Penn State category, Page 10
No. 4 Nittany Lions hoping to clinch CFP spot in regular-season finale with Maryland
STATE COLLEGE — Tyler Warren and the rest of Penn State’s senior class normally would be preparing to take in the sights and sounds in their last game at Beaver Stadium. This season’s senior day festivities won’t have that sense of finality. The No. 4 Nittany Lions (10-1, 7-1 Big...
Not a typical tight end, Penn State’s Tyler Warren a candidate for the Heisman Trophy
Tight ends and the Heisman Trophy don’t exactly go together. But Penn State’s Tyler Warren isn’t a typical tight end. The Lions’ star is listed at the position this season, but he’s also played wildcat quarterback, thrown a touchdown pass and snapped the ball on a play against USC that...
CFP chair explains why Penn State stayed ahead of Notre Dame in latest rankings
Some thought Notre Dame could — or perhaps should — jump Penn State in the latest edition of the College Football Playoff selection committee rankings. That didn’t happen. Penn State retained its No. 4 spot in the CFP committee’s latest top 25. Notre Dame, meanwhile, moved up one spot to...
Expanded Big Ten could put 4 teams in the playoff — thanks to Indiana’s unexpected rise
The expanded Big Ten is poised to be a major player in this season’s College Football Playoff. The 18-team conference had three of the top four teams in the AP poll this week — No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State. A one-loss Indiana team...
Penn State men suffer 1st loss of season, fall to Clemson in Sunshine Slam
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ian Schieffelin had 18 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in leading Clemson to a 75-67 win over previously unbeaten Penn State on Tuesday in the championship of the Sunshine Slam Beach Division. Chase Hunter added 17 points, Chauncey Wiggins 14 and Del Jones 10 for...
Finally healthy, Penn State RB Nick Singleton poised to break out ahead of postseason
Nick Singleton is starting to look like his old explosive self, which is a positive sign for Penn State as it prepares for its regular-season finale and a College Football Playoff run. Singleton was nagged by injuries — “bumps and bruises” as James Franklin calls it — throughout the Big...
Nick Kern Jr. leads Penn State over Fordham
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Senior Nick Kern Jr. came off the bench to score 20 points and grab 13 rebounds for the first double-double of his career, leading Penn State to an 85-66 victory over Fordham in a Sunshine Slam Beach Division semifinal Monday. The Nittany Lions have opened a...
Penn State focused on closing out regular season
James Franklin is under no illusions as to what his alternate reality would have looked like had Penn State dropped Saturday’s road game at Minnesota. That’s because Franklin would be shouldering a lion’s share of the blame. With 3 minutes, 47 seconds to play and Penn State up 26-25, the...
U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher retiring from international soccer
U.S. women’s national team goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher is retiring from international soccer. Naeher is on the team’s roster for a pair of upcoming matches in Europe but those games will be her last after a full 11 years playing for the United States. Over the course of her career, Naeher...
Kansas stays at No. 1 ahead of showdown vs. No. 11 Duke; Ole Miss, Mississippi State back in AP Top 25
Kansas remained solidly entrenched at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll Monday ahead of its showdown with No. 11 Duke in Las Vegas, while a pair of schools from the Magnolia State elbowed their way back into the rankings. Ole Miss returned to the poll...
From Drew Allar to Tyler Warren, the story behind Penn State’s game-winning play at Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — James Franklin had a decision to make, one that could damage or enhance Penn State’s dreams of reaching the College Football Playoff and competing for a national title. Penn State, leading Minnesota by one point with 29 seconds left in regulation, faced a fourth-and-1 at the Golden Gophers’...
No. 4 Penn State stays on playoff track with narrow 26-25 win over Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — Penn State left nothing to chance with a championship chase still on the line. The Nittany Lions were determined to end this game with the ball in their hands. Drew Allar passed for 244 yards and a touchdown, rushed for a score and led two late fourth-down conversions...
No. 4 Penn State puts off playoff talk as it prepares for tough trip to Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — With Penn State’s strong push for a spot in the College Football Playoff still a couple of wins from completion, the biggest roadblock to a bid for the Nittany Lions in this favorable final third of their schedule has arrived: a trip to Minnesota. That’s why this week,...
