Penn State football coach James Franklin is ecstatic about how the team's fans played a role in the game against Illinois.

The reality check took a half to show up. Illinois football is better. No doubt about it. A 4-0 start including wins against ranked (at the time, not now) Kansas and Nebraska served as proof. But ...

Illinois coach Bret Bielema still has his team's back. Even after the loss to No. 9 Penn State, Bielema remains confident in ...

James Franklin asked Penn State fans to bring White-Out energy into Beaver Stadium on Saturday night. They didn’t let him ...

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Nick Singleton ran for 102 yards and a touchdown, Kaytron Allen added 94 yards and a score and Penn State pulled away in the ...

Nick Singleton ran for 102 yards and a touchdown, Kaytron Allen added 94 yards and a score and No. 9 Penn State pulled away ...

Saturday's game against a former Big Ten West foes is also a battle for which program can stem the tide of trending downward ...

Penn State coach James Franklin said fans at Beaver Stadium were "impactful" in the Nittany Lions' 21-7 win.

The 4-0 Nittany Lions physically dominated Bret Bielema’s Fighting Illini (4-1) at the line of scrimmage. PSU’s defense was ...

At multiple points throughout Saturday's 21-7 win over Illinois, Penn State seemed greatly at risk of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

“Offensively they’re totally different,” Illinois head coach Bret Bielema said. “There’s no doubt in my mind. I have ...