Penn State category, Page 9
Despite turnovers in Big Ten title game, Penn State carries offensive momentum into CFP
By now, Penn State players and coaches long have digested last weekend’s Big Ten championship game loss to Oregon, with all eyes and attention on the College Football Playoff. A new season awaits the No. 6 seed Nittany Lions, who host No. 11 SMU on Dec. 21 at Beaver Stadium....
5 reasons why Penn State’s offense is averaging almost 450 yards per game
When you put up 518 yards of total offense against the No. 1 team in the country, defenses tend to notice. SMU (11-2), which visits Penn State (11-2) on Dec. 21 in a first-round playoff game, no doubt will be focusing on the Nittany Lions’ foursome of quarterback Drew Allar,...
Freshmen Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey help Rutgers fend off Penn State
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Dylan Harper finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, fellow freshman Ace Bailey totaled 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Rutgers held off Penn State, 80-76, on Tuesday night. Harper buried three straight 3-pointers to finish off an 11-0 run for a 13-7 lead and...
Penn State police won’t charge Jason Kelce over cellphone incident with fan
Penn State police will not charge retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce after investigating an altercation with a fan over a cellphone before a Nov. 2 home game between the Nittany Lions and Ohio State. University Police and Public Safety public information officer Jacqueline Sheader confirmed in an email to...
Penn State to be ‘very aggressive’ in transfer portal
The transfer portal officially opened Monday, starting a stretch of 20 days between Monday and Dec. 28 where players can enter the portal and find a new college program. The portal won’t open again until April 16 for 10 more days. Penn State has been quiet as far as departures...
Penn State’s Abdul Carter, Tyler Warren earn AP All-Big Ten honors
Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel is The Associated Press Big Ten offensive player of the year, Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter is defensive player of the year and Indiana’s Curt Cignetti is coach of the year. Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson and Penn State tight end Tyler Warren were unanimous...
Andy Kotelnicki hints at staying with Penn State despite head-coaching interviews
Penn State fans, and James Franklin, can take a deep breath. Offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki posted on social media Monday night to hint that he plans to stay with Penn State moving forward. “Beyond lucky to be a part of the Penn State Football Family,” he wrote on X. “Still...
Penn State viewing College Football Playoff as brand-new season
As a team, Penn State kept a relatively low profile Sunday while awaiting the College Football Playoff’s 12-team field to be revealed. The Nittany Lions, fresh off a shootout loss to Oregon in the Big Ten title game, returned to State College, where they eventually got word of their No....
Penn State calling for a White Out in home playoff game vs. SMU
It should come as no surprise, but White Out mode has officially been activated for Penn State’s home playoff game. The Nittany Lions’ social media accounts announced Sunday that Beaver Stadium will host a White Out on Dec. 21 against SMU. The sixth-seeded Lions will host the 11th-seeded Mustangs at...
Drew Allar’s game-sealing interception among polarizing but gutsy plays during Big Ten Championship performance
INDIANAPOLIS — Penn State junior running backs Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen tore up No. 1 Oregon through virtually all of Saturday night’s Big Ten championship game. They combined for 229 yards on 24 carries, 9.54 yards a carry, against an Oregon run defense that ranked in the top 25....
Penn State gets home game, SMU edges Alabama for last spot in College Football Playoff, while Oregon seeded 1st
The new, 12-team College Football Playoff brings with it a promise to be bigger, more exciting, more lucrative. Perfect or 100% fair? Well, nobody ever believed that. The first expanded playoff bracket unveiled Sunday left a presumably deserving Alabama team on the sideline in favor of an SMU squad —...
AP Top 25: Oregon, Georgia, Notre Dame, Texas, Penn State top poll going into playoff; Tide ranked ahead of SMU
Georgia moved up to No. 2 behind Oregon in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday, Texas and Penn State remained in the top five after losing conference championship games and Arizona State appeared in the top 10 for the first time in a decade. Unbeaten Oregon, with its win...
No. 1 Oregon outlasts No. 3 Penn State for Big Ten title and 1st-round bye in playoffs
INDIANAPOLIS — Dillon Gabriel threw four touchdown passes and No. 1 Oregon outlasted No. 3 Penn State, 45-37, on Saturday night in the Big Ten championship, giving the Ducks a first-round bye and almost certainly the top seed in the College Football Playoff. The Ducks (13-0, No. 1 CFP) are...
