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Penn State men’s basketball faces Mississippi in Brooklyn
Mississippi (4-1) vs. Penn State (5-0) Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York; 5 p.m. Wednesday BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi and Penn State are set to square off in an NIT Season Tip-Off game at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Penn State won against Yale, 58-56, in its most recent game, and Mississippi fell 87-86...
Reports: Penn State WR Justin Shorter enters transfer portal
Penn State wideout Justin Shorter reportedly entered the transfer portal, although coach James Franklin did not confirm those reports Tuesday afternoon. Citing an unnamed source, Yahoo! Sports’ Pete Thamel reported at 1:15 p.m. that Shorter had entered the portal. About 10 minutes later, Franklin was asked about that report during...
Penn State QB Sean Clifford a ‘game-time decision’ against Rutgers, per James FranklinVideo
Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford, who was injured Saturday, is a “game-time decision” against Rutgers this weekend, head coach James Franklin said Tuesday afternoon. Clifford, a redshirt sophomore, crumpled to the turf in the third quarter against Ohio State. He was eventually able to walk off the field under his...
Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons finalist for Butkus Award
The Butkus Award is presented annually to the nation’s top collegiate linebacker, and Penn State sophomore Micah Parsons is one of six finalists for this year’s honor. The finalists were announced Monday, and Wisconsin’s Zack Baun, Texas Tech’s Jordyn Brooks, Clemson’s Isaiah Simmons, California’s Evan Weaver and Wyoming’s Logan Wilson...
QB situation among top storylines for Penn State-Rutgers game
For the first time in many weeks, the Penn State football program is staring at a breather in Big Ten play. The Nittany Lions’ schedule has been rugged dating to the beginning of October, featuring dates with Purdue, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Indiana and Ohio State. The fact PSU...
Analysis: Ohio State’s Young will chase Heisman to New York
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Chase Young needed help from a police officer to get through the crowd of fans that poured onto the field after Ohio State beat Penn State at the Horseshoe. Otherwise, Young spent Saturday doing pretty much whatever he wanted for the Buckeyes. The defensive end returned from...
Penn State’s hope for future, why Ricky Slade didn’t travel and more
COLUMBUS, OHIO — No. 8 Penn State came up a few plays short of No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday at Ohio Stadium. The reality is, the Nittany Lions are probably a few players short of matching the Buckeyes’ talent, too. Coach James Franklin’s team always will battle though, and...
James Franklin: Penn State needed spark Will Levis provided
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Penn State coach James Franklin said starting quarterback Sean Clifford could have re-entered Saturday’s 28-17 loss at Ohio State. The team decided, however, it needed a quarterback who could fully function, which the redshirt sophomore apparently couldn’t do and also has struggled to do for a few...
Myles Dread’s late 3 propels unbeaten Penn State over Yale
UNIVERSITY PARK — Myles Dread hit a 3-pointer with just under a minute to go to lift Penn State over Yale, 58-56, on Saturday and remain undefeated. Dread finished with 13 points, and Izaiah Brockington scored 15 for the Nittany Lions (5-0) in a game Penn State trailed for all...
Penn State loses to Ohio State in marquee Big Ten matchupVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After cruising through the first 10 games against teams that didn’t put up much a fight, No. 2 Ohio State found itself in a slugfest with No. 9 Penn State. The Buckeyes responded, winning with defense. Justin Hillard intercepted Penn State backup Will Levis’ pass, and the...
No. 1 Penn State wrestling team falls to No. 6 Arizona State
The Arizona State wrestling team received a forfeit win at 184 pounds Friday, which helped the Sun Devils upset No. 1 Penn State, 19-18, in a dual match in Tempe, Ariz. The loss snapped Penn State’s streak of 60 dual wins that dated to the end of the 2014-15 season....
Ohio State matchup gives Penn State another chance to earn ‘elite’ status
Moments after the last time his team faced Ohio State, Penn State coach James Franklin uttered a few phrases that have continued to resonate. “The reality is, we’ve gone from an average football team, to a good football team, to a great football team, but we’re not an elite team...
