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WPIAL products Lee, Pletcher, Joseph ranked No. 1 in initial NCAA Division I wrestling coaches poll
The NCAA released the first of four coaches’ panel rankings for the 2019-20 wrestling season Friday, and three WPIAL wrestlers — Iowa junior Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional), Ohio State senior Luke Pletcher (Latrobe) and Penn State senior Vincenzo Joseph (Central Catholic) earned No. 1 spots. Lee and Joseph are two-time...
Hempfield grad Maddie Holmberg sets season high, wins pentathlon in New York
Hempfield grad Maddie Holmberg continues to do amazing things on the track. A Penn State senior and two-time first-team NCAA All-American turned in her best performance of the season, scoring 4,171 points in winning the pentathlon at the Dr. Sander Invitational in New York City. Competing in five events, the...
How former Hempfield wrestler Jarod Verkleeren found success at Penn State in spite of Type 1 diabetes
Penn State wrestler Jarod Verkleeren won’t motion to the crowd to make noise. He doesn’t flex after a victory. And you won’t often find him yelling into the stands — all for good reason. The 149-pound wrestler was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 4. If Verkleeren...
Yetur Gross-Matos leads Penn State prospects for NFL DraftVideo
Penn State’s 2020 NFL Draft prospects aren’t quite as bright as they were the past two seasons, each of which ended with six players selected. But beyond the two potential early rounders, Penn State sends an intriguing group into draft contention, with several players offering late-round value. Penn State has...
Lamar Stevens scores 19 as Penn State handles MichiganVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Lamar Stevens scored 14 of his 19 points in the first half, and Penn State was in control for most of the game in a 72-63 victory over Michigan on Wednesday night. Curtis Jones scored 18 points, and Myreon Jones added 16 for the Nittany Lions,...
Penn State men’s basketball upsets No. 20 Ohio StateVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Although foul trouble kept him on the bench for nearly 20 minutes Saturday, Penn State forward Lamar Stevens channeled his frustration to play efficient minutes. Stevens scored 14 of his 24 points in the second half, and Penn State defeated No. 20 Ohio State, 90-76, on Saturday...
DA stops short of saying investigation into Penn State football hazing allegations is closed
While insisting criminal charges aren’t warranted at this point, Centre County District Attorney Bernie Cantorna didn’t completely close the door Thursday on his investigation into allegations of brutal hazing on Penn State’s football team. Cantorna gave that sign in a statement he released in response to a federal civil rights...
Kevin Gorman: A Pitt, Penn State or WVU national football title unlikely, not impossible
LSU’s decisive 42-25 victory over Clemson in the national championship game Monday night had analysts gushing about how it might be the best team in college football history. Not only did the Tigers beat seven top-10 teams, including the top four in the AP preseason poll, but they also ended...
Former Penn State football player files hazing lawsuit against James Franklin, other players
A former Penn State football player has filed a civil lawsuit against coach James Franklin, the university and a current player, alleging that he was hazed and harassed while with the team. Isaiah Humphries alleges in the suit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania,...
No. 20 Penn State falls to Wisconsin, 13-game home winning streak snappedVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Heading into a key stretch and coming off a tough loss, Wisconsin needed a big performance Saturday at Penn State. Micah Potter delivered. The reserve forward scored 18 of his career-best 24 points in the first half and grabbed 13 rebounds, leading the Badgers to a 58-49...
WVU hires Penn State assistant Gerad Parker as offensive coordinator
West Virginia has hired Penn State wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator Gerad Parker as its new offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. Parker, 39, graduated from Kentucky in 2005. Since then, he has coached at his alma mater, Tennessee-Martin, Marshall, Purdue, Duke and Penn State. He was interim...
Penn State RB Journey Brown, LB Micah Parsons named to AP All-Bowl TeamVideo
Penn State running back Journey Brown and linebacker Micah Parsons were named to the Associated Press All-Bowl Team for their efforts in the 13th-ranked Nittany Lions’ 53-39 triumph over No. 15 Memphis in the Cotton Bowl. Brown rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. Parsons had seven...
Robert Morris hockey to host Penn State at PPG Paints Arena
The Robert Morris men’s hockey team will host Penn State at 7 p.m. Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. This will mark the 10th consecutive season Robert Morris has played in the facility and the fifth matchup over that span with Penn State, currently ranked No. 6. Penn State (15-6) is...
