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Big Ten football recruiting rankings: Where does Penn State stand entering 2nd signing day for Class of 2021?
The advent of the early signing period for college football in December has taken much of the drama out of the annual national signing day in February, which used to be a day filled with much drama and fanfare. Now, teams are mostly finalizing their classes with a couple commits...
Harrar helps lead Penn State to first win over Wisconsin since 2011Video
STATE COLLEGE — John Harrar managed an awkward smile and quick laugh after pulling himself up from the baseline where he had just been denied — by the rim — a highlight-reel dunk on an otherwise career-best day. The missed wide-open slam aside, Harrar did plenty otherwise to help Penn...
Penn State QB Will Levis to transfer
One of Penn State’s most productive offensive players and one of its top defensive recruits from the 2019 class likely will be playing elsewhere this fall. Quarterback Will Levis, who temporarily claimed the starting job last season and spent most of the second half splitting time with Sean Clifford, announced...
E.J. Liddell’s late FTs lift Ohio State over Penn State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — E.J. Liddell scored 22 points, including the tiebreaking free throws with 59.7 seconds left, and No. 13 Ohio State held off Penn State, 83-79, on Wednesday night. The Buckeyes (13-4, 7-4 Big Ten) squandered a 12-point first-half lead but rallied from a seven-point deficit in the second...
Penn State football lands Harvard grad transfer OG Eric Wilson for 2021 season
Penn State football landed a commitment from Harvard graduate transfer guard Eric Wilson, who made the announcement via Twitter on Wednesday morning. “A lot can happen in a few months, especially in 2020,” he wrote on Twitter. “Unexpected changes have led me to commit to Penn State where I will...
Pandemic costing Penn State sports less than expected, athletic director says
Despite the loss of revenue for Penn State athletics due to the coronavirus pandemic, athletic director Sandy Barbour said that the university will not cut any of its athletic programs. “That’s not something I’m interested in. It’s not something I’m looking at,” Barbour said Tuesday afternoon, speaking to reporters for...
Here’s which former Penn State Nittany Lions will participate in Super Bowl LV
Penn State has been well-represented in the Super Bowl over the years. This will again be the case when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 7. For the 50th time in the history...
Penn State to play Ohio State on Wednesday instead of Michigan
Penn State announced Sunday it will travel to Ohio State in Big Ten Conference action Wednesday. The game will tip at 7 p.m. at Value City Arena. This game replaces the scheduled Michigan at Penn State games because of coronavirus issues in the Michigan program. Michigan announced all its athletic...
Penn State, Ohio State men’s basketball teams will play rescheduled game Wednesday
The Penn State men’s basketball team’s game with Ohio State, postponed from Jan. 5 because of covid-related issues, has been rescheduled for this Wednesday at 7 p.m. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. It takes the place of the Nittany Lions’ originally scheduled game with Michigan...
Penn State pulls away late, beats NorthwesternVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Izaiah Brockington scored 21 points, including a pair of late free throws, to help Penn State hold off Northwestern for an 81-78 victory on Saturday night. Penn State (5-6, 2-5 Big Ten) has won consecutive games since ending a five-game losing streak. Northwestern (6-8, 3-7) has lost...
Myreon Jones helps Penn State to 1st Big Ten win
UNIVERSITY PARK — Izaiah Brockington and Myreon Jones scored 17 points apiece, Jones making three clinching free throws in the waning seconds, and Penn State held off a resurgent Rutgers, 75-67, on Thursday night for its first Big Ten win this season. Seth Lundy chipped in 16 points with 10...
Big Ten reprimands interim Penn State coach Jim Ferry, fines school $10,000
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Big Ten Conference reprimanded interim Penn State basketball coach Jim Ferry and fined the university $10,000 for comments Ferry made following a loss to Purdue. Ferry, named interim coach last fall after Patrick Chambers resigned following an internal investigation into inappropriate conduct, was called out by...
After rare losing season, Penn State’s James Franklin makes plans for 2021
Penn State’s 2020 football season — and the days that followed — were marked by change, personnel upheaval and something that is rarely experienced by the Nittany Lions and difficult for coaches, players and fans to accept: A losing record. For the first time since 2004, Penn State (4-5) lost...