Ohio State QB Justin Fields is the one that got away for Penn State
Two years ago, it would have been fairly easy to predict sophomore quarterback Justin Fields would play a key role in the outcome of Saturday’s marquee matchup between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 8 Penn State. It would have been much harder to forecast Fields would be wearing scarlet...
Ohio State’s Chase Young poses big problems for ‘good old Penn State’
When news first broke earlier this month that Ohio State’s Chase Young faced a suspension for taking a loan from a family friend in violation of NCAA rules, there was a bit of conjecture about how long the punishment would last. Judging by his comments this week, Penn State coach...
Penn State could provide test for ‘Blowout Buckeyes’
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Ryan Day has been saying all season how he wants to see how his team plays when a game is tight, nasty and intense in the fourth quarter. That hasn’t happened yet. Through 10 games, Day has had the luxury of the Buckeyes running...
Big 2nd half from Lamar Stevens gets unbeaten Penn State past Bucknell
STATE COLLEGE — Lamar Stevens didn’t like the pace Penn State was playing at early Tuesday, so the Nittany Lions forward took it upon himself to speed things up. Stevens scored 21 of 27 points in the second half, and Penn State pulled away from Bucknell, 98-70, after leading by...
Penn State ‘hopeful’ WR KJ Hamler will be ready for Ohio State
Big-play receiver KJ Hamler’s status for No. 9 Penn State’s matchup with No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday remains up in the air. Hamler is Penn State’s leading receiver with 46 catches for 791 yards and eight touchdowns this season. He scored on a 93-yard TD pass in a 27-26...
Penn State QB Sean Clifford says he received death threats after loss to Minnesota
Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford said Tuesday morning that he received death threats via social media after the Nittany Lions suffered their first loss of the season to Minnesota on Nov. 9. Clifford said he deleted his social media after the 31-26 loss. “It’s kind of sad to say, but...
Penn State is nearly a 3-touchdown underdog at Ohio StateVideo
Penn State is set for its Big Ten East title showdown with Ohio State, and the Buckeyes are a prohibitive favorite. Circa Sports, which is always the first Las Vegas sportsbook to post college football lines each week, has made Saturday’s home team a 19-point favorite for the contest at...
QB Sean Clifford leads No. 9 Penn State past No. 24 Indiana
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s best offense Saturday wasn’t explosive or flashy. It was grinding and relentless, and it helped keep the No. 9 Nittany Lions’ playoff hopes alive. Penn State (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten, No. 9 CFP) got three touchdowns from quarterback Sean Clifford, who completed 11 of 23...
No. 9 Penn State looking to rebound against No. 24 Indiana
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State still has a path to the College Football Playoff, although the No. 9 Nittany Lions can’t afford another slipup. Especially against a team they historically have beaten. However, this Indiana team is different, and the No. 24 Hoosiers (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten) are determined to...
Penn State doesn’t have to give up on playoff despite loss to Minnesota
After his team’s 31-26 loss to Minnesota on Saturday, Penn State coach James Franklin noted “all of our goals are still out there ahead of us.” That includes the team’s first appearance in the College Football Playoff. As they return home Saturday to face Indiana — their first home game...
AP Top 25: LSU landslide No. 1; Minnesota jumps into top 10; Penn State falls to No. 9
LSU is an overwhelming No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll after beating Alabama in a 1-2 matchup, and Minnesota moved into the top 10 for the first time in 57 years. After two weeks of historically close voting at the top of poll, LSU received 54 first-place...
Myreon Jones leads Penn State men’s basketball team past Wagner
STATE COLLEGE — Pat Chambers believes Penn State can be one of the best defensive teams in the country. Two games in, the Nittany Lions appear to be headed in that direction. Myreon Jones scored 14 points, and Penn State pulled away from Wagner, 91-64, on Saturday. Lamar Stevens added...
Minnesota holds off Penn State in battle of unbeatens
MINNEAPOLIS — The progress made by Minnesota in coach P.J. Fleck’s third season was met by natural skepticism outside the long-languishing program, with even the most ardent fans in full prove-it mode for this game of unbeaten teams against Penn State. From start to finish, the Gophers matched the moment....
