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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 ...

Franklin out at PSU

The James Franklin era at Penn State is over. The university announced on Sunday afternoon that it has “made a change in leadership,” and confirmed that associate head coach Terry Smith will become the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Athletic Director Pat Kraft ...

Lady Lions fall to No. 1 Wildcats, 4-0

UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State Nittany Lion field hockey team (5-7, 1-4 B1G) lost a 4-0 road game at No. 1 Northwestern (11-0, 3-0 B1G) in Big Ten field hockey action. Nittany Lion goalie Aby Deverka had a season-high ten saves in the contest. Northwestern picked up a pair of penalty corners early in the game and the Lion defense pushed the Wildcats back. Northwestern kept the ball on the Penn State side of the field through the 12:00 mark. Penn State was able to force action down to the NU zone for a bit, but the Wildcats were able to force a turnover, drive the ball down to ...