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Penn State QB Drew Allar learning from ‘humbling’ CFP loss
Drew Allar was a week removed from Penn State’s College Football Playoff semifinal loss to Notre Dame before sitting down with quarterbacks coach Danny O’Brien and watching that play — the unfortunate interception that ended the Nittany Lions’ season in the Orange Bowl. Allar was trying to lead a winning...
Frozen Four 1st-timer Penn State trying to break through for title
ST. LOUIS — If big-game experience counts for anything, Denver hockey coach David Carle was encouraged how the defending champion Pioneers dealt with their share of second-half adversity to make it back to the Frozen Four. “We’ve learned and grown up through every challenging experience,” the seventh-year coach said of...
Nick Singleton explains why he returned to Penn State, skipped 2025 NFL draft
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State star Nick Singleton went back and forth — or in his words, “right and left” — on what to do: leave for the 2025 NFL draft or come back for one more year. After Penn State’s season ended at the Orange Bowl, Singleton sat down...
This weekend’s Frozen Four will have a heavy Western Pa. influence
As college hockey crowns a men’s national champion at this weekend’s Frozen Four in St. Louis, the event will have a significant Western Pa. influence. Nine skaters from the region will be on rosters from the four teams participating. Wexford’s Brian Kramer will be on defense for the Western Michigan...
From shutdown to reopen, a timeline of how the sports world was impacted by covid-19
The covid-19 pandemic affected all corners of humanity in the United States, touching everything from myriad industries to patterns of social interaction to politics and methods for healthcare. Sports might not have the societal importance of many of the other areas, but it did serve as a significant public bellwether...
Covid’s legacy on sports world includes acceleration of NIL, paying college athletes
Justin King’s football journey took him from Gateway High School to Penn State, three NFL teams and into the XFL. It was a ride that included time as a player, major-college team staffer, league executive and, now, athlete advisory/development. King, 37, has seen it all. His experiences as a highly-recruited,...
‘Unfinished business’: Penn State DT Zane Durant motivated for senior season
STATE COLLEGE — James Franklin was abundantly clear last season when talking about Penn State defensive tackle Zane Durant. He felt Durant had been one of the nation’s most underrated defenders, causing havoc and disruption on the interior more than he was credited for. Durant came away with just three...
Why Penn State legend Trace McSorley is destined for coaching success
Trace McSorley did a little bit of everything on Tuesday night. The Penn State legend gave footwork advice to the backup quarterbacks. He acted as a defender during walkthroughs. He even wore a padded fist, swatting at running backs during ball security drills. McSorley, a Big Ten champion and program...
Penn State WR coach offers honest remarks: ‘We could always use help’
Penn State’s wide receivers will be under heavy scrutiny as the Nittany Lions push to win a national championship in 2025. James Franklin knows that. Athletic director Pat Kraft knows that. Receivers coach Marques Hagans knows that better than anyone. The last time reporters spoke with Hagans was after the...
In 2nd season with Penn State softball team, Mt. Pleasant grad Haylie Brunson aims for big finish
Haylie Brunson got it right the second time around. At least that’s the way Penn State softball coach Clarisa Crowell sees it. Crowell was in her first season in charge of the Nittany Lions four years ago when she watched Mt. Pleasant play for the PIAA championship at Penn State’s...
Penguins Elite alum nets winner to send Penn State to 1st Frozen Four
Penn State is headed to the Frozen Four for the first time in program history after the Nittany Lions defeated UConn, 3-2 in overtime, in the Allentown Regional Final at the PPL Center on Sunday night. Sophomore Matt DiMarsico scored the game-winner with just over two minutes left in overtime...
Transfer Devonte Ross brings speed element to Penn State wide receiver corps
There are no guarantees when it comes transfers, but Penn State has developed some good ones during the last few seasons. Wide receiver was a problem position for the Nittany Lions in 2023 and 2024. But James Franklin found a solid wideout in Mitchell Tinsley leading up to the 2022...
Penn State’s O-line now a strength, and James Franklin intends to keep it that way
It should be a spring of few worries when it comes a couple of Penn State offensive positions. Running back. And offensive line. The Nittany Lions return a pair of 1,000-yard backs in Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen. The fourth-year players may be limited during spring drills. The offensive line...
