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The Penn State Football Report Card: Orange Bowl Edition

The Nittany Lions close a remarkable season with too many what-ifs in a loss to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl.

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What is a Nittany Lion? Explaining Penn State nickname ahead of Orange Bowl vs Notre Dame

Penn State’s longtime mascot is a common mountain lion, the kind that roamed the mountains near the school’s State College campus until the late 19th century. One of the Nittany Lions’ historic rivals, the Pitt Panthers, has a similar taxonomic nickname for a similar reason.

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Penn State football's WR core posts stunning Orange Bowl stat

Penn State football's heartbreaking 27-24 loss to Notre Dame highlighted a weakness that has plagued this program for much of this season. Head coach James Franklin's team won the battle in the trenches Thursday night,

Penn State, James Franklin

The Big Lead on MSN · 7h

Penn State needs to make the difficult move and fire James Franklin

James Franklin coached the Penn State Nittany Lions to a loss in a big game. Franklin cleared one hurdle this year when Penn State finally made the College Football Playoff semifinal after defeating SMU in the first round and Boise State in the second round.

FOXSports on MSN · 1d

Penn State coach James Franklin believes 'everybody should be in a conference'

Penn State coach James Franklin, sitting next to Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman, called for consistency across college football.

NBC Sports on MSN · 1d

Penn State coach James Franklin calls for college football to have uniformity

The Big Ten plays nine conference games. So does the Big 12. The SEC and the ACC are among those playing eight-game league schedules. The MWC played a seven-game league slate. Notre Dame doesn’t have a league.

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Penn State football offseason news: Transfer portal, roster updates, recruiting from Nittany Lions experts

The Lions247 team has its finger on the pulse of Penn State transfer portal news, recruiting, coaching staff moves and more ...

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Penn State football loses in CFP: Why it was close. Heartbreaking. And still the norm ...

Losing to Notre Dame to end its season is one thing. Penn State losing like this? That's still the bigger problem.

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‘It’s tough’: Penn State football reflects on loss, ‘what ifs’ after heartbreaker to Notre Dame

Drew Allar put his hands on his helmet in disbelief as he walked toward the Penn State sideline, with Notre Dame cornerback ...

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From Nick Singleton to Nick Dawkins: Which Penn State football players to return in 2025?

The Nittany Lions should be among early favorites to make a College Football Playoff run in 2025. But which players will ...

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Penn State falls to Notre Dame in heartbreaking fashion in College Football Playoff semifinals

Notre Dame kicker Mitch Jeter connected on a 41-yard field goal with seven seconds left in the fourth quarter, propelling the ...

Penn State's Abdul Carter entering 2025 NFL draft

Penn State consensus All American defensive end Abdul Carter has entered the 2025 NFL Draft and hired Drew Rosenhaus, Robert ...

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Penn State Wasn't Ready to Process an Extraordinary Season's End

After the Orange Bowl, the Nittany Lions were asked to reflect on a 13-3 season. 'Can't quite answer that right now.' ...

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