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One of the most anticipated games of the Big Ten schedule will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and ESPN’s “College GameDay” will be there to preview it. For the ninth time and fourth consecutive year, “College GameDay” will be in Happy Valley. Penn State will host Ohio State in...

Penn State coach James Franklin didn’t dig deep to figure out what went wrong for his team in its season-opening 36-35 overtime loss Saturday at Indiana. “Give Indiana credit,” Franklin said during a video conference Saturday. “They played well. And we didn’t. Not a good combination.” Specifically, Franklin cited penalties...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Michael Penix forced overtime with a 2-point conversion run with 22 seconds left, then scored on a diving 2-point conversion to give Indiana a season-opening 36-35 upset victory over No. 8 Penn State — ending the Big Ten’s longest streak of consecutive losses to top-10 teams at...

It’s roughly an 11-hour drive between Philadelphia and Bloomington, Ind. Despite such a distance, it’s fair to assume Penn State defensive end Shaka Toney will have his most ardent supporters on hand when his school opens its season on the road against Indiana at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. “My gang...

Penn State safety Jonathan Sutherland is scheduled to make history Saturday in his team’s season-opening road game against Indiana. He’ll be the first player in school history to wear No. 0 on his jersey. His teammates voted to allow him this unique designation. “It’s a blessing,” Sutherland said in a...

Penn State basketball coach Pat Chambers has resigned after “new allegations of inappropriate conduct,” the school announced Wednesday. "As difficult as this news may be, we think it's in the best interest of Penn State, our program and our student-athletes."Watch Sandy Barbour's full opening statement below. pic.twitter.com/ySDL15Am8K— Penn State On...

When the Big Ten canceled the 2020-21 football season in August because of the coronavirus pandemic, Penn State junior tight end Pat Freiermuth’s parents went to work. “My parents have been a big advocate for us to play,” Freiermuth said in a video conference on Tuesday. “They did a great...

Video conference calls replaced many of the in-school recruiting visits and campus tours canceled during the pandemic. North Allegheny senior Khalil Dinkins, one of the WPIAL’s top football players, navigated that new normal this year and committed Wednesday to Penn State. Dinkins announced his decision on Twitter. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound...

Penn State’s football team will wear patches on its jerseys as well as helmet stickers and warmups shirts which will contain a social justice logo promoting unity for the 2020-21 season. According to a press release from the school, the initiative’s goal “is to construct a culture of respect, appreciation...

Penn State’s football team could potentially be missing projected starting running back Journey Brown for the duration of the season because of an undisclosed ailment. Coach James Franklin acknowledged that possibility Tuesday with an optimistic but forlorn statement during a video conference with reporters. “I’m a big believer that Journey’s...

Penn State running back Journey Brown could be out for the season, Lions247 reported Monday night. The website reported Penn State confirmed via a statement that Brown is being treated for an unspecified medical condition discovered during the offseason and could “potentially” miss the 2020 season. Brown led Penn State...

An expected top-10 clash between Penn State and Ohio State has now been assigned a start time. The Lions and Buckeyes will meet in primetime on Oct. 31 at Beaver Stadium. ABC will televise the Big Ten East showdown starting at 7:30 p.m, according to the conference. The game will...

The meeting between two freshmen in their first college football games was brief and harsh. Kiahn Martinez, a 5-foot-7 running back for Idaho, hauled in a pass in the flat, turned up field and, well, that’s when he met the future of Penn State’s linebacking corps. Brandon Smith was a...

The wait is almost over for the Big Ten. The ACC, Big 12 and SEC have been playing anywhere from three to five weeks amid the pandemic, and all the players and coaches around the Big Ten could do is watch. “Most of it’s been torture, just not being able...

There will be 11 players on offense, moving as one unit, playing out a barbaric symphony with equal parts precision and brutality. That’s how Kirk Ciarrocca wants it, and how he sees it developing. At some point in time, anyway. Penn State’s offensive coordinator is sure of one thing, though:...

Like a lot of football players in the Big Ten, Penn State center Michal Menet has dealt with a lot of questions during the past few months. With the conference initially canceling its 2020-21 season before ultimately deciding to play a delayed and condensed schedule, Menet has had plenty of...

Penn State’s football team will open its 2020-21 season in a road game against Indiana at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 24. The contest will be broadcast on FS1. The Big Ten had initially canceled its 2020-21 season because of concerns regarding the coronavirus before ultimately deciding to delay the start until...

The Big Ten announced it is aiming to open the 2020-21 men’s hockey season by Nov. 13. No schedule has been announced, but play will involve a 24-game regular season scheduled for all seven members of the conference. Penn State is a member of the conference as is Michigan, Michigan...

Michal Menet has been around about as long as is permitted with one program in college football. This will be his fifth season, counting a 2016 in which he redshirted. Combined with his mature appearance, you’d not be surprised if the Berks County native gets his share of “Pops” references...

Even if he didn’t know when his next game was going to be, Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. remained prepared throughout August and September while the Big Ten’s 2020 season was still canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s definitely hard,” Porter Jr. said via video conference Thursday. “Because...

In a shortened season bound to be filled with uncertainty, one thing will be concrete for Penn State. There will be no Micah Parsons. On Aug. 6, the star linebacker decided to opt out of the 2020 campaign because of the coronavirus pandemic as well as his prospects as a...

It rained Tuesday in State College. James Franklin didn’t mind. In fact, Penn State’s football coach enjoyed it. “I would actually say it was even positive (Tuesday),” Franklin said via video conference Wednesday. “We had bad weather. We had rain, and we were able to get wet-ball work, which I...