Friday was a wild day at Penn State and capped a wild coaching search. It concluded with the landing of a new football coach — Iowa State’s Matt Campbell, who informed his team at a meeting in Ames on Friday night. Numerous national media outlets that closely cover college football ...

Some nitpicking as the Nittany Lions draw the curtain on a lost season: Penn State’s coaching search should be coming to a close. With the regular season ending Saturday at Rutgers, and the early recruiting signing period beginning Wednesday (through Friday), it’s quite possible James ...

LORETTO — Health reasons precluded Kevin Porter from being present for the night in his honor, but a couple dozen players from Saint Francis’ Golden Era did their best to represent him. “Kevin was our guy,” former teammate and close friend Art Hunter said Thursday afternoon during a ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Jim Knowles arrives as the nation’s highest paid assistant coach at $9.3 million — $3.1 annually for three years — but he was quick to point out Tuesday that he grew to this pinnacle from humble roots. The Nittany Lions’ new defensive coordinator was a ...

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com When it comes to recruiting, James Franklin rarely takes a backseat. He proved that again Sunday when he lured Ohio State’s defensive coordinator, Jim Knowles, to Penn State. Of course, money helped. Franklin has often talked about being ...

Some followup notes from the 2024 season while looking ahead at 2025: n This week has proven, once again, James Franklin is better off the field than he is on it. Fresh from another come-from-ahead loss in a big game, this one to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal, the ...