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Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth declares for 2021 NFL Draft
Penn State junior Pat Freiermuth declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. The 2019 All-American and 2020 Big Ten tight end of the year made the expected announcement Sunday, just a day after the Lions topped Illinois, 56-21, to end their season at 4-5. “It has been an absolute honor representing...
Penn State decides against playing in a bowl game
Shortly after winning their fourth straight game, members of the Penn State football team met Saturday night and decided not to participate in a bowl game this season. Coach James Franklin and vice president for intercollegiate athletics Sandy Barbour announced the decision late Saturday, saying it was the players’ decision...
Jahan Dotson powers Penn State past Illinois for 4th straight win
Jahan Dotson sliced his way through Illinois defenders as if he were juking through a gauntlet of orange practice cones on Saturday night. It’s become typical for Penn State’s top wideout who has posted standout performances all season inside Beaver Stadium, where the Nittany Lions (4-5) beat Illinois, 56-21, to...
Jahan Dotson steps up as Penn State’s top wide receiver
Despite being Penn State’s leader in receptions (46), receiving yards (695) and touchdown receptions (six), wide receiver Jahan Dotson still gets chided, albeit in a brotherly way, by his peers. “My teammates always joke around with me saying that I’m not fast,” Dotson said via video conference with media Saturday....
Tim Benz: Adopt the 2020 chaos! Include Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina in College Football Playoff.
The most overused phrase of 2020 is, “Hey, it’s 2020!” Well, allow me to employ it one more time while discussing college football. Hey, it’s 2020! So what better year to bust the College Football Playoff norms than this year? The selection committee should embrace the chaos and admit either...
Penn State linebacker Jesse Luketa eager to keep playing
With this season’s football schedule pockmarked by the coronavirus pandemic, the Big Ten conference added an extra game to every team’s schedule for what has been dubbed “Champions Week.” A matchup between a 3-5 Penn State team and an Illinois squad at 2-5 doesn’t exactly resemble a conference title game,...
Penn State’s James Franklin laments lack of campus visits, in-state talent on signing day
In one sense, Penn State’s recruiting class was typical for coach James Franklin. “One of the things that I’ve been proud of since we’ve been here, really throughout my career, we’ve have very little drama on signing day, how we go about the process,” Franklin said during a video conference...
Penn State’s Jayson Oweh, Shaka Toney named to Big Ten first team
Penn State defensive linemen Jayson Oweh and Shaka Toney were named to the Big Ten’s first team as selected by the conference coaches Wednesday. In eight games this season, Oweh had 38 tackles (20 solo, 18 assisted). Toney appeared in eight games and had 25 tackles (19 solo, six assisted)...
Penn State’s Rasheed Walker looks forward to ‘Champions Week’ game against Illinois
Penn State offensive tackle Rasheed Walker isn’t overly concerned with his team’s losing record. Or even the potential of going to a bowl game this winter. He’s just happy to be playing, considering the Big Ten nearly canceled the 2020-21 campaign because of the coronavirus pandemic. “I’m just thankful for...
Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth selected for Big Ten’s Kwalick-Clark award
Penn State’s Pat Freiermuth was selected as winner of the Big Ten Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year. Appearing in four games this season, Freiermuth had 23 receptions, 310 receiving yards and a touchdown. He has not played since Nov. 14 because of an undisclosed injury. The award is named...
Dickinson scores 20 to lift Michigan past Penn St. 62-58Video
Hunter Dickinson scored 20 points, including the tying and winning scores, as Michigan scrapped past Penn State, 62-58, in a low-scoring grinder of a Big Ten opener Sunday. It was a breakout game for Michigan’s freshman starting center, who pulled down seven rebounds and blocked three shots. Dickinson scored 11...
Halftime corrections led to Penn State’s third win
Penn State’s football team held its senior day Saturday in conjunction with its 39-24 home win against Michigan State at Beaver Stadium. As impressive as the final score was for a send off to the senior class, things looked dire by halftime as Michigan State led 21-10. What led to...
