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What if Pitt loses to Penn State, but it’s a close game?

Here’s the thing — the most important thing — about the Pitt-Penn State game Saturday at Beaver Stadium: The outcome matters, of course, but how Pitt competes against the 13th-ranked team in the nation counts just as much. Unless the college football landscape changes dramatically over the next two months,...
Kevin Gorman: If Pitt wants to revive Penn State rivalry, the Panthers need to win

Pat Narduzzi and James Franklin spent the week talking about what makes Pitt-Penn State a great rivalry and all of the reasons why they can’t continue to play each other. That makes perfect sense, especially given the absurdity that Pitt and Penn State will play for the 100th time Saturday,...
Watch Pitt-Penn State on the big screen in Oakland

With Pitt and Penn State meeting on the gridiron for the 100th and possibly last time, a big screen is being set up outdoors in Oakland to watch the game. The big screen will be located at Forbes Digital Plaza at the corner of Forbes Avenue and South Bouquet Street...
Penn State-Pitt gameday parking sold out; lots to open early

Penn State’s parking lots around Beaver Stadium will open at 6:30 a.m. Saturday — 30 minutes earlier than usual — but fans who don’t already have parking permits will be out of luck for the Pitt game. According to the athletics department, the game-day parking permits for Saturday’s matchup against...
Sean Clifford, Penn State’s big-play QB, looking to hit another gear

Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford has launched a quick start to his career, compiling the nation’s fourth-highest passer rating through the season’s infancy. That said, Clifford finds no time for back-patting as the Lions prepare to host Pitt on Saturday. Further, the redshirt sophomore said he’s not interested in it....
Penn State’s Antonio Shelton uses Twitter to teach fan a lesson

When Penn State defensive tackle Antonio Shelton witnessed a man in Beaver Stadium yelling at one of his teammates during the Buffalo game Saturday night, he did what the modern-day student-athlete would do to get even. He got on Twitter. Appreciate everybody that came out to support tonight. But some...
Clairton graduate Lamont Wade finds happiness in Penn State secondary

After only two games as Penn State’s starting free safety, Lamont Wade can remember only one other time when he was this happy playing football. “Probably 2016 against Farrell in a state playoff (victory),” said Wade, a Clairton graduate who won three WPIAL championships and earned berths in two PIAA...
Penn State’s James Franklin recalls with fondness his ties to Pittsburgh

When James Franklin ponders playing Pitt this week, probably during nearly every one of his waking moments, he’ll think of Kenny Pickett and Maurice Ffrench (who he unsuccessfully tried to recruit) and the best way to defeat the Panthers on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. But Penn State’s coach also allowed...
Penn State uses big 3rd quarter to pull away from Buffalo

UNIVERSITY PARK — Sean Clifford turned in an all-around performance in another lopsided win for Penn State. Clifford threw for 280 yards and four touchdowns and ran 11 times for 51 to lead the No. 15 Nittany Lions back from a halftime deficit to beat Buffalo, 45-13, on Saturday night....
No. 15 Penn State looks to keep rolling against Buffalo

UNIVERSITY PARK — When Buffalo coach Lance Leipold looks at Penn State’s roster, he sees a team that can attack in waves with few weaknesses. At least none jumped out when he watched No. 15 Penn State (1-0) rout Idaho, 79-7, last week. “They just kept rolling in more guys...
Kittanning’s Nick Bowers set for happy, healthy senior year at Penn State

Penn State tight end Nick Bowers has seen the glory college football can provide, scoring a touchdown on his first career catch in 2017 against Nebraska and finding the end zone again in the Citrus Bowl against Kentucky last season. He’s also seen the despair the game sometimes engenders, missing...
79 points by Terps, Nittany Lions tied for most since 2015

It’s the time of year when mismatches skew statistics. That said, there was some prodigious production worth noting in Week 1. Maryland and Penn State each scored 79 points in their openers, tied with Fresno State last year and Missouri in 2016 for the highest total since UNLV hung 80...
Donnie Collins: Penn State does what’s expected, and shows what’s needed

STATE COLLEGE — So, Penn State did what it should have done. It posted its most lopsided win in 28 years against a team it should have beaten by as many as it beat them. In football, 79 points is a lot of points. And a 72-point win is a...
John Steigerwald: Early season cupcake games are dumb, greedy

Idaho has been outscored 158-20 in its last two season openers. Penn State beat the Fighting Potatoes, 79-7, on Saturday at Happy Valley. Last September, it lost to Fresno State in a squeaker 79-13. Nothing new here. The stupidity of cupcake openers has been going on for a long time,...
Penn State overcomes early sloppiness to rout visiting Idaho

STATE COLLEGE — Sean Clifford’s first game as Penn State’s starting quarterback was a short one. A near flawless first-half performance backed by a dominant effort from the defense allowed Clifford to take the second half off as the 15th-ranked Nittany Lions hammered FCS foe Idaho, 79-7. Clifford left the...
No. 15 Penn State eager to debut speedy defense vs. Idaho

UNIVERSITY PARK — Sean Clifford is in as good a spot as anyone to evaluate Penn State’s defense. Throughout summer camp, the Nittany Lions have been challenging the young quarterback. Snap after snap, one attribute stands out. “Speed,” Clifford said. “I can tell you that they are a fast team....

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