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Ryan Silverfield debuts as Memphis coach vs. Penn State in Cotton BowlVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Ryan Silverfield has been coaching for 20 years, first for a Florida prep team as a teenager the season after being part of his second state championship there as a player. He then coached instead of played during four seasons at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. There were...
Penn State names Kirk Ciarrocca its new offensive coordinator
As the Penn State football team prepares to face Memphis in Saturday’s Cotton Bowl, they also will be welcoming a new member to the coaching staff. Kirk Ciarrocca, a native of Lewisberry, Pa., has been hired as the Nittany Lions offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Ciarrocca spent the past three...
No. 23 Penn State basketball wins as ranked team for 1st time in 23 seasonsVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Myreon Jones scored 11 of his 21 points in the first half and No. 23 Penn State routed Central Connecticut, 87-58, on Friday. Izaiah Brockington scored 11 points and Lamar Stevens added 10 for the Nittany Lions (10-2), who won as a ranked team for the first...
Cotton Bowl could give glimpse into future of Penn State’s offense
On the most basic level, Penn State’s football team is about to embark on a pretty standard bowl trip to Dallas to take on Memphis in the Cotton Bowl a week from Saturday. The itinerary will include sponsored functions, luncheons, scripted sightseeing tours — that sort of thing. The goal...
Penn State pleased with recruiting class; James Franklin might not be doneVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State did not land all of its top targets in this recruiting cycle, and it suffered some turbulent moments and prolific periods of success along the way. Add it up, and you have the 27-member Class of 2020 that officially became Nittany Lions on Wednesday during...
College football participants also contend for team recruiting title
Teams competing for the national championship this season got good news well before the College Football Playoff — even if they didn’t have much time to celebrate. The early signing period opened Wednesday with three playoff teams — Clemson, LSU and Ohio State — landing eight of the nation’s top...
Running Back U? Penn State signs 2 4-star backs
Penn State could have one of the most stacked running back rooms in the nation next year. “We’re building a reputation,” coach James Franklin said on signing day Wednesday, which has become the biggest day for college football recruiting. “It could be in a couple of years they’re talking about...
Penn State LB Micah Parsons, Pitt DL Jaylen Twyman on AP All-America teamVideo
Penn State sophomore linebacker Micah Parsons was named first-team Associated Press All-America on Monday. Parsons has a team-best 85 tackles, including 10 for loss. He previously earned Big Ten Linebacker of the Year and was a finalist for the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. The last Penn State...
Penn State moves into AP Top 25 for 1st time since 1996Video
The Penn State men’s basketball team checked in at No. 23 in the AP Top 25 on Monday for the program’s first poll appearance in more than two decades. The Nittany Lions (9-2) hadn’t appeared in the AP poll since being ranked 18th in March 1996. Before that season, Penn...
Penn State loads up on recruits in early signing periodVideo
A celebration will be held on the second floor of the Penn State football program’s Lasch Building headquarters Wednesday. Coach James Franklin and his staff will welcome the newest Nittany Lions into the program from the recruiting Class of 2020. The yearly event will be a part of the program’s...
Stevens’ big 2nd half leads Penn State over Alabama
STATE COLLEGE — When Pat Chambers needs his best player to pick up the pace on defense, he doesn’t need to ask. Lamar Stevens just does his thing. Penn State’s leading scorer scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half, grabbed 11 rebounds and added five blocks and...
Penn State upsets fourth-ranked MarylandVideo
STATE COLLEGE — At 6-foot-9, Mike Watkins always stands out in a crowd. Even one that’s made up of hundreds of screaming fans. Watkins pumped his fists as swarms of his classmates poured onto the court after Penn State joined a series of unranked teams to knock off top-five opponents...
Highlands’ Johnny Crise accepts preferred walk-on offer from Penn State
Highlands’ athlete Johnny Crise made his college decision Tuesday and accepted a preferred walk-on offer to play football at Penn State. I’m staying home!! #WeAre @TylerBowen @DannKabalaPSU @coachjfranklin pic.twitter.com/LSmydwcaNd— Johnny Crise (@Crise_20) December 10, 2019 Until this past summer, Crise planned to play basketball at the collegiate level. But after...
