College football's cottage industry of 2026 way-too-early rankings began even before Monday's title game between indiana and Miami, with On3 leading the way. And Penn State opened at No. 14 in On3's first look at next season, with new coach Matt Campbell earning credit for his success at Iowa State.

Penn State was ranked slightly higher in the way-too-early top 25 released by On3.

Matt Campbell and Penn State are bringing in a lot of familiar players via the transfer portal, just like Curt Cignetti did at Indiana.

Yet Matt Campbell still arrived from Iowa State with a manadate: to rebuild Penn State as quickly as possible into a championship contender. Campbell, who spent 10 seasons at Iowa State, has access to more resources and a broader recruiting reach but also more expectations.

Penn State football is a Top 20 team in 2026, for now, at least. The Nittany Lions, with a new head coach, new staff and a reimagined roster, come in at No. 17 in the USA Today's "too-early top 25 ranking," released on Monday, before the national championship game between Indiana and Miami.

Lamar Wilkerson racked up a career-high 44 points as Indiana reached the century mark for the fourth time this season in their 113-72 win over Penn State on Tuesday. Wilkerson was an efficient 16-for-22 from the field, 10-for-15 from deep, and made each of ...

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Insanity. Penn State almost got it done without Drew Allar, putting Ethan Grunkemeyer out there with an interim coach while running the ball 29 times between Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen.