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What are Penn State’s areas of concern as spring season winds down?Video
One week to go. Penn State’s spring season concludes with Saturday afternoon’s Blue-White game at Beaver Stadium. James Franklin’s Nittany Lions, coming off a disappointing 2021 that saw them drop six of their final eight games, are replacing talented players at wideout, left tackle, linebacker, cornerback, safety and even at...
Bucknell’s Andrew Funk transferring to Penn State
After scoring more than 1,200 career points, being an all-conference player and the Patriot League men’s basketball scholar-athlete of the year, Bucknell senior Andrew Funk wanted a new challenge for his fifth year of college basketball. Funk, a 6-foot-5 guard from Warrington, didn’t have to go far to find the...
Penn State adjusts to limited offensive line depth during spring practice
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s offensive line has drawn the ire of fans in most years since coach James Franklin took over in 2014. The 2021 season was no different, making the current spring ball just as important as the rest when it comes to the group’s development. That progression...
Penn State lands commitment from former top 75 recruit
Penn State football picked up a commitment from the transfer portal Tuesday morning at a major position of need. Former four-star defensive end Demeioun Robinson announced his commitment to the Nittany Lions and head coach James Franklin via his personal Twitter account. Robinson was a highly touted pass rusher in...
Fox Chapel Golf Club set to host Big Ten women’s golf championships
The Big Ten is coming. The prestigious, Power Five conference has selected the Fox Chapel Golf Club for the site of its women’s golf championships over the next two seasons. This year’s event will be from April 22-24, with a practice round on April 21. There will be six female...
Penn State lands 4-star quarterback recruit
Penn State landed a four-star quarterback recruit Friday, picking up a verbal commitment from Marcus Stokes of Nease High School in Florida. Stokes is rated the 17th-best quarterback recruit in the country by 247sports.com. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound Stokes threw for 2,672 yards, 22 touchdowns and nine interceptions in Florida’s second-largest...
Penn State’s Curtis Jacobs steps into new linebacker role
UNIVERSITY PARK — Curtis Jacobs was caught off guard when he met new Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz in December. “It was kind of funny,” the sophomore linebacker said with a laugh. “…I thought he was a little taller.” Wednesday night, Jacobs said he was surprised by something else...
Penn State football lands 4-star tight end Andrew Rappleyea
Penn State landed the commitment of four-star tight end Andrew Rappleyea on Sunday, following his initial commitment to Michigan on Jan. 16. “Michigan is a great place with great people, but the reality is I committed too quickly and take full responsibility for that,” Rappleyea wrote on Twitter. “I have...
Lots of optimism around Sean Clifford, young Penn State QBs
STATE COLLEGE — Sean Clifford might be returning to Penn State for his sixth college season, but it marks just the second time in his career that he’ll be working with the same offensive coordinator for the second year in a row. In Clifford’s first three years as a starter,...
Penn State’s questions for spring: Which young quarterback will take the biggest step forward?
Penn State’s quarterback room includes one productive, experienced leader and three very talented young followers. Sean Clifford is back for his sixth season, and he is the Nittany Lions’ projected starter when Penn State opens the season Sept. 1 at Purdue. Clifford has made 33 career starts, amassed more than...
Dominant Pro Day shows what Gateway grad Jaquan Brisker can do
STATE COLLEGE — It didn’t really hit him until he sat down in his seat on the plane, closed his eyes, and couldn’t focus on the place he’d be landing. Jaquan Brisker could only focus on where he had been. In a few hours, he’d be training for the NFL...
How Pitt, Penn State, WVU played a role in the Fox-ESPN trade for Joe Buck
We just spent the better part of two weeks debating Steelers free agent signings and Penguins trades. So why not kick around another big deal that went down recently: sports broadcaster Joe Buck getting traded from Fox to ESPN in exchange for one college football game. Oh, and, yes, Pitt,...
