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.

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.

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

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.