Penn State’s James Franklin looks to fill empty trophy case in Happy Valley
INDIANAPOLIS — The empty trophy case that stares back at the players in the Penn State team meeting room says as much about the program as it does about its coach. James Franklin was in on the decision to place it there. With one exception in 2016, there hasn’t been...
No. 3 Penn State, No. 1 Oregon meet for Big Ten title with both eyeing CFP
INDIANAPOLIS — Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel came to Indianapolis in July with a purpose. He wanted a sense of what Lucas Oil Stadium was like before making what he hoped would be a return trip in December. On Saturday, he’ll be back on the same turf when the No. 1...
Penn State beats No. 8 Purdue in Big Ten opener
STATE COLLEGE — Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 17 points, Freddie Dilione V added 14 and Penn State pulled away from No. 8 Purdue for an 81-70 victory in the Big Ten opener for both teams Thursday night. Puff Johnson had 13 and four steals, and Nick Kern Jr. had 12...
Penn State looks to benefit from presence of healthy, effective Nick Singleton vs. Oregon
Nick Singleton’s individual performance vs. Minnesota in Penn State’s penultimate regular-season game Nov. 23 looked to be a good sign. The junior tailback, whose campaign was derailed by a midseason ailment that limited his participation and effectiveness, managed 63 rushing yards on 13 carries, adding a touchdown against the Gophers....
QB recruit Bekkem Kritza, 5 WPIAL players sign with Penn State football
After a long and winding journey, three-star quarterback Bekkem Kritza finally signed with Penn State. Kritza, the No. 37 quarterback in the country, committed to Penn State on Nov. 11, 2023, as one of the longest-tenured commitments in this 2025 class. As the only quarterback in Penn State’s class as...
Penn State’s Abdul Carter, Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel, Indiana’s Curt Cignetti take top Big Ten honors
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel was named Big Ten offensive player of the year after leading the top-ranked Ducks to their first perfect regular season since 2010, the conference announced Tuesday. Penn State’s Abdul Carter was named defensive player of the year and Indiana’s Curt Cignetti coach of the...
Will Oregon become 1st Penn State opponent to neutralize Tyler Warren?
At the start of this week, Penn State coach James Franklin and his Oregon counterpart, Dan Lanning, said they weren’t yet neck-deep in film preparation for the Big Ten championship. That’ll change rapidly as Saturday’s kickoff at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis nears, with both teams doing their utmost to...
Report: Penn State assistant expects to interview for West Virginia head coaching job
West Virginia is entering the market for a new head coach. And a Penn State assistant coach could reportedly be in the running for the Mountaineers’ opening. Penn State offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki “expects to interview” for West Virginia’s head coaching opening, according to a report from West Virginia Sports...
Penn State’s James Franklin narrows focus ahead of Big Ten championship game
For Penn State and coach James Franklin, there are plenty of factors at work making this week feel both routine and anything but. The No. 3 Nittany Lions have another game Saturday, as has been the case for the majority of weekends dating to the end of August. But their...
Niederhauser matches career high with 27 points as Penn State tops Buffalo 87-64
UNIVERSITY PARK — Yanic Konan Niederhauser matched his career high with 27 points and Ace Baldwin triggered the offense with 10 assists as Penn State cruised to an 87-64 win over Buffalo on Sunday afternoon. The Nittany Lions (7-1) rebounded after suffering their first loss, 75-67 to Clemson last week...
‘We earned it’: Preparation for Oregon in Big Ten title game begins immediately for Penn State
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State coach James Franklin had some bad news to share with players in the aftermath of the Nittany Lions’ 44-7 win over Maryland on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Any plans for a lazy Sunday were canceled. Instead, it would be a full day of work and...
Penn State routs Maryland, punching ticket to Big Ten title game
UNIVERSITY PARK — Before Penn State kicked off against Maryland on Saturday afternoon, coach James Franklin said he and his team heard the big news out of Columbus, Ohio, with No. 2 Ohio State falling to Michigan in both teams’ regular-season finales. But the fourth-ranked Nittany Lions had business of...
