2012 Penn State Nittany Lions Football Preview

The Penn State Nittany Lions compete in the Leaders division in the Big Ten Conference. The program is one of the most storied in all of college football, first beginning back in 1890. The Nittany Lions play in University Park, Pennsylvania at Beaver Stadium... one of the largest stadiums in the country, at over 106,000 and the first to be included in Google Street View. Since joining the Big Ten in 1993, Penn State has captured three conference titles. Penn State has won two national championships in their history, and have produced one Heisman Trophy winner, John Capelletti.

2012 Penn State Nittany Lions Outlook

There hasn't been a program that has gone through more in an offseason than that of Penn State. And what's sad is that it has absolutely zero to do with any players or the current coaching staff, but regardless, the whole child sexual abuse scandal is going to be a hinderance and a distraction going into 2012. Althought it's a new era at Penn State this season, it's going to be really hard to know what to expect from this team in 2012. Will they rise above the adversity or will another mediocre season come as a result of all the scandals and controversy? Time will only tell... In other news, because Ohio State is ineligible, the Nittany Lions are situated only behind Wisconsin on the preseason list of favorites to win the Leaders Division in 2012 whcih would be a welcome distraction from the 800lb gorilla in the corner.

Penn State Nittany Lions Football Schedule For 2012

  • 09/01/12 vs. Ohio University Park, Pa. 12:00 p.m. ET
  • 09/08/12 at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. 12:00 p.m. ET
  • 09/15/12 vs. Navy (Military Appreciation Day) University Park, Pa. 3:30 p.m. ET
  • 09/22/12 vs. Temple University Park, Pa. TBA
  • 09/29/12 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. TBA
  • 10/06/12 vs. Northwestern (Homecoming) University Park, Pa. 12:00 p.m. ET
  • 10/20/12 at Iowa Iowa City, IA 8:00 p.m. ET
  • 10/27/12 vs. Ohio State University Park, Pa. 6:00 p.m. ET
  • 11/03/12 at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. TBA
  • 11/10/12 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. TBA
  • 11/17/12 vs. Indiana University Park, Pa. TBA
  • 11/24/12 vs. Wisconsin University Park, Pa. TBA
Penn State Football Depth Chart, Injuries, Matchups, & More
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