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 AD Patrick Kraft said "a new leader can help us win a national championship." Terry Smith will be interim head coach after James Franklin's firing.

When scanning which games to make Week 8 college football picks on, one's eyes will gravitate towards the SEC. It features three ranked matchups, with all six of the competing squads ranked 17th or better.

College football coach buyouts are notoriously absurd, and James Franklin’s was no different. What should PSU do about his replacement?

Penn State football lost its third straight game, a homecoming defeat to Northwestern. Fans chanted for coach James Franklin to be fired at the end.

The Lions247 team just revealed their top Penn State coaching candidates after James Franklin was fired on Oct. 12

Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Northwestern Wildcats game, Saturday, Oct. 11.