Balanced Purdue staves off Penn State men’s basketball team
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Sasha Stefanovic led a balanced attack with 15 points, Trevion Willilams had a double-double and Purdue held off rusty Penn State, 80-72, on Sunday. It was Purdue’s first home game since Christmas Day and the first game for Penn State since Dec. 30 after four conference...
Former Clairton and Penn State star Lamont Wade declares for NFL Draft
Former Clairton and Penn State star Lamont Wade is heading to the NFL. On Thursday, Wade announced that he was declaring for the NFL draft on his Twitter account after four seasons in State College. Galatians 6:9“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we...
Positive coronavirus tests shut down Penn State wrestling program
The Penn State wrestling team shut down because of positive coronavirus tests within the program just days before its scheduled season opener, the school announced Wednesday. The Nittany Lions were set to open the season Saturday at Rutgers. The schools and Big Ten will work to reschedule the match. Penn...
Big Ten releases updated January schedule for Penn State men’s basketball
The Penn State men’s basketball team currently is scheduled to visit Purdue in Big Ten Conference play Sunday afternoon. Now, the Nittany Lions know when they will play previously postponed conference home games against Rutgers and Wisconsin. The conference Wednesday announced an updated January schedule for Penn State, which also...
Young Penn State wrestling roster opens season with typically great expectations
Penn State opens the wrestling season Friday at Rutgers, and veteran coach Cael Sanderson said a starting lineup has yet to be decided. The Nittany Lions are coming off a 12-2 season and a fourth-place finish in the Big Ten tournament. They return seven starters from that squad. They must...
PSU fires OC Kirk Ciarrocca after 1 season, names Cal (Pa.) grad Mike Yurcich as replacement
Penn State coach James Franklin will work with his third offensive coordinator in three seasons after hiring Mike Yurcich on Friday as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach to replace Kirk Ciarrocca, who is gone after one season. Welcome Coach Yurcich (@Coach_Yurcich)!?: pic.twitter.com/eddLVIg5TJ— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) January 8, 2021...
Wide receiver Jahan Dotson returning to Penn State
Speculation Penn State could lose its most exciting offensive player to the NFL Draft ran rampant late this season. Jahan Dotson ended it Thursday. The all-Big Ten receiver announced he will to return to Happy Valley for his fourth season in the fall, looking to build off a breakout junior...
Penn State men’s basketball program shuts down after positive covid-19 tests
Having already postponed its past two games, the Penn State men’s basketball team is shutting down through at least Jan. 12, the school announced Wednesday. Games against Michigan on Saturday and Rutgers on Tuesday have been postponed. The Big Ten will make an attempt to reschedule, Penn State said. Penn...
Penn State-Ohio State basketball postponed due to positive covid-19 tests
Penn State’s men’s basketball game scheduled for Wednesday at Ohio State has been postponed due to positive covid-19 tests in the Nittany Lions program. “Individuals with a positive test have been put into isolation. In addition to isolation, contact tracing procedures have been implemented, which includes quarantine and testing for...
Penn State, Wisconsin postpone Sunday’s men’s basketball game
Penn State’s men’s basketball team won’t get the chance to stop its three-game losing streak Sunday after its game against No. 6 Wisconsin, scheduled for the Bryce Jordan Center, was postponed. School officials said the postponement was mutually agreed upon between the schools due to “an abundance of caution for...
Steel-High’s Mehki Flowers commits to play football at Penn State
Mehki Flowers started the new year by announcing a new journey with the Penn State football team. The junior from Steelton-Highspire in Harrisburg announced on Twitter a verbal commitment to the Nittany Lions on Friday morning. “Gear me up @coachjfranklin lol. Super excited to get started with you, Let’s make...
From BLM to rallying teammates, how McKeesport grad Johnasia Cash found her voice with Penn State women’s basketball
Johnasia Cash realized in July that she wanted more out of her experience as a college basketball player. She wanted to freely express herself. She wanted her voice to be heard. She wanted to continue to grow as a player. So, the 6-foot-2 forward — a three-year starter for Dallas’...
