The parting gift left on his former desk from James Franklin was a non-conference schedule of Marshall, at Temple and Buffalo. We’ll start to find out Saturday how much Matt Campbell and the 2026 Nittany Lions should appreciate that gesture. Did it build a false sense of security ...
Now we’ll get to see Matt Campbell actually have to coach. Over the years, I’ve had a lot of people sarcastically tell me, “Giger, you think you’re so smart, why don’t you go try and coach at Penn State!” Well, I’ll guarantee that I could have coached the Lions to a 3-0 record ...
Football obviously starts with the quarterback so the optimistic portion of today’s exercise is easy. Rocco Becht has been all that was advertised so far. He’s completing 75.6% of his passes for 539 yards, seven touchdowns and no interceptions, and he’s been exceptional at gunning the ...
Penn State’s lackluster showing at Temple reinforced my biggest concern about this year’s team and Matt Campbell being new to the Big Ten. For the record, I do believe Campbell will be successful over the long haul at PSU. He’s a good coach and should have the proper ...
The sport of college football is still thriving in spite of itself. Yes, there are plenty of things not to like as Cory is pointing out — the complete lack of governance, reckless NIL, $30-plus million rosters throughout the Top 20 and, maybe worst of all, the transfer portal that teaches ...
College football games are as exciting as ever. But just about everything else surrounding the sport is exhausting. Even if you absolutely love the sport of college football on Saturdays, it’s tough to find many reasons at all anymore to have respect for what goes on in the business of ...
