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HBO releases Penn State trailer of ’24/7 College Football’ seriesVideo
The Nittany Lions will be the focus of the next episode of an HBO series. Penn State will be featured Wednesday night on “24/7 College Football.” The Oct. 9 episode focuses on Penn State’s 35-7 victory over Purdue. The episode airs at 10 p.m. HBO’s website says the show “offers...
Penn State’s James Franklin warns team to ‘flush’ distractions
The question was one Micah Parsons didn’t expect. But Penn State’s sophomore linebacker thought quickly on his feet and gave a good answer, anyway. The storyline this week for the No. 10 Nittany Lions is how they will react to their second road game of the season Saturday night when...
Fan’s letter says Penn State player should cut his dreadlocksVideo
A letter about athlete’s appearance addressed to a Penn State football player has gotten a strong response from fellow players and the school. Penn State defense tackle Antonio Shelton posted a letter he says was sent to a teammate to his Twitter account on Monday and asked, “One of my...
Michigan/Penn State set for prime time at Beaver Stadium
Penn State’s annual game with Michigan, which could feature two Top 20 teams on national television, will be contested in prime time Oct. 19 at Beaver Stadium. It will be televised by ABC. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. It is also Penn State’s annual White Out game. Penn State...
No. 10 Penn State looking for offensive growth as defense shines
UNIVERSITY PARK — Sean Clifford knows he and the rest of Penn State’s offense have a comfortable margin of error given the way the Nittany Lions defense has been playing. But Penn State’s quarterback doesn’t want to lean on dominant defensive efforts like the 10-sack performance that fueled Saturday’s 35-7...
John Steigerwald: Scholarships, education should be payment enough
Two down, 48 to go. California’s state government decided on Monday that it would be a good idea to stick its nose into a mutual agreement between college athletes and the NCAA. You know, the one in which people between the ages of 18 and 22, in many cases with...
Dominant ‘D,’ Sean Clifford lead No. 12 Penn State past Purdue
UNIVERSITY PARK — Purdue quarterback Jack Plummer took another hard sack then dragged himself to his feet. He tried to shake the pain out of his right arm before taking a slow walk to his team’s locker room. The first half was mercifully over. No. 12 Penn State cruised to...
No. 12 Penn State and flashy receiver KJ Hamler host Purdue
UNIVERSITY PARK — KJ Hamler’s juking, high-stepping, highlight-reel performance a week ago earned him praise from coaches and teammates. Penn State’s star receiver knows he can catch more than six passes for 108 yards in a game and points to his 58-yard touchdown catch-and-run against Maryland. “I don’t think last...
Penn State’s James Franklin discusses HBO, redshirting and more
STATE COLLEGE — The press conference questions came at James Franklin from some interesting angles Tuesday. It’s Purdue week, it’s homecoming and the HBO cameras are following the Penn State program this week. The unbeaten Nittany Lions are heavy favorites against the Boilermakers (1-3), but anything is possible Saturday at...
Penn State QB Sean Clifford thinks he can do even better
Sean Clifford barely mustered a smile after Friday night’s historic performance against Maryland. Sure, the Penn State quarterback finished with the third-most single-game passing yards in school history (398). And, yes, he even led the team in rushing with 54 yards — and boasted four total touchdowns, three through the...
No. 12 Penn State blows out Maryland (again)Video
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Sean Clifford threw for 398 yards and three touchdowns, ran for a score and carried No. 12 Penn State to yet another lopsided victory over Maryland, a 59-0 blowout Friday night that typified the one-sided nature of this regional series. Penn State scored on its first...
Penn State, Maryland not worried about past results in lopsided series
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Maryland first-year coach Mike Locksley has no desire to look into the past before leading the Terrapins into Friday night’s matchup with No. 12 Penn State. And with good reason: It has been all Penn State. But Locksley insists recent results in the terribly lopsided Penn...
Penn State’s Beaver Stadium to host high school game
The Penn State football team will play at Michigan State on Oct. 26, but Beaver Stadium, the home of the Nittany Lions, will not lie dormant that day. Plans were finalized Wednesday to have the venue host the Beaver Stadium Classic between Class 6A schools State College and Cumberland Valley....
