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North Schuylkill linebacker Tyler Elsdon commits to Penn State
Penn State received its 13th verbal commitment from the class of 2020 Tuesday when three-star linebacker Tyler Elsdon of North Schuylkill High School announced on Twitter his plans to enroll next year. There's no place like HOME! #WeAre @CoachPry_LBU @coachjfranklin @coachhall_ pic.twitter.com/jMitEPMWKX— Tyler Elsdon (@Tyler_Elsdon40) June 25, 2019 Elsdon, 6-foot-2,...
Penn State football gets verbal pledges from two more prospects; class now numbers 11
Penn State coach James Franklin received verbal commitments from two prospects Friday when four-star wide receiver Jaden Dottin and junior college defensive back Ji’Ayir Brown pledged to enroll next year and announced their intentions on Twitter. #WeAre...HOME! ??? pic.twitter.com/HXJkm8NUay— Jaden Dottin (@jadendottin) June 22, 2019 View this post on Instagram...
First Call: Trace McSorley’s new gig; Max Scherzer’s shiner; NHL rule changes
For Thursday’s “First Call,” Trace McSorley expands his horizons. Can the NHL do what the NFL can’t? A youth umpire brings about parental chaos. Max Scherzer’s black eye is a golden moment. What’s next? Penn State product Trace McSorley may be returning punts for the Ravens. McSorley has always wanted...
Penn State’s Jason Nolf receives Big Ten Medal of Honor
The Big Ten announced Penn State senior Jason Nolf received the conference’s Medal of Honor award, given annually for athletic and academic excellence. Nolf is a three-time NCAA wrestling champion. The kinesiology major finished with a record of 117-3. He finished with 60 pins, 27 technical falls and 16 major...
6 months before signing day, 3 ex-Penn State commits still looking
An eagerness to commit before playing a down of football as a high school senior may have caused three four-star Penn State recruits to de-commit this month. OT Grant Toutant will start his Official Visit to Ohio State this weekend• 6’7” 320lbs• former Penn State Commit pic.twitter.com/suhqSePidf— Buckeye Edits (@BuckeyeEdits15)...
Pitt, Penn State women’s hoops to meet in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
The Pitt and Penn State women’s basketball teams will play Dec. 5 at Bryce Jordan Center in University Park as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. It will be the first time they’ve met in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Penn State leads the all-time series 29-13, including victories in the...
Penn State’s Lamar Stevens decides to stay in school
Penn State men’s basketball coach Pat Chambers received some good news this week when star forward Lamar Stevens decided to return for his senior season. Stevens is an All-Big Team Conference first-team forward. He’s the conference’s top returning scorer and rebounder. The 6-foot-8 senior averaged 19.9 points and 7.7 rebounds....
What WR Julian Fleming’s commitment to Ohio State means for Penn State
Pennsylvania’s top 2020 prospect is not only leaving the Keystone State. He’s set to sign with the Buckeyes. Julian Fleming — the No. 1 wide receiver and No. 6 overall prospect in the 2020 recruiting class — chose Ohio State over Penn State on Friday, an expected yet difficult pill...
Last scheduled Pitt-Penn State game to be nationally televised on ABC
The last scheduled game between old rivals Pitt and Penn State will be nationally televised by ABC and will begin at noon Sept. 14 at Beaver Stadium. The game is the last of a four-game series between the schools. Penn State won two of the first three, 33-14 in 2017...
Ex-Woodland Hills, Penn State star Miles Sanders buys mom new car
Miles Sanders was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles less than five weeks ago, and the former Woodland Hills High School and Penn State star running back signed his NFL entry-level contract less than three weeks ago. Perhaps his first major purchase wasn’t for himself. Sanders bought his mother a new...
Slow start dooms top-seeded Penn State lacrosse in NCAA semifinal loss
Freshman Matt Brandau scored a career-high seven goals, and Yale held on to defeat top-seeded Penn State, 21-17, in the NCAA Division I semifinals on Saturday at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. Yale jumped to a 10-1 lead in the first quarter — tying an NCAA semifinal record for most goals...
Ex-Penn State QB Tommy Stevens transferring to Mississippi State
Former Penn State quarterback Tommy Stevens decided where he will spend his final year of college football. Stevens will join the Mississippi State, the fifth-year senior announced on his verified Twitter account Friday. The Mississippi State athletic department confirmed the news. Hail State! ? pic.twitter.com/5sftwixC57— Tommy Stevens (@TMS_II) May 17,...