Seton LaSalle’s Khalil Taylor commits to Penn State
Khalil Taylor, one of the top-ranked sophomores in Pennsylvania, plans to continue his football career at Penn State. The Seton LaSalle wide receiver made a verbal commitment to the Nittany Lions on Saturday afternoon, announcing his plans on X after making an unofficial visit this week. 1000% committed ⚪️????! #WEARE????...
Penn State safety makes big step at pro day; Carter, Warren don’t participate
STATE COLLEGE — Kevin Winston Jr. didn’t have much left to prove to NFL teams, even after playing just one full game as a junior at Penn State. The 6-foot-11⁄2, 215-pound safety has been solidly projected in the second round for next month’s NFL Draft in Green Bay. Coach James...
‘It’s really all of it’: Penn State QB Drew Allar can improve in all areas this spring
What is James Franklin’s checklist for his veteran quarterback this spring? Drew Allar, entering his fourth season at Penn State and his third as the starter, is coming off a season in which he threw for 3,327 yards and 24 touchdowns against only eight interceptions. Allar threw for 391 yards...
Penn State’s Blue-White Game to continue, follow scrimmage format
STATE COLLEGE — Despite a nationwide trend of major college programs canceling spring games, often citing the length of the 2024 season, Penn State has no plans of doing so — both for this year and in the future. The annual Blue-White Game is set for 2 p.m. April 26...
Imani Christian’s David Davis commits to Penn State
Imani Christian is among the WPIAL’s smallest schools, but Penn State has landed a big football recruit from there two years in a row. David Davis, a highly recruited junior, committed Tuesday to the Nittany Lions. The 6-foot, 190-pound defensive back shared a top-six list in January that included Penn...
Linebacker Tony Rojas among Penn State players sidelined at start of spring camp
James Franklin met with reporters ahead of Penn State ‘s spring camp opening on Tuesday. Franklin addressed several key items, including injury updates for a few Nittany Lions. Penn State linebacker Tony Rojas, offensive tackle Anthony Donkoh and tight end Andrew Rappleyea will not be “fully available” at the start...
Robert Morris’ Amarion Dickerson, Duquesne’s Kareem Rozier among area players to enter transfer portal
It took a full season, capped by a spectacular performance last week in the NCAA Tournament, for Amarion Dickerson to make his mark on the local sports scene. It took the Robert Morris basketball star barely any time at all to say his goodbyes. Dickerson, a 6-foot-7 small forward, who...
After making history, Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci wants legacy to go beyond wins
PHILADELPHIA — For 10 minutes straight Saturday night, Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci downplayed his history-making fifth NCAA title the way an NBA All-Star might dismiss winning a pickup game. Minutes after the final bout of Starocci’s collegiate career, an NCAA official introduced him at a news conference as the...
Penn State, Carter Starocci celebrate titles, Gable Steveson upset at NCAA wrestling
PHILADELPHIA — Penn State’s Carter Starocci won an unprecedented fifth national title and Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson stunned Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson in the heavyweight final Saturday night at the NCAA men’s wrestling championships with President Donald Trump in attendance. Hendrickson, a transfer from Air Force, trailed in the...
Penn State nears 4th straight national title as all 10 wrestlers earn All-American honors
PHILADELPHIA — Penn State is closing in on its fourth straight Division I men’s wrestling championship and its 12th in 14 years under coach Cael Sanderson. All 10 Penn State wrestlers earned All-American status Friday. The Nittany Lions join Minnesota’s 2001 squad as the only teams to have that many...
Penn State goes 20-0, Mt. Lebanon’s Stout brothers square off on 1st day of NCAA wrestling
Three-time defending national champion Penn State went 20-0 and a pair of brothers from Mt. Lebanon stole the show on the first day of the NCAA wrestling championships Thursday in Philadelphia. The undefeated day for the Nittany Lions included the 100th career victory for 174-pounder Carter Starocci, an 18-2 technical...
Will Penn State’s backup QB battle be decided by the end of April?
Drew Allar is Penn State’s starting quarterback. He is the unquestioned leader of Andy Kotelnicki’s offense, a potential early-round draft pick in 2026 who threw for 3,327 yards and 24 touchdowns in 16 games a year ago. Allar’s backup? The answer to that question is a bit unclear when it...