Rutgers tops No. 20 Penn State behind Ron Harper Jr.Video
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers’ season of expectations is off to a historic start in conference play. Ron Harper Jr. had 22 points to help Rutgers beat No. 20 Penn State, 72-61, on Tuesday night as the Scarlet Knights are 3-1 for the first time as member of the Big Ten....
Penn State recruiting: a look at the Class of 2020, predictions and moreVideo
Penn State cannot hit the road recruiting again until Jan. 17, but that doesn’t mean the coaching staff is ignoring prospects to start the new year. Instead, coach James Franklin and his staff are keeping tabs on targets via electronic communication. While they’re doing that, the recruiting department, led by...
No. 21 Penn State topples No. 23 Iowa in PhiladelphiaVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Izaiah Brockington scored 23 points to lead No. 21 Penn State to its fifth straight win, 89-86 over No. 23 Iowa on Saturday at the Palestra. Luka Garza scored 34 points for the Hawkeyes (10-4, 1-2 Big Ten), but he missed three crucial free throws down the stretch...
Penn State fires offensive line coach Matt Limegrover
The look of Penn State’s coaching staff continued to change Tuesday when coach James Franklin announced he will not renew the contract of offensive line coach Matt Limegrover. The move followed the departure of offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne, recently named the new head coach at Old Dominion. Franklin replaced Rahne...
3 things learned from Penn State’s Cotton Bowl win over MemphisVideo
Penn State concluded its season with a 53-39 victory over the Memphis Tigers on Saturday afternoon in the Cotton Bowl. Let’s look at what we learned as the Nittany Lions brought the 2019 season to a close. 1. Micah Parsons is one of the best players in the country Penn...
Mike Watkins leads No. 20 Penn State over Cornell at homeVideo
STATE COLLEGE — The smile on Mike Watkins’ face was nearly as large as the slam dunk Penn State’s big man had just thrown down. Watkins capped the nonconference schedule with another highlight-worthy dunk — a powerful first-half alley-oop — and had 19 points and 10 rebounds in the 20th-ranked...
Penn State tops Memphis in Cotton Bowl
ARLINGTON, Texas — All-America linebacker Micah Parsons led the big blitz for Penn State, and he had Brady White all wrapped up when the Memphis quarterback suddenly flipped the ball — right into the hands of Garrett Taylor. On a day when the Nittany Lions’ defense gave up its most...
James Franklin tackles Penn State’s Cam Brown after Gatorade shower at Cotton BowlVideo
James Franklin has solid wrestling form. After the Nittany Lion’s win over Memphis in the Cotton Bowl, the Penn State coach received a celebratory Gatorade shower from a few of his players. James Franklin delivered a tackle after the Gatorade shower ? pic.twitter.com/HsYiMJ2xoF— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 28, 2019 One of...
Penn State RB Ricky Slade says competition making him ‘100% better’Video
DALLAS — Penn State’s running back depth chart starts with redshirt sophomore Journey Brown, and after that, the Lions have three more intriguing options in freshmen Noah Cain and Devyn Ford and sophomore Ricky Slade. At the beginning of the season, Slade was the No. 1 guy. But Brown was...
Athletic director declares James Franklin is going to remain a Penn StaterVideo
DALLAS — The details of James Franklin’s recent contract extension must be shuffled through the legal dots and crosses in which universities specialize. Until they are completed, the most interesting speculation will revolve around not merely how much the sixth-year Penn State coach will earn in the future, but how...
Penn State defense to face stiff test vs. Memphis in Cotton Bowl
ARLINGTON, Texas — Penn State coach James Franklin listened to Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield talk about how phenomenal the Nittany Lions have been on defense. Franklin then expressed similar admiration about the high-scoring Tigers with quarterback Brady White, who are representing the Group of Five teams in the Cotton Bowl...
A look at how much money Penn State will make (and spend) at the Cotton Bowl
New Year’s 6 bowl games generate healthy revenue and expense sheets. So how much money will Penn State make, and spend, at the Cotton Bowl? A look at past financial statements lends some hints. The College Football Playoff centralized revenue distribution for the Power 5 conferences, delivering an estimated $66...
