Penn State’s 2024 season has come to a disappointing close with a loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl. Now it’s time to turn the page and look at the good, the bad and the ugly of the current state of Penn State football.

The NCAA transfer portal winter cycle for the 2025 college football season officially opened on Dec. 9. WGAL is here to keep you updated on Penn State's transfer portal activity for the winter cycle below.

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman's Asian heritage was largely ignored after his team defeated Penn State University in the 2025 Orange Bowl.

Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen will be back for PSU next season after both cleared 1,000 yards rushing in 2024

Penn State’s longtime mascot is a common mountain lion, the kind that roamed the mountains near the school’s State College campus until the late 19th century. One of the Nittany Lions’ historic rivals, the Pitt Panthers, has a similar taxonomic nickname for a similar reason.

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson has hired Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen for the same role with the Tigers, a move that was finalized by the school’s Board of Trustees Compensation Committee.

Lynn’s deal is for multiple years, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Southern California News Group. Lynn transformed the UCLA and USC defenses across subsequent one-year stints.

In a Jan. 1 postgame press conference, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers was asked about his “clutch” performance that led to the team’s 39-31 double-overtime win against Arizona State University. Ewers threw two touchdown passes in overtime that ended in two 25-plus-yard touchdowns, which sealed the quarterfinal win for Texas.

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Nebraska broke through Penn State’s stranglehold at 133 with a surprising 14-7 win by Erie Prep grad Jacob Van Dee over Penn State’s Braeden Davis and a major decision at 149 by fourth-ranked Ridge Lovett over second-ranked Shayne Van Ness. That Lovett won wasn’t as surprising as the 10-2 score itself.

When a reporter asked head coach Tom Izzo how he felt about his team's ranking after Michigan State's latest win, he didn't mince words.

Davis got an escape and a takedown, but Van Dee had a reversal to lead 7-5 after one period. After Davis tallied an escape in the second period, Van Dee countered Davis’ throw attempt for a takedown. The Cornhuskers’ wrestler added a riding time point for a 14-7 victory over the Penn State wrestler.