Ricky Rahne leaving Penn State for Old Dominion head coaching job
Old Dominion hired Penn State offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne as its head coach Monday. Rahne has been offensive coordinator at Penn State the last two seasons and on coach James Franklin’s staffs with the Nittany Lions and Vanderbilt since 2011. The 39-year-old former Cornell quarterback never has been a head...
Saquon Barkley vs. Miles Sanders on ‘Monday Night Football’ puts Penn State in national spotlight
PHILADELPHIA — Carson Wentz is trying to lead the Philadelphia Eagles on a late run through the final quarter of the NFL season to make the first playoff appearance of his NFL career. Eli Manning is stepping back into the starting role for the New York Giants after a 10-game...
Spurned by Rose Bowl, Penn State to meet Memphis in Cotton Bowl
Extended an inviation to a high-profile bowl with a storied history, it probably wouldn’t have been polite for Penn State coach James Franklin to grouse about being passed over by the Rose Bowl on Sunday. So he didn’t. Franklin put on a perfectly happy face while discussing No. 10 Penn...
No. 6 Ohio State routs Penn State in Buckeyes’ highest-scoring Big Ten game in 28 years
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Penn State pulled within eight points of Ohio State just 8 minutes into the second half, and it looked like the game was on. The Buckeyes had other plans. Kaleb Wesson scored 28 points and had 10 rebounds for his ninth career double-double, and No. 6 Ohio...
Hempfield grad Maddie Holmberg off to good start at Penn State
Penn State senior Maddie Holmberg kicked off the indoor track and field season in impressive fashion. The 2015 Hempfield grad won the pentathlon at the Bison Opener at Bucknell on Friday. Maddie Holmberg begins the indoor season by winning the pentathlon event with 4075 points!#WeAre #PSUTF pic.twitter.com/M5tC1b5RxY— Penn State Track...
Penn State coach James Franklin gets six-year contract extension
After seeing his name connected to jobs ranging from Southern California to Florida State, James Franklin is staying put at Penn State. The 47-year-old coach agreed to a six-year contract extension Friday that will keep him in State College through 2025. Terms of the deal were not immediately available but...
Penn State’s All-Big Ten defensive end Gross-Matos declares for NFL Draft
Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons and junior defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos earned first-team all-Big Ten honors Tuesday in voting by conference football coaches and a media panel. Gross-Matos also announced he would skip his senior season and enter the 2020 NFL Draft. Parsons was named conference linebacker of the year...
Death of young cousin gives Penn State RB Brown extra motivation
A tearful Journey Brown buried his head into the shoulder of his position coach after his first touchdown Saturday. And, after his third and final score, he looked up to the sky and blew a kiss. This performance, he told the Big Ten Network, was for his teenage cousin, Paige...
Journey Brown’s 3 TDs lead No. 12 Penn State over RutgersVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Journey Brown was not sure if his heavy heart made him more difficult to tackle, but it definitely propelled the Penn State running back to his best game yet. Brown, who played with the recent death of a young cousin on his mind, ran for 103 yards...
QB Will Levis likely to lead No. 12 Penn State against Rutgers
STATE COLLEGE — Getting knocked out of the biggest game of the season was tough for Sean Clifford. Standing on the sideline and watching Penn State’s playoff dreams go up in smoke was even harder. If the Penn State quarterback has to sit again, he’s prepared to do everything in...
Penn State basketball fades down stretch against Ole Miss in NIT Season Tip-Off
NEW YORK — It is one of the oldest adages in sports: Good players win games. Just ask Mississippi coach Kermit Davis. Breein Tyree scored 18 points to lead Ole Miss to a 74-72 come-from-behind victory over Penn State in the first game of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Barclays...
Florida State reportedly in contact with Penn State’s James Franklin
Florida State reportedly has been in contact with Penn State coach James Franklin, and there is “mutual interest between the two parties” as the Seminoles continue their coaching search. 247Sports.com’s Brendan Sonnone reported the communication between the Seminoles and Franklin, who is considered one of the top FSU targets —...