Penn State’s football team to face Illinois
Penn State’s football team will face Illinois on Saturday at Beaver Stadium in University Park as part of Big Ten Championship weekend. The Week 9 game is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. and be broadcast on FS1. The schools have not met since Sept. 21, 2018, when Penn State...
Sean Clifford leads Penn State past Michigan State
UNIVERSITY PARK — Little by little over the last three games, Penn State has come closer to being the team coach James Franklin thought he’d have before the season began. A come-from-behind, 39-24 win over Michigan State on Saturday is evidence enough for Franklin to know the Nittany Lions have...
Penn State defensive coordinator Brent Pry seeks improved tackling
During his video conference with media Thursday, Penn State defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Brent Pry displayed an ample amount of salt and pepper in his beard. “That’s what 0-5 will do to you!” Pry quipped. “(Shoot), I’m down about 20 pounds, too.” The program lost the first five games...
For Gateway product Jaquan Brisker, ‘just being a Nittany Lion is great’
Given the season’s unique circumstances, all NCAA athletes in fall sports will have the option of another year of eligibility. So as a senior, Penn State safety and Gateway product Jaquan Brisker could return or opt to pursue an NFL career. If he has given any thought to which path...
Even at 2-5, Penn State defensive end Shaka Toney’s optimism persists
By any measure, the Penn State football team’s season has been a disappointment. At 2-5, there is no other way to label a program that had aspirations of being a contender for the national title before the campaign opened. But leave it to defensive end Shaka Toney, ever an eternal...
Izaiah Brockington leads Penn State to rout of No. 15 Virginia TechVideo
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Izaiah Brockington scored a career-high 24 points to lead Penn State to a 75-55 victory over No. 15 Virginia Tech on Tuesday night. Brockington hit 10 of 14 the floor, including two 3-pointers for the Nittany Lions (3-1), who used a 17-0 run early in the first...
Seton Hall rallies, and rallies, to beat Penn State in OT
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Sandro Mamukelashvili scored a career-high 30 points, Myles Cale scored 16 and Seton Hall beat Penn State, 98-92, in overtime on Sunday. The Pirates (2-3) led for just two-and-half minutes. Shavar Reynolds’ 3-pointer with 45 seconds left in the extra session gave Seton Hall a 93-91...
Penn State coach James Franklin happy to be ‘1-0’
Penn State football coach James Franklin has a different way at looking at his team’s record, no matter how well or — as has been the case for much of this season — poorly it is playing. His team isn’t 2-5. It’s 1-0. At least when only considering Saturday’s 23-7...
Penn State finally puts together total performance, beats RutgersVideo
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — After the worst start in school history, Penn State is starting to play like the Nittany Lions of old. Sean Clifford threw a 29-yard touchdown, and Penn State’s defense set up three scores with stops or takeaways Saturday in a 23-7 victory over Rutgers that gave the...
Former WPIAL hoop stars Kalin, Marisa come through in clutch for Duquesne, Penn State
Amanda Kalin and Makenna Marisa were exceptional talents when they played basketball in the WPIAL. They were all-around players who could shoot it, drive it and defend it — Kalin at Pine-Richland and Marisa at Peters Township. But they also had something else in common: They both were clutch. Their...
Penn State freshman Caedan Wallace provides stability at right tackle
Penn State’s 27-17 road win against Michigan was significant because it was the program’s first victory of a disastrous season. A note of much less significance was Penn State started five freshmen or redshirt freshmen on offense: tight ends Brenton Strange and Theo Johnson, running back Keyvone Lee, wide receiver...
Penn State hockey gets first win, beats Michigan, 9-5
Forwards Bobby Hampton and Aarne Talvitie each scored two goals for Penn State’s men’s hockey team which recorded its first win of the 2020-21 season by defeating Michigan, 9-5, at home in the Pegula Ice Arena on Thursday. The Nittany Lions (1-5-0) also got a goal and two assists from...
Kirk Ciarrocca accepts responsibility for Penn State’s offensive issues
Penn State’s offensive numbers can tell two stories. First the yards. Penn State is third in the the 14-team Big Ten with 417.8 yards per game this season. But points carry more weight. And Penn State is ninth in the conference at 25 points per contest. That leads to the...