Tim Benz: Penn State transfer Mark Allen shines at Duquesne
An under-the-radar good football story is taking place at Duquesne University. Penn State transfer Mark Allen was just named NEC Offensive Player of the Week. The running back rambled for 168 yards and two touchdowns during a 35-31 win over Dayton last week. Brought in as a graduate transfer, Allen...
Penn State taking opponents’ best shots, James Franklin says
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State coach James Franklin said following wins over Buffalo and Pitt that both schools had a good gameplan and mostly executed despite suffering defeats. Following a bye week, it led to this question Tuesday from a reporter to the sixth-year leader of the Lions: Is your...
X-factors for Penn State-Maryland game
No. 12 Penn State faces a significant road test Friday night against Maryland. The Nittany Lions (3-0) are a touchdown favorite against the Terrapins (2-1), who lost to Temple two weeks ago in Philadelphia. Penn State’s October Big Ten slate will be challenging, with home games against Purdue and Michigan...
First Call: Penn State to be featured on HBO’s ’24/7′; Antonio Brown speaks
In this week’s final “First Call,” the Penn State “24/7” details are emerging. A remarkable college football trick play. An NFL head coach bails on a news conference. Injuries are mounting in Cleveland. And Antonio Brown finally speaks. But not for long. Happy Valley `Hard Knocks` It’s true. There will...
James Franklin discusses the Penn State-HBO marriage set for October
Penn State’s preparations for its contest against Big Ten foe Purdue on Oct. 5 at Beaver Stadium will be given the up-close treatment by HBO, it was learned on Wednesday. James Franklin’s 14th-ranked Nittany Lions, off this week before visiting Maryland next Friday, will be one of four major college...
Tickets for U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials at Penn State on sale soon
Penn State will host the 2020 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials on April 4-5 at Bryce Jordan Center. The champions from the U.S. Olympic Team Wrestling Trials will become eligible to represent the United States on Aug. 2-8 at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The competition will be held...
Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford is tough on the field, and on himselfVideo
Throughout his first three games as Penn State’s starting quarterback, Sean Clifford has shown how tough he is on the field, carrying the football on run-pass option plays and standing tall in the pocket against the rush. Clifford shows another area of toughness off the field, in his self-evaluation of...
Aliquippa’s Zuriah Fisher chooses Penn State
After delaying his decision in early August, Aliquippa’s Zuriah Fisher has made his college choice. On Monday, Fisher announced via Twitter that he will be committing to Penn State, becoming the 25th member of James Franklin’s 2020 recruiting class. #WeAre? pic.twitter.com/5MQdlAGXt3— Zuriah Fisher (@Zfish84) September 16, 2019 The three-star defensive...
Penn State Pick 6: Rethinking the running back rotationVideo
Plenty to sift through from Penn State’s 17-10 victory over Pitt on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Here’s a pick-six’s worth. Shortening the backfield rotation Three days before playing Pitt, Penn State coach James Franklin outlined his strategy for rotating the running backs: two series for the starter, with the other...
John Steigerwald: Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi could learn a lot from Pete Carroll
I wonder if Pat Narduzzi watched the Pittsburgh Steelers-Seattle Seahawks game. If he did, he saw a coach, the Seahawks’ Pete Carroll, play to win, which is exactly what Narduzzi didn’t do when his Pitt team had fourth-and-goal at the Penn State 1 on Saturday. Narduzzi’s Pitt team was down...
History repeats itself in Penn State victory at Beaver Stadium, 37 years later
Pat Narduzzi isn’t the only Pitt coach to opt for a field goal in the fourth quarter of a close game when his team was on the 1-yard line. But he’s the only one to defend the decision. In 1982, No. 5 Pitt was trailing No. 2 Penn State, 16-7,...
Penn State’s defense makes up for lack of offense vs. Pitt
UNIVERSITY PARK — There wasn’t much offense in Penn State’s 17-10 victory over Pitt, and coach James Franklin noticed. “We had guys behind them, but a couple of plays we overthrew,” he said. “A couple of them we left inside, especially the vertical balls. “We want our receivers to leave...
