeks away. On Saturday afternoon head coach James Franklin and his team ...
Freshman Chaz Coleman play little defense at Warren G. Harding High. But he has made a strong first impression on Penn State's James Franklin and Jim Knowles.
James Franklin at Tuesday night’s practice gave three names who are pushing for playing time midway through fall camp: ...
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How Penn State handled transfer portal in 2025

With veteran depth and internal development at the core, James Franklin explains why Penn State doesn’t have to overuse the transfer portal in 2025.
The final option is Zion Tracy, who has a pick-six against Ohio State in 2024. He had 35 tackles last season with two ...
The Nittany Lions have their 2022 recruiting class to thank for the program's highest AP preseason poll ranking in 12 seasons ...
The Penn State Nittany Lions were placed second, right after the Texas Longhorns, in this year's preseason AP Poll rankings.
James Franklin made it clear that Penn State’s success this year will come down to internal leadership and he’s already ...
Penn State football coach James Franklin talks about the tight end room including Khalil Dinkins, Andrew Rappleyea and Luke Reynolds during media day on Aug. 2, 2025.
Penn State is being pegged as a preseason favorite in the Big Ten, but James Franklin knows his program has to prove itself ...
Ohio State got the ball. Ohio State, for the 12th time in the last 13 years, beat Penn State. Franklin is going to get a lot of heat for that sequence, and he deserves it. It was predictable.
James Franklin sat on the balcony outside of his office in the Lasch Building on May 31, taking a moment to contemplate a question. Franklin has been Penn State's head football coach since January ...