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When Micah Parsons most recently wore shoulder pads, he terrorized Memphis ball carriers in one of the greatest all-time defensive spectacles by a Penn State linebacker. He recorded 14 tackles, two sacks and two forced fumbles in a 53-39 Cotton Bowl victory. After the game, Parsons talked of winning the...

During his Zoom conference call with reporters Tuesday, Penn State special teams/outside linebackers coach Joe Lorig talked about two of his favorite topics — kickers and fishing. Lorig said senior Jordan Stout will replace punter Blake Gilliken. But he’ll also handle his accustomed kickoff and long field goal duties and...

Penn State is expected to have one former player taken in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday in pass rusher Yetur Gross-Matos. Another Nittany Lions alum will go on the second day when wide receiver K.J. Hamler gets the call. Others will be taken on the third...

The Penn State football program signed one of its best cornerback recruiting classes in recent memory last year. Four-stars Keaton Ellis, Marquis Wilson and Joey Porter Jr. all joined the program, along with three-star Daequan Hardy. Ellis and Wilson quickly moved up the depth chart and saw meaningful playing time...

First-year Robert Morris athletic director Chris King had just gone through a full week of overseeing his teams barrel through playoff performances. The men’s basketball team had just won the NEC Tournament at the brand-new UPMC Events Center. His women’s team finished 17-1 in conference play. The men’s hockey team...

It’s not surprising that Rodney Gallagher received a scholarship offer from Penn State on Wednesday. Colleges from all over the country are sure to be lining up to secure the services of the Laurel Highlands freshman in the coming months. What might be a little surprising is the Nittany Lions...

Terry Smith won 101 games and led Gateway High School to four WPIAL championship games while serving for more than a decade as football coach and athletic director at his alma mater. He holds a coveted berth in the WPIAL Hall of Fame. On Wednesday, he spoke of a high...

Penn State might get about 10 fewer names on national letters of intent than it received last year, but that doesn’t mean Terry Smith’s job will be any easier. While quarantined at home, Smith said he is on his phone so much that at night he’s forced to give in...

Penn State received verbal commitments from three prospects within an hour’s time Friday afternoon. Four-star safety Jaylen Reed of Detroit posted on Twitter his intention to enroll Thursday night. Then, four-star safety Zakee Wheatley of Severn, Md., and four-star cornerback Kalen King of Cass Technical in Detroit committed Friday afternoon,...

Whether Lamont Wade was at Clairton or Penn State, one or two doses of a good thing wasn’t enough. While leading Clairton to the WPIAL Class 1A championship in 2016, he returned interceptions for touchdowns in three consecutive playoff games. The last of the picks turned into an 83-yard score...

The only time Kirk Ciarrocca had an opportunity to watch Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford throw a football, he didn’t pay close attention. Penn State’s first-year offensive coordinator was fixated on Minnesota’s Tanner Morgan, who completed 18 of 20 passes for 339 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-26 victory...

The time between practice sessions might be longer for Penn State than other programs. Penn State wasn’t scheduled to start spring practice until March 18. The coronavirus shutdown started six days before that, and it has progressed into its third week with no end in sight. The last time Penn...

If you wonder what college football coaches are doing to pass the time these days, Brent Pry is one guy keeping himself busy. And it’s not all football for Penn State’s defensive coordinator. “For us, there is a lot of Zoom (conference calls) going on (with staff, players and extended...

When it’s time to get serious about next football season, Ethan Carr will get down on the floor and do a series of push-ups and sit-ups, followed by some challenging pull-ups. Then, he might open the front door and run through the mostly deserted streets of Harrison City. It is...

Penn State landed an important verbal commitment Thursday when four-star offensive tackle Landon Tengwall announced on a Twitter video his plans to enroll next year. Tengwall, a member of the Class of 2021 at Good Counsel High School in Olney, Md., is rated one of the best offensive linemen in...

The problems presented by the shutdown of the football program at Penn State stretch all the way from James Franklin’s condo, back to campus and onto the front lawns of every player who is home at a time when he expected to be at practice. Still, they pale in comparison...

The Penn State hockey team will never know how the most promising season in program history would have turned out on the ice. The Big Ten and NCAA tournaments have, of course, been canceled. On paper, though, the Nittany Lions finished as the eighth-best team in the country. Penn State...

Four players — one each from Penn State, West Virginia, Duquesne and Robert Morris — were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I all-district teams. Penn State’s Lamar Stevens and West Virginia’s Oscar Tshiebwe were named first team District 7 and 8, respectively. Duquesne’s Marcus Weathers and...