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Rose Bowl teams remember lessons of 2020’s covid-19 season

LOS ANGELES — Tyler Warren started playing at Penn State in 2020. Nothing about that covid-19-hindered season made sense to him. “Really, like my first year of college football, it’s more like 2021 from a normality perspective,” the Nittany Lions’ third-year sophomore tight end said. “It was really its own...
2022 Year in Review: Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement, Franco Harris’ death among top stories in Pittsburgh sports

For the Pittsburgh Steelers, the year began with a victory lap of sorts and one final playoff appearance for Ben Roethlisberger. It ended with the Steelers breaking in a new quarterback and reeling from the sudden loss of one of the franchise’s all-time great players. Before he retired, Roethlisberger guided...
Penn State WR Mitchell Tinsley’s journey from JUCO walk-on to Rose Bowl

LOS ANGELES — Mitchell Tinsley’s journey to the Rose Bowl was improbable. The Penn State wide receiver knows that better than anyone. “I’m still trying to grasp it,” Tinsley said with a smile Thursday at the Sheraton Grand in downtown Los Angeles. “It’s definitely surreal.” When the No. 11 Nittany...
Lundy returns to lead Penn State over Delaware State, 60-46Video

STATE COLLEGE — Seth Lundy returned from a one-game absence to score 15 points and grab 10 rebounds to lead Penn State to a 60-46 victory over Delaware State on Thursday. Andrew Funk hit four 3-pointers for his 12 points, and Jalen Pickett had 10 points and six assists for...
Penn State, Utah understand opt-outs for Rose Bowl

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Not even the “Granddaddy” of all bowl games is immune from opt-outs. There will be some notable names missing when seventh-ranked Utah faces ninth-ranked Penn State in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 2, but the absence of the likes of Utes tight end Dalton Kincaid and Nittany...
Penn State’s Brenton Strange declares for NFL draft, will play in Rose Bowl

Two weeks ago, Brenton Strange acknowledged he had a “life-changing decision” on his hands: come back to Penn State for the 2023 season or declare for the NFL draft. “I haven’t really made any decisions yet,” Strange said at Penn State’s Rose Bowl media day at Beaver Stadium. “But I’d...
Penn State’s defense was terrific in November, but can the Lions keep rolling against Utah in the Rose Bowl?

Which Penn State defense will show up Jan. 2 when James Franklin’s 10-2 Nittany Lions face 10-3 Utah in the Rose Bowl? Will it be the one that was gouged for 418 rushing yards by unbeaten Michigan in the Wolverines’ 41-17 win over PSU in Ann Arbor on Oct. 15?...
Pickett nearly gets triple-double as Penn State tops QuinnipiacVideo

STATE COLLEGE — Jalen Pickett finished an assist shy of a triple-double, and Penn State defeated Quinnipiac, 77-68, on Thursday. Moving the game time up by four hours because of weather didn’t affect Pickett, who is the only player in the country averaging 16 points, seven rebounds and seven assists....
Penn State’s 2023 class includes athletes who could help next season’s defense

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s 2022 defense was one of the Big Ten’s most disruptive units during the regular season. The Nittany Lions’ fan base will get one more look at coordinator Manny Diaz’s troops when the 10-2 Nittany Lions face 10-3 Utah in the Jan. 2 Rose Bowl. Penn...
James Franklin on Penn State’s early enrollees, positions of need and steals

From 7 a.m. until noon, James Franklin sat in the same chair in the Lasch Building with coaches and staffers surrounding him. There was NFL Draft music, and there were former Penn State standouts like Tamba Hali, Pat Freiermuth, Paul Posluszny and Jaquan Brisker calling in to announce the future...
Penn State remembers Franco Harris as ‘true steward’ of the university

Before Franco Harris became a four-time Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer, he was one of the greatest running backs in Penn State history. Penn State coaches, administrators and former players mourned Harris’ passing Wednesday, remembering a player who helped form one of the nation’s top backfields...
Penn State’s Kalen King, ‘one of the best corners in the country,’ ready for Rose Bowl spotlightVideo

When Penn State and Utah kick off at the Rose Bowl, the Nittany Lions will be without one of the top prospects in the 2023 draft. Joey Porter Jr., a first-team All-Big Ten pick and a projected first-round selection, is sitting out after declaring his NFL intentions. And yet, even...
‘I was astounded’: Penn State teammates impressed with Drew Allar’s development

Already holding an insurmountable lead, it didn’t really affect the outcome of the game. But the play of the day during Penn State’s win at Indiana last month was Drew Allar’s bullet to Harrison Wallace III. Allar rolled right and, instead of waltzing into the end zone himself from a...
Jalen Pickett, Andrew Funk lead Penn State past Canisius

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Jalen Pickett scored 16 points, Andrew Funk added 15 and Penn State turned up the defense in the second half to roll to a 97-67 win over Canisius on Sunday. Pickett had 13 points and the Nittany Lions shot 56% in the first half but the...
Penn State DC Manny Diaz discusses his 2023 plans, and whether he wants to be a head coach again

STATE COLLEGE — The list of college defensive coordinators who had a better year than Penn State’s Manny Diaz is a short one. The Lions’ first-year DC directed one of the top units in the Big Ten. Penn State finished fifth in the conference in scoring defense (18 points per...
Penn State’s Pat Kraft on the future of Beaver Stadium: ‘I wanna make this building better’

STATE COLLEGE — Iconic Beaver Stadium has been around since 1960. And Penn State AD Pat Kraft intends to make sure the current home of the Nittany Lions is the future home of the program. Renovation is the word to associate with Beaver Stadium moving forward. Kraft also made it...

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