Franklin and tight ends coach Ty Howle stopped in to see Nazareth 2026 four-star quarterback Peyton Falzone on Tuesday. Falzone is ranked by the 247Sports Composite as the nation’s 15th-best quarterback, while he’s visited Penn State twice thus far.

One of the nation's leading college football analysts explains why he picks Penn State as his early No. 1 team in the country for 2025.

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Penn State's historic 2024-25 season comes to an official close with the final US LBM Coaches Poll. See how James Franklin voted.

Penn State finished the regular season 11-1, but the “one” was another loss to Ohio State. Franklin is 4-17 against Ohio State and Michigan, his team’s biggest rivals in the Big 10. Penn State had a favorable path to the semifinals, beating SMU and Boise State.

To Penn State fans, James Franklin should be a hero. Penn State made the Big Ten championship game and the College Football Playoff semifinals. Any Penn State supporter would have been salivating at that prospect before the season.

Rutgers University head football coach Greg Schiano’s helicopter touched down on the turf at Nazareth Area Middle School on Thursday morning. The Big Ten coach was visiting the Lehigh Valley to meet with Nazareth quarterback Peyton Falzone.

For a program that hasn’t held the No. 1 spot in any poll this century, the buzz surrounding Penn State football is jarring.

Newly crowned college football national champion Ohio State has already been set as the favorite to win the title again next season.

His father was Sixers great Darryl Dawkins. His cousin is Eagles legend Brian Dawkins. In a pool of notable Dawkinses, Nick's sports legacy is the community impact he has made off the field.

Ryan Day joined some impressive company on Monday. After winning his first national title as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, he became the third acti

As Franklin said before hiring Allen last year, Penn State's defense is not in rebuild mode. The program is about winning now, which the returns of Drew Allar, Nicholas Singleton, Kaytron Allen and offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki have foreshadowed. Franklin is chasing hardware next season, and the defensive coordinator hire will reflect that.