Riverside three-star defensive lineman Tavian Branch will be in Oxford on Saturday alongside Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels for the program'

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Penn State, led by interim coach Terry Smith, is hoping to use the bye week to rally and end the season on a high note. At 3-4 on the season, the Nittany Lions must win three of their five remaining games to reach bowl eligibility — a far cry from the team's preseason No. 3 ranking.

Though it’s been a bumpy road getting to this point, Terry Smith opened his weekly press conference Monday by expressing his pleasure with how Penn State approached last week’s bye. The Nittany Lions’ interim head coach noted team leaders’ response to a four-game losing streak.

Penn State football captain and center Nick Dawkins declared that the players failed James Franklin and that is why he's no longer the coach.

In his first game as Penn State’s interim coach, Terry Smith came here not certain if the Nittany Lions would win but certain they would give a maximum effort that was clearly absent during the last three games of James Franklin’s tenure.

Carey had been committed to Penn State since April 18. A DeMatha Catholic (Md.) standout, Carey is the No. 664 player in his class and No. 49 at his position, according to the 247Sports Composite. He’s a big safety at 6-2.

And they're averaging just 2.8 yards per carry. But they are ahead, for now. The Nittany Lions didn't look sharp in the first half, especially on offense. But they certainly followed the direction of interim head coach Terry Smith: "Empty the clip," is the ...

Penn State and Iowa meet on Saturday for the 33rd time and first since the Nittany Lions’ 31-0 shutout victory in the 2023 White Out game at Beaver Stadium. It’s also Penn State’s first game without head coach James Franklin since 2014, so it’s difficult to know what to expect.

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