Nittany Nation

Penn State's season ends in the Orange Bowl after a loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinals. The Nit Wits Ryan Risky, Neil Rudel, Mark Brennan, and former Nittany Lion Keith "Goon" Conlin break down the season ending loss, look at James Franklin's struggles against the top teams, and discuss what the future looks like.

Penn State is off to the College Football Playoff semifinals after defeating Boise State 31-14. This weeks show dissects how the Nittany Lions shut down Heisman runner up Ashton Jeanty, what the big picture looks like for Penn State, and previews the Orange Bowl against Notre Dame.

Penn State defeats SMU 38-10 in the first round of the College Football Playoff to advance to the Fiesta Bowl against Boise State. The Nit Wits Ryan Risky, Neil Rudel, Mark Brennan, and former Penn State quarterback Shane McGregor break down the big win, preview the Fiesta Bowl, and look at the College Football Playoff picture.

Penn State falls to Oregon in the Big Ten Championship Game in thriller 45-37. With the loss the Nittany Lions will host SMU in the first round of the College Football Playoff in what will be a noon White Out. The Nit Wits Ryan Risky, Riley Holsinger, Neil Rudel, and former Penn State wide receiver Joe Nastasi break down the game and how the first 12 team bracket looks.

In an unexpected turn of events Penn State is heading to the Big Ten Championship Game to take on Oregon. The Nittany Lions took care of business against Maryland after Michigan shocked the world and defeated Ohio State for a fourth consecutive season. The Nit Wits Ryan Risky, Neil Rudel, Mark Brennan, and former Penn State equipment manager Spider Caldwell preview the game, look at the events tha...

Penn State escapes with a narrow one point win over Minnesota. It wasn't the prettiest win, however the Nittany Lions were able to get it done. The Nit Wits Ryan Risky, Neil Rudel, and Mark Brennan dissect the kicking game woes, how James Franklin coached one of his best games, and look at the College Football Playoff picture and discuss whether losing a conference title game could hurt a teams ch...

In the latest edition of Nittany Nation Overtime, Riley Holsinger, Neil Rudel, Mark Brennan and Shane McGregor discuss Penn State’s win on the road against Purdue, consideration for Tyler Warren to be in the Heisman Trophy conversation, young players getting reps and more.

Penn State met Washington with some White Out conditions in what might have been the Huskies true welcome to the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions fed off of the crowd and cruised to a 35-6 win to improve to 8-1 on the season. The Nit Wits Ryan Risky, Neil Rudel, Mark Brennan, and former Nittany Lion kicker Massimo Manca discuss the win, look at the red zone offense, Tyler Warren's historic season, discu...

Andrew Kalista of The BlueWhite Tailgate Pawcast hops on discuss Penn State's 20-13 loss to Ohio State and look ahead at the Nittany Lions White Out matchup with Washington Saturday.

Penn State suffers its first loss of the season in a 20-13 defeat to Ohio State. James Franklin's record against the Buckeyes falls to 1-10, while also falling to 3-18 against teams ranked in the Top 10. The Nit Wits Ryan Risky, Neil Rudel, Mark Brennan, and former Nittany Lion Joe Nastasi break down the gut wrenching loss from the offensive play calling, coaching, Franklin's struggles against Ohi...

David DeGuzman, sports reporter from WCHM stops by to preview Penn State and Ohio State. It's a massive meeting Saturday between the no. 3 & no. 4 teams in football and promises to be one of the best games of the weekend.

Penn State improves to 7-0 after a 28-13 win over Wisconsin. With a big showdown against Ohio State looming next week the Nit Wits Ryan Risky, Neil Rudel, Mark Brennan, and former Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Bradley dissect the win, discuss the injuries to Drew Allar and Dani Dennis-Sutton, look at the the current College Football Playoff picture, and preview next weeks game against Ohio...

Landon Tengwall joins the NitWits this week as Penn State goes on its second bye. The group breaks down the first half start and look ahead to the team's second half of the season.

Penn State with one of its biggest road wins in the James Franklin era. The Nit Wits Ryan Risky, Tyler Donahue, Neil Rudel, and former Nittany Lion Keith "Goon" Conlin discuss Tyler Warren emerging as one of the best tight ends in college football, Drew Allar's poise leading the Nittany Lions 14 point comeback, and true freshman Ryan Barker delivering the biggest kick of his career in overtime.

CBS broadcaster Brad Nessler drops by to preview Penn State at USC and discuss the changes in the college football landscape.

After a 27-11 win over UCLA Penn State has improved to 5-0 on the season. The hot start as well as a crazy weekend of college football has catapulted the Nittany Lions to No. 4 in the latest AP Top 25. Ryan Risky is joined by Neil Rudel, Mark Brennan, and former Nittany Lion Bill Contz to break down the win. The Nit Wits look into what has made the defense so dominant in the second half of games,...

James Williams, host of Bleav in UCLA Football , reporter for USA Today stops by to preview the Bruins' trip to Happy Valley as UCLA and Penn State meet for the first time in more than 50 years.

Penn State opens up Big Ten play with a 21-7 win under the lights at Beaver Stadium. The Nit Wits Ryan Risky, Neil Rudel, Mark Brennan, and former Nittany Lion quarterback Chuck Fusina break down the win. Offensively Penn State ran for more than 200 yards and defensively were able to hold Illinois to a miniscule 1.1 yards per carry, but there were concerns in the game for Penn State such as penalt...

WCIA's Glenn Kinley stops by to help us talk about Penn State and Illinois, a top-25 showdown for the Nittany Lions who host the Illini Saturday in their Big Ten opener

Penn State dominates Kent State in historic fashion. The Nittany Lions set a program record with 718 yards of offense while only allowing 67. Ryan Risky and is joined by the Nit Wits Neil Rudel and Mark Brennan with special guest Al Polamalu. The analysts break down the big win and talk about Polamalu's family tree in football which features a Steelers Hall Of Famer.

Andrew Clay and Nittany Nation Overtime's Neil Rudel discuss Penn State's game against Kent State and revaluate the expectations after an uneven outing against Bowling Green two weeks ago. (Pardon our audio, working with new equipment, will be better)

With Penn State on its first bye week the Nit Wits Ryan Risky, Neil Rudel, and Mark Brennan welcome Roger Cory, the producer of the Penn State Sports Network for the past 25 years to the show to discuss his career and what it's been like working with Steve Jones and Jack Ham.

Penn State barely escapes with a narrow 34-27 win over Bowling Green. Ryan Risky is joined by the Nit Wits Neil Rudel, Mark Brennan, and special guest former Nittany Lion captain Mike Irwin to break down the explosive offense and what went wrong on defense.

Riley Holsinger and Andrew Clay discuss Penn State's week 1 win over West Virginia and look forward to the team's home opener against Bowling Green

Penn State opens the season with a 34-12 road win over West Virginia. The Nit Wits -- Ryan Risky, Mark Brennan, Neil Rudel, and guest Steve Smear analyze the win and how the new look offense led by Andy Kotelnicki looked.