With 10th victory within reach, Penn State hopes to maintain momentum vs. Minnesota
Slow starts have been a recurring theme this season for Penn State. The first case of a sluggish beginning came in Week 2 against Bowling Green, with the Nittany Lions needing to dig themselves out of a halftime hole against a Mid-American Conference foe. From there, Penn State navigated through...
Penn State off to best start in 5 seasons after beating Purdue Fort Wayne 102-89
UNIVERSITY PARK — Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 25 points and distributed 11 assists and Yanic Konan Niederhauser recorded a double-double and Penn State beat Purdue Fort Wayne, 102-89, on Wednesday night. Konan Niederhauser scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Zach Hicks scored 17 points, reserve Nick Kern Jr. 13...
Penn State still has small chance to reach Big Ten championship game
Oregon is playing in the Big Ten championship game, the conference announced Tuesday. Seemingly, it took the Big Ten a couple days to figure out its own tiebreakers to determine there was no scenario in which the Ducks would be left out of the conference title game Dec. 7 at...
Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin, other Penn State freshmen likely to redshirt this season
James Franklin and Penn State signed one of the best 2024 recruiting classes in the country a little less than a year ago, thanks in part to a collection of Pennsylvania’s top talent. Penn State inked eight of the highest-rated in-state prospects during last year’s signing period. Now, they’re true...
Disruptive Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter not getting much help from officials
Abdul Carter got mauled. The star Penn State defensive end, after getting wrapped up and held by Purdue’s left tackle, preventing him from sacking quarterback Hudson Card, looked at the back judge Saturday asking for a flag. It didn’t come. Carter was in disbelief. Two plays later, Carter did get...
AP Top 25: Oregon is the unanimous No. 1 team again; Penn State stays at No. 4
Oregon remained the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday after its close call at Wisconsin, Notre Dame and Alabama each jumped up two spots and Georgia returned to the top 10. LSU is unranked for the first time in two years. The...
Penn State’s James Franklin stumps for Big Ten in statement about toughest conferences
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — James Franklin turned a question about getting younger players snaps at Purdue into an answer about the Big Ten, SEC and college football’s toughest conferences. Franklin was asked after Penn State’s blowout win over Purdue about getting underclassmen playing time. The Nittany Lions won 49-10, allowing...
Drew Allar, Tyler Warren pace No. 4 Penn State to rout of Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Drew Allar threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 4 Penn State to a 49-10 rout of Purdue on Saturday. Allar, who completed his first 10 passes, connected on 17 of 19 passes for the Nittany Lions (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) in three...
Ace Baldwin Jr., Zach Hicks both score 19 as Penn State breezes past Virginia Tech
BALTIMORE — Ace Baldwin Jr. and Zach Hicks scored 19 points apiece, and Penn State rolled to an 86-64 victory over Virginia Tech at the Hall of Fame Series on Friday night. Baldwin added 10 assists for his first double-double of the season for the Nittany Lions (4-0). He made...
James Franklin cautions No. 4 Penn State not to take Purdue lightly
INDIANAPOLIS — It’s been a rugged season for coach Ryan Walters and the Purdue Boilermakers. They endured the most lopsided loss in school history 66-7, haven’t won a game since August and still don’t have a victory over an FBS team. Half of their eight losses have come by 35...
Penn State QBs working well under 1st-year position coach Danny O’Brien
Danny O’Brien’s title at Penn State may have changed this season, but how he goes about his business and his relationship with players has not. O’Brien, 34, was promoted to quarterbacks coach in the offseason after spending last year as an offensive graduate assistant and two seasons prior to that...
Depth along interior defensive line keeping Penn State fresh in the trenches
Penn State is not unique in prioritizing depth along its interior defensive line. That’s standard practice for all programs that want to be best-equipped to handle the rigors of a long season. While the No. 4 Nittany Lions feel confident in the ability of veterans Dvon J-Thomas and Zane Durant...
