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Penn State to play Utah in Rose Bowl

After falling three spots in the new College Football Playoff rankings, No. 11 Penn State emerged from Selection Sunday with its second Rose Bowl berth in the past six seasons. The Nittany Lions will play Pac-12 champion and No. 8-ranked Utah at 5 p.m. Jan. 2 on ESPN. It will...
Penn State transfer portal primer: Players, rules to know for the Nittany Lions

Silly season is upon us, and Penn State is already involved. The transfer portal will open Monday, allowing thousands of FBS players to enter their names in search of greener pastures. Players can declare their intentions before that, and many have already done so on social media. But on Dec....
First Call: Could Tom Brady return to New England? Aaron Donald out; Phil Kessel back to face Pens

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ upcoming opponent got some bad news. Aaron Donald is injured. Phil Kessel is slumping. Joey Porter’s son is going pro. And could Tom Brady really go back to New England? All that and more in Thursday’s “First Call.” Donald down Former Pitt Panther Aaron Donald is going...
Penn State CB Joey Porter Jr. declares for the NFL Draft, will not play in bowl game

Penn State cornerback and North Allegheny graduate Joey Porter Jr. declared for the 2023 NFL Draft on Wednesday and announced he will not play in the team’s bowl game. “I sincerely appreciate my teammates, coaches, family and every member of the Penn State community who have made the last four...
Penn State RB Nick Singleton named Big Ten freshman of the year

Penn State’s vaunted 2022 recruiting class produced another accolade — and it was doled out to one of Pennsylvania’s own. Nick Singleton, the Nittany Lions’ star running back, was named the Big Ten’s Thomson-Randle El Freshman of the Year on Wednesday afternoon. The Governor Mifflin graduate became the fourth Nittany...
New Year’s Six scenarios: Breaking down Penn State’s path to Rose, Orange, Cotton Bowl

Going into the final regular-season Saturday of the season, the Citrus Bowl was looking likely for the Nittany Lions. And that would’ve been a fine destination. Then, LSU lost to Texas A&M. The Tigers, ranked No. 5 by the College Football Playoff committee, fell as 10-point favorites to an Aggies...
Clemson beats Penn State in ACC/Big Ten Challenge

CLEMSON, S.C. — Hunter Tyson scored all 24 of his points after halftime, PJ Hall scored 11 of his 22 points in the two overtime sessions, and Clemson beat Penn State 101-94 on Tuesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Clemson led 70-64 with 34 seconds left in regulation before...
Penn State cornerback and North Allegheny graduate Joey Porter Jr. named 1st-team All- Big Ten

Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr., who recorded 11 pass breakups and allowed just nine catches among 26 targets in man-to-man coverage this season, was named first-team All-Big Ten by separate voting from conference coaches and reporters. A redshirt junior from North Allegheny, Porter made history during Penn State’s 35-31...
Tackle Olu Fashanu passing on NFL Draft to stay at Penn State

Olu Fashanu, Penn State’s left tackle who emerged this fall as a first-round NFL Draft prospect, announced Monday that he will return to school in 2023. “For the last three years, I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity to be around a group of extremely hardworking individuals,” Fashanu wrote in...
Despite ups and downs, quarterback Sean Clifford holds Penn State career dear

A few days before he sprinted into Beaver Stadium for the final time, before he spent the pregame fighting off tears, and the pregame locker room speeches trying to get locked in before taking the field and fighting off tears again, Sean Clifford was asked a question about growing. Maligned...
AP Top 25: Michigan up to No. 2 behind top-ranked Georgia; Penn State moves up to No. 8

Michigan moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, with TCU at No. 3 and Southern California at No. 4 behind top-ranked Georgia after four top-10 teams lost on the final day of regular-season games. The Bulldogs (12-0) are No. 1 for the eighth straight...
As Penn State offense turns to tight ends, Theo Johnson delivers

STATE COLLEGE — Theo Johnson’s emergence as a big-play weapon in the Penn State offense is one of the big storylines of the Nittany Lions’ stretch run. There was never much question about the third-year tight end’s physical skills, which were on display throughout No. 11 Penn State’s 35-16 victory...
Sean Clifford throws 4 TDs, No. 11 Penn State tops Michigan State

STATE COLLEGE — This is what Sean Clifford came back for. The atmosphere, the camaraderie and most importantly, the wins. Penn State’s four-year starter, who opted to return for his sixth and final collegiate season, threw four touchdown passes to lead the No. 11 Nittany Lions over Michigan State, 35-16,...
Pickett, Lundy help Penn State cruise past Lafayette 70-57Video

STATE COLLEGE — Jalen Pickett had 18 points, Seth Lundy scored 15 and Penn State cruised to a 70-57 victory over Lafayette on Friday night. Pickett made 7 of 10 shots from the floor with eight assists and six rebounds for Penn State (6-1). Lundy hit 3 of 6 from...
No. 11 Penn State looking to wrap season strong against Michigan State

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — James Franklin has been around long enough to know that it’s simply natural for a team’s collective energy level to fade this late in the season. But after four grueling months, the No. 11 Nittany Lions (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten, No. 11 CFP) seem to have...
Ahead of Senior Day, Penn State QB Sean Clifford hoping to finish ‘whirlwind’ career on a high note

Typically, Penn State’s player conference calls go right to questions. But on Tuesday, sixth-year senior quarterback Sean Clifford opened with a statement. Clifford started by thanking the assembled media members for their coverage of his four years as Penn State’s starting quarterback. Then, he acknowledged the fans. “We have the...

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