Penn State category, Page 17
Penn State’s James Franklin looks to fill empty trophy case in Happy ValleyVideo
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 CFPVideo
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...
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 riseVideo
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 MinnesotaVideo
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 MinnesotaVideo
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,...
