Drew Allar is the starter, Beau Pribula is at Missouri, and Penn State's No. 2 quarterback will be inexperienced in 2025.

The Nittany Lions lost their past two games to top-15 competition by a combined six points. Rhoades knows his team is close, but he's searching for a key tweak.

Penn State news, notes, and updates for Jan. 20 include an NFL Draft all-star game update involving a former player, headlines of the day, and more. It’s time to dive into Monday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.

The Nittany Lions won 13 games, claimed two playoff victories and were this close to playing for the national championship.

In Wednesday’s 90-85 loss to Michigan State, senior Puff Johnson exited in the first half with a right hand injury. He didn’t return to the game, one reason Rhoades wound up playing Ace Baldwin Jr., Zach Hicks and D’Marco Dunn for 35-plus minutes each. On Friday, Rhoades said Johnson will “be out for a bit.”

Penn State's women's basketball team had four players score in double figures as the Nittany Lions upset No. 9 Ohio State 62-59 on Sunday in State College, Pennsylvania. The Buckeyes fell to 17-1 overall and 6-1 in the Big Ten. Penn State is 10-9, 1-7.

Rutgers faces the Penn State Nittany Lions after Ace Bailey scored 24 points in the Scarlet Knights' 85-82 victory against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

The Lions247 team has its finger on the pulse of Penn State transfer portal news, recruiting, coaching staff moves and more after James Franklin's squad was eliminated in the semifinals of the College

Preview the January 20 matchup between the Penn State Nittany Lions and Rutgers Scarlet Knights with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

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Rutgers visits the Penn State Nittany Lions after Ace Bailey scored 24 points in the Scarlet Knights' 85-82 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers.