Penn State’s 2025 homecoming weekend will be Oct. 11-12 and James Franklin’s Nittany Lions will face Northwestern on Oct. 11 at Beaver Stadium. The homecoming week details are posted on Penn State’s homecoming website.

It sure sounds like a Nittany Lions legend is coming back to Happy Valley full time. According to Penn State’s student news outlets, Onward State and The Daily Collegian, athletic director Pat Kraft teased the hiring of former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley to the 2025 football staff.

Trace McSorley returns to Happy Valley, and Dan Connor gets an official promotion, as Penn State football coach James Franklin continues to hire Nittany Lions lettermen.

General managers are now a thing in major college football. Top programs could use an experienced pair of eyes to help with roster retention, talent evaluation, NIL, the transfer portal, and whatever comes next in the area of revenue sharing.

Time to get back to some Penn State fan questions. I would say James Franklin has done a nice job of adding quality coordinators and assistant coaches in recent years. He has not been perfect, but the Lions’ staff is a good one.

Penn State had its season end heartbreakingly in the Orange Bowl against Notre Dame as a Drew Allar interception led to the Fighting Irish's heroic game-winning field goal from Mitch Jeter. This left a stain on the Nittany Lions, as the team anxiously looked onward recognizing their national title hopes had died in front of them.

Well, Dabo Swinney has never been shy about cracking open the checkbook for his staff. The post Tom Allen Breaks Silence on Leaving James Franklin's Penn State After $6M DC's Faith Turns Clemson Culture appeared first on EssentiallySports.

In recent weeks, PennLive has looked at Penn State’s most important players in 2025 and put the spotlight on some talented redshirt freshmen. The focus now is on several Penn State veterans who could earn more meaningful roles in the fall. A few of them are potential starter, if healthy.

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Penn State Nittany Lions were just inches away from reaching the national championship final until the opportunity slipped from their grasp as they lost to Notre Dame in the semifinal. The post Crisis Hits Drew Allar as FOX Analyst Exposes Penn State’s Alarming Roster Gap Amid James Franklin’s Trace McSorley Move appeared first on EssentiallySports.

James Franklin always sticks to the playbook basics. The post Woes for James Franklin Confirmed as Penn State Insider's Concerning Admission Threatens Drew Allar's Future appeared first on EssentiallySports.

North Carolina first-year coach Bill Belichick hired Michael Lombardi, his former right-hand man in the NFL. Cal tabbed former NFL coach Ron Rivera for its GM job. Stanford picked quarterback alum Andrew Luck. Recently, Oklahoma selected Jim Nagy, the former executive director of the Senior Bowl, to be its general manager.