Penn State men’s lacrosse seeks its first Final Four
The Penn State lacrosse team is No. 1 in the country and just one win away from the Final Four over Memorial Day weekend. In Philadelphia, by the way. The Nittany Lions won their first-round game, 25-10, over UMBC last week. That was the first NCAA tournament win in school...
Big Ten ADs detail requirements for new commissioner
CHICAGO — Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith was talking to reporters Tuesday about who might replace retiring Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany when Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez walked behind him. “Someone like a Barry Alvarez,” Smith said coyly. “He’d be a prototypical candidate.” As Alvarez playfully grabbed him...
How Penn State’s DeAndre Thompkins could make Eagles roster
DeAndre Thompkins was asked Friday by a cluster of Philadelphia Eagles reporters to pitch himself, to describe his game to his new fan base. The former Penn State wide receiver stood by his locker at NovaCare Complex, smiled and said: “Speed. Route technician. Return man.” The first two might help...
First Call: Duquesne lineman gets a kick out of Seahawks minicamp, RMU & PSU in lacrosse tourney
In Monday’s “First Call,” a Duquesne Duke has a memorable moment at Seahawks camp. Also: the NCAA Lacrosse tournament will have a local flavor, a NHL game seven, and rumors about the NFL taking the combine on the road. The more you can do When you’re a rookie free agent...
Derry’s Chelsea Bisi earns offensive honor for Penn State softball team
Penn State freshman Chelsea Bisi was named the softball team’s Offensive Player of the Year. The Derry graduate, who had two doubles Saturday against Indiana, hit .319 with 46 hits, 10 doubles, 13 home runs and a team-high 37 RBIs. Congratulations to our team award winners! ?Offensive POY: @chelseabisi25?Defensive POY:...
First Call: What will Baltimore do with Trace McSorley?, Gronk’s acting, a monster homer
In Thursday’s “First Call,” Gronk’s acting debut. What the future holds for Trace McSorley in Baltimore. A bad break in Cleveland. And a bad fate for the Islanders? McSorley mash-up So, what are the Baltimore Ravens going to do with former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley? It sounds like …...
Penn State, West Virginia, Pitt teams recognized for academic progress
A total of 11 teams at Penn State, Pitt and West Virginia earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards for outstanding academic progress based on scores from the 2014-15 through 2017-18 school years. The awards are presented annually to teams finishing among the top 10 percent of their respective sport. Among the...
Penn State lands 4-star offensive line recruit
Penn State added a big piece to its 2020 recruiting class Monday, getting a verbal commitment from four-star offensive line prospect Aaryn (A.J.) Parks. Parks, who attends National Christian Academy in Fort Washington, Md., became the fifth offensive lineman to commit to the Nittany Lions and is the highest-ranked of...
Penn State’s Bo Nickal wins U.S. Open title
Penn State senior Bo Nickal won five consecutive matches on his way to winning the 92 kg U.S. Open National Championship in Las Vegas. He defeated 2018 197-pound NCAA champion Mike Macchiavello in the semifinals and then beat Hayden Zillmer, 13-3, in the finals. Nickal, who recently became a three-time...
Ex-Penn State RBs Miles Sanders, Saquon Barkley friendly rivals again
Miles Sanders patiently waited his turn behind Saquon Barkley for two years instead of transferring out of Penn State to a football program that could have used his considerable skills right away. That’s just the kind of player and person Sanders is. “Coming out of high school, I was a...
Ravens think Penn State’s Trace McSorley ‘could have a big role’
Penn State’s Trace McSorley sensed a quick kinship with Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. They met two years ago at the Maxwell Awards, will be working together soon and have been similarly adamant about playing quarterback after college. The Ravens on Saturday drafted McSorley in the sixth round, specifically calling...
Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley picked by Ravens in the 6th round
Throughout his career, Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley was a winner on many levels, starting four state championship games in Virginia and earning MVP honors in the Big Ten title game in 2016. But the captain of the Nittany Lions fell into the sixth round of the draft, the 197th...
Witness in NCAA basketball corruption trial says he paid Pitt, Penn State players
A continuing trial into corruption in NCAA basketball took a turn into college football Tuesday, when a former Pittsburgh financial adviser said he paid players from several major football programs, including Pitt and Penn State. Marty Blazer, an informant for federal investigators into their probe of payments made to college...
