The Athletic's Stewart Mandel is a preseason Penn State believer, placing the Nittany Lions atop his too-early top 25 for ...

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One of the nation's leading college football analysts explains why he picks Penn State as his early No. 1 team in the country for 2025.

Penn State had a plenty successful 2024 season, finishing out with a narrow loss to national runner-up Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. The Nittany Lions came away with a No. 5 ranking in the final AP ...

For a program that hasn’t held the No. 1 spot in any poll this century, the buzz surrounding Penn State football is jarring.

This is The Athletic’s college football newsletter. Sign up here to receive Until Saturday directly in your inbox. Today, we’ll officially close the 2024 season with a look at our final rankings. And ...

The first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff started with a whimper as the first round delivered four games decided by double-digits, sparking furious debate over the selection and seeding criteria ...

We are still in the wake of the conclusion of the first 12-team College Football Playoff. On Monday night, we saw No. 8 Ohio State defeat No. 7 Notre Dame to wi ...

The 2024 season saw massive changes in how the college football regular- and post-seasons are televised. Now that it's over, what do the numbers say?

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will have plenty of holes to fill as they attempt to return to the National Championship Game next season ...