The Big Ten is negotiating a $2.4 billion investment from a California pension fund that would boost Penn State's athletics budget.

In contrast to Penn State's last five losses, the Lions' 27–24 defeat at the hands of No. 2 Indiana carried a different weight. This wasn't another collapse built on miscues and missed assignments. This was a team that rediscovered its backbone,

Penn State’s season of heartbreak just keeps taking hits, with the latest a loss to No. 2 Indiana despite the Nittany Lions holding a four-point lead with two minutes left in regulation. It extended the program’s longest losing streak since 2004 to six games.

ESPN's Paul Finebaum connected USC head coach Lincoln Riley to Penn State after what he's heard in recent days.

The Nittany Lions' head coach understands recruiting, roster construction and retention and provides a link with the program's past.

Penn State and Michigan State had their kickoff time for this year’s battle for the Land-Grant Trophy last week, as the Big Ten announced the game would start at 3:30 p.m. on either CBS or the Big Ten Network. As of Sunday, the game will air for a national audience on CBS.

The Indiana Hoosiers' dream season stayed alive on Saturday as Omar Cooper Jr. made an improbable catch to ruin Penn State's upset hopes.

On the ensuing Indiana possession, Mendoza tried to hit a deep corner route on second down, but under-threw his man who got undercut by Penn State safety King Mack for an interception that gave the Nittany Lions the ball back in plus territory.

After starting 2025 with three non-conference wins, Penn State is 3-6 following its 27-24 loss to Indiana on Saturday in State College.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Michigan State Spartans NCAAF game to be played on November 15, 2025 on ESPN.