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.
The desire to run it back in 2025 will set high expectations — the highest of any of James Franklin's Penn State teams.
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Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen is leaving for Clemson. Here are potential candidates to replace him.
The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is set to crown a national champion on Monday as 7-seed Notre Dame takes on 8-seed Ohio State at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. This will be the ninth meeting for two of college football's most storied programs and marks the third consecutive season the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish will face off -- the longest such streak in the series' relatively brief history.
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PSU finished 13-3 and coordinator Andy Kotelnicki’s offensive produced plenty of explosive plays – gains of 20 or more yards. The Lions also amassed a large share of runs and passes ranging from 15 to 19 yards. What kind of numbers are we talking about?
Quarterback Riley Leonard and the Notre Dame offense have faced a fierce gauntlet of defenses in their path to the College Football Playoff title game.
Penn State landed two wide receivers in the transfer portal last month: Kyron Hudson from USC and Devonte Ross from Troy. The Lions also have three wide receivers in their current recruiting class: Matthew Outten of Portsmouth, Va.; Lyrick Samuel of New York; and Koby Howard of Davie, Fla.
The No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-1) are solid underdogs (+8.5) in this year’s College Football Playoff National Championship, where they will face the No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes
Tyler Warren caught more passes than the Nittany Lions' entire receivers room. What happened, and what's next?
Penn State’s 2024 season has come to a disappointing close with a loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl. Now it’s time to turn the page and look at the good, the bad and the ugly of the current state of Penn State football.