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Lions battle Hawkeyes and Hoosiers in Big Ten play

UNIVERSITY PARK -- The Penn State Nittany Lion field hockey team (5-7, 1-4 B1G) hosts two Big Ten games this weekend at Char Morett Curtiss field. The Nittany Lions welcome Iowa (8-3, 1-2 B1G) to Happy Valley on Friday, Oct. 17, at 5 p.m. Two days later, Penn State hosts Indiana (5-7, 0-3 B1G) on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m. Penn State is coming off a 4-0 loss at No. 1 Northwestern on Friday, Oct. 10. Sophomore keeper Aby Deverka had a season-high 10 assists in the loss. Natalie Freeman and Joji Purdy lead Penn State with nine points each. Freeman has three goals and three assists ...

Penn State heads to Virginia Beach for Odom Invite

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Penn State women's golf team is back in action as they hit the road for the Evie Odom Invitational hosted by Old Dominion University at the Princess Anne Country Club this week. The tournament will feature three single round days beginning Friday morning with split tee times starting at 9 a.m. The Nittany Lions will be part of the first six groups off the opening hole from 9 a.m. through 9:50 a.m. and be paired with Furman and North Florida during Thursday’s opening round. THE TEAM The lineup remains consistent from the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate a ...

Lady Lions meet Purdue Thursday

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Penn State women's soccer prepares for its penultimate road matchup in Big Ten Conference competition as the Nittany Lions kick off a two-match weekend in the state of Indiana with a contest against the Purdue Boilermakers. Kickoff from Folk Field on Thursday, is slated for 7 p.m. (ET), with streaming available to a worldwide audience of authenticated subscribers via B1G+ and the B1G+ app on connected devices. MATCH INFORMATION PENN STATE AT PURDUE Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 7 p.m. (ET) Folk Field | West Lafayette, Ind. Watch Live: B1G+ FOLLOW ...

Penn State heads to Iowa Saturday

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State visits Iowa on Saturday for a Big Ten contest. The PSU matchup is set for a 7 p.m. kickoff on Peacock. SERIES HISTORY: Penn State meets Iowa for the 33rd time in program history. PSU leads the all-time series, 18-14, including a 10-6 mark in road games and a ...

Report: Franklin buyout could be mitigated

New information has emerged about James Franklin’s buyout from Penn State that reportedly will pay him $49 million. Front Office Sports, which specializes in covering the business end of sports and has more than 225,000 followers on X (@FOS) obtained a copy of his 2021 of Franklin’s contract extension. The contract stipulates that in the event he is fired, as was the case Sunday, Franklin is obligated to search for a new job, and if he finds one that pays less than the $8 million he is owed annually through 2031, Penn State only needs to make up the difference. “If ...

Smith takes over PSU football

UNIVERSITY PARK — As a third-generation Penn Stater, you could say that Terry Smith bleeds blue and white. He’s been there since 2014 when James Franklin hired him at the start of his era in 2014, he graduated from the school in 1991, and it’s a good bet that he’s not looking to ...