
Ahead of Pitt's clash with the Nittany Lions, coach Pat Narduzzi and the Panthers will once again shut out the media -- keeping practice closed and denying all player interview requests.

The Big Ten needed to grant the former Penn State 125-pound wrestler a waiver that would allow him to bypass the conference's rule that he would have to sit out a season, and apparently this waiver was granted.

To say Penn State picked up right where it left off after last season's impressive offensive scheme throttled opponents would be an understatement.

Greetings from Beaver Stadium, Penn State fans! James Franklin and his No. 6 Nittany Lions begin one of the program's most-anticipated seasons in recent years with a noon kickoff against Akron, live on ABC.

Ahead of this clash with the Zips, here's all the media and miscellaneous information you'll need:

Penn State fall sports are going to be historically good this fall regardless of what the football team does.