The Matt Campbell era at Penn State begins this weekend, and Prepare the Floats™ is officially putting our 2026 season prediction on the record! We’re extremely high on the addition of Matt Campbell, the winning culture he brings with him, and quarterback Rocco Becht. They’re both winners, and we believe Penn State fans are about to experience a whole lot of winning in Happy Valley beginning on September 5, 2026. Penn State is going to finish the regular season 11-1, advance

Celebrate, Penn State Nation! The Nittany Lions finally landed their head coach a long and exhausting search. Campbell arrives in Happy Valley from Iowa State, where he became the winningest coach in school history with 72 victories, eight winning seasons, three Big 12 Coach of the Year awards, and a Fiesta Bowl win over Oregon. Campbell took a struggling Iowa State program and turned them into a consistent Big 12 power. . Peter Fitzpatrick/Action Plus/Icon Sportswire Cam

Penn State keeps striking out on every attempt to land a new head coach. Literally every name potentially tied to the job has fallen through since James Franklin was shown the door. Matt Rhule, Curt Cignetti, Eli Drinkwitz, Brian Hartline, Mike Elko, and Kalani Sitake to name a few...well it feels like they just used Penn State to land more money elsewhere. So the question becomes, is Terry Smith the logical hire for Penn State? He has certainly stabilized the chaos in the p