Penn State QB Drew Allar Out For Season With Injury
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College Football Playoff, bowl projections
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Penn State fires Head Coach James Franklin
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At the start of the 2025 season, it was reasonable to wonder where Penn State would play after earning their first College Football Playoff bye. At worst, the most likely outcome appeared to be hosting a first-round game for the second season in a row.
So, it turns out Penn State’s 42-37 loss to UCLA in the Rose Bowl last weekend was not rock bottom for James Franklin’s program. The Lions lost to three-touchdown underdog Northwestern on homecoming weekend, 22-21 at Beaver Stadium on Saturday.
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Penn State's updated bowl projection is a true "what if" scenario
In the updated College Football Playoff and bowl projections from USA TODAY's Erick Smith, the Nittany Lions are sitting outside of the 12-team College Football Playoff. Instead, Smith has Penn State projected to play in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa,
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Penn State will pay nearly $50 million to fire the coach who took it to the playoff last season
Penn State will pay nearly $50 million to fire the coach who took it to the playoff last season
A week after being stunned at the Rose Bowl by previously-winless UCLA, Penn State lost 22-21 to visiting Northwestern on Saturday.