The Penn State Nittany Lions have suffered through a tough week. After losing to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the waning seconds of the Orange Bowl, James Franklin now has to replace his most valuable coordinator.

We have officially turned the page to the 2025 football season after Ohio State took down Notre Dame in the national title to capture the Big Ten's second-strai

Haines was a finalist for the Broyles Award (top assistant) in 2024 and a semifinalist for the award in 2023. During Allen’s one season in State College, Penn State, the Lions finished No. 7 in FBS in total defense (294.8), No. 8 in scoring defense (16.5) and No. 9 in rushing defense (101.9).

Former Indiana coach Tom Allen, who served as Penn State's defensive coordinator this past season, could be on the move to the ACC soon.

Allen heard Franklin's critics when he was at Indiana, and he has heard them again as a member ... and Franklin's overall growth as a head coach in certain situations. "James has surrounded himself, in my opinion, with maybe the best coordinator combo ...

Penn State's historic 2024-25 season comes to an official close with the final US LBM Coaches Poll. See how James Franklin voted.

Here's the 2025 ESPN Way-Too-Early Top 25: Key losses: RB TreVeyon Henderson, WR Emeka Egbuka, QB Will Howard, G Donovan Jackson, LB Cody Simon, S Lathan Ransom, DE Jack Sawyer, DE JT Tuimoloau, CB Denzel Burke

Chloe Siler won the 100-yard freestyle (56.76 seconds) and 100 backstroke (1:08.60). Isabelle Tull won the 1-meter diving competition (179.85 points). Ireland Armstrong won the 500 freestyle (6:06.33) and Lillie Abernathy won the 100 breaststroke (1:14.53).

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As Franklin said before hiring Allen last year, Penn State's defense is not in rebuild mode. The program is about winning now, which the returns of Drew Allar, Nicholas Singleton, Kaytron Allen and offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki have foreshadowed. Franklin is chasing hardware next season, and the defensive coordinator hire will reflect that.

After 12 years under Merriss’ culinary vision, Bluebeard hired head chef Alan Sternberg (formerly of Field Brewing in Westfield, Iozzo’s in Indianapolis and Cerulean in Winona Lake) to helm the kitchen with an emphasis on scratch-made pastas and vibrant vegetable dishes.

Indiana's delegation includes nine members in the House and two U.S. senators. These are the people who represent the Hoosier state.