Penn State’s James Franklin enters spring with plan in the trenches
Fans might be more focused on the quarterback position or on how Penn State will replace some established stars at wide receiver or safety this fall. For James Franklin, though, it’s time to start rebuilding what has been a significant problem for several seasons. As the Nittany Lions began the...
Penguins prospect Clayton Phillips signs tryout contract with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed former Penn State defenseman Clayton Phillips to an amateur tryout contract (ATO). Phillips was a third-round pick (No. 93 overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2017 draft. He remains unsigned at the NHL level. In order to retain his NHL rights, the Penguins must...
Riverview grad Cal Fisher spearheads NCAA title drive for Penn State men’s volleyball teamVideo
Once in a while, Penn State men’s volleyball coach Mark Pavlik likes to tease a couple of his players by comparing them to their more-accomplished mothers. When sophomore Will Kuhns registered his first collegiate kill against Princeton in February, for example, Pavlik announced to the team after the match that...
Penn State wins 9th NCAA wrestling team title in 11 yearsVideo
DETROIT — Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson successfully defended his heavyweight title in his final college match, Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis became a three-time champion and Penn State completed a dominating run through the NCAA tournament Saturday night. Penn State wrapped up its ninth team title in 11 years hours before...
Penn State closes in on title, sends 5 wrestlers to NCAA finals
DETROIT — Penn State moved closer to its ninth NCAA wrestling championship in 11 years Friday night, widening its lead in the team race as five of its six semifinalists advanced. The Nittany Lions had 108 points after the semis. Michigan, trying for its first title 45 minutes away from...
Penn State football staff adds longtime offensive coordinator as analyst
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State continued to bolster its off-field staff around coach James Franklin and company by hiring another analyst in Rod Smith. “I am extremely thankful to @coachjfranklin and the @PennStateFball program for the opportunity to serve as Offensive Analyst. My family and I are excited to start...
Penn State leads after first day of NCAA wrestling championships
DETROIT — Penn State led the team race after two rounds of the NCAA wrestling championships Thursday, with six of its nine wrestlers moving to the quarterfinals. The Nittany Lions will head into Friday with 27.5 points, 5 1/2 ahead of Arizona State, which had five of its seven wrestlers...
Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour plans to retire this summer
Sandy Barbour, who provided oversight for seven of Penn State’s top 10 fundraising years off the field and numerous championships on it, announced plans Wednesday to retire this summer as the school’s vice president of intercollegiate athletics. Barbour was hired as Penn State’s ninth athletic director in 2014 before assuming...
Florida Gulf Coast hires former Penn State coach Pat Chambers as men’s basketball coach
Pat Chambers quickly convinced Florida Gulf Coast that he was the right person to take over its men’s basketball program. It’s a second chance he vowed to not squander. FGCU introduced Chambers on Tuesday as its new coach, a move that came about 18 months after he resigned as coach...
Former Penn State player Childress among newcomers for U.S. women’s pro volleyball league
DALLAS — Volleyball players Carli Lloyd and Alisha Glass Childress, who helped the U.S. women win bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, are among the newcomers for the second year of a pro volleyball team in their home country. Athletes Unlimited is returning to Dallas and will have fans at...
Pitt, Duquesne, RMU among local basketball teams stuck in a rut
At a watering hole in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield section over the weekend, Guy Fieri’s “Tournament of Champions” was showing on two TVs. At the head of the room on a main screen, The Players Championship PGA Tour event was in plain view until someone changed the channel to ION, which was...
Guy Junker’s broadcasting career coming to close after 44 years
Now that he has announced plans to retire after a 44-year career as a sports broadcaster on radio and TV, Guy Junker sat down Monday and contemplated all of his jobs. At age 13, he was a newspaper delivery boy and a pin setter before bowling alleys were modernized. He...
4 Penn State storylines to watch with spring football 1 week away
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State kicks off spring practice in a week, which means we’re almost another step closer to the 2022 Nittany Lions campaign. The season opener at Purdue is about five-and-a-half months away. And while that might seem like a long time, it can go quickly. Here’s a...
