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Column: Why would the ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 form an alliance?
The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 are exploring ways to counter the Oklahoma-Texas expansion and curtail the Southeastern Conference’s growing power in college football. The commissioners of the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 have discussed how creating an alliance between leagues that span the country could provide both...
Penn State newcomers make early impressions with chance to contribute
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State invested heavily in the NCAA transfer portal during the offseason, and there’s a slew of newcomers who are competing for starting spots on both sides of the ball this month. Plus, there are some freshmen from the small but talented Class of 2021 who could...
Penn State offense ‘way ahead’ compared to last season
UNIVERSITY PARK — Last year at this time, Penn State football was learning a new offense under a new offensive coordinator with limited time to prepare for the season. Then, the Big Ten canceled the 2020 season just a few weeks before its scheduled start. Fast forward two months, and...
James Franklin on Penn State’s covid-19 vaccination rate: ‘Pretty high’Video
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State coach James Franklin has been an outspoken advocate for vaccination during the coronavirus pandemic, and he is continuing to urge the Nittany Lions to get vaccinated ahead of the 2021 season. “We’re really chipping away at it,” Franklin said Wednesday night over Zoom. “I’m not...
Alabama preseason No. 1 in coaches poll; Penn State comes in at No. 20Video
Defending national champion Alabama is the preseason No. 1 in the USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches Poll released Tuesday. The Crimson Tide got 63 of the 65 first-place votes, and No. 3 Oklahoma got the other two. Clemson is No. 2, with Ohio State and Georgia rounding out the top...
First-year Penn State OC Mike Yurcich on tight deadline to implement schemesVideo
STATE COLLEGE — New Penn State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich isn’t sure how long it will take the Nittany Lions to fully learn and implement his schemes. The team’s third offensive coordinator in three seasons, Yurcich does know he’s on a tight deadline. “Week 1 against Wisconsin, how good they’re...
Penn State’s James Franklin: Offensive, defensive lines unsettled
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State’s 2021 Media Day is finally here and James Franklin, the Nittany Lions’ eighth-year coach, met with the press at lunch time Saturday afternoon. With PSU coming off a 4-5 season, here are some takeaways from Franklin’s news conference at Beaver Stadium: * The interior of...
Former Penn State star Micah Parsons on his NFL preseason debut: ‘It’s just a true honor and blessing’
For the first time in 586 days Thursday, Micah Parsons strapped on his helmet and took the field for live football action. The Harrisburg native hadn’t played in a game since he earned MVP honors in Penn State’s win over Memphis in the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 28, 2019. In...
Former Penn State wrestler David Taylor captures Olympic gold
CHIBA, Japan — David Taylor seized the most important moment of his wrestling life. The American scored a double-leg takedown with 17 seconds remaining to beat Iran’s Hassan Yazdani, 4-3, on Thursday night and win the gold medal in the freestyle 86-kilogram class. “There was no way I wasn’t going...
Penn State product David Taylor to wrestle for gold medal at Tokyo OlympicsVideo
Former Penn State wrestler David Taylor is going for gold at the 2020 Olympic Games after a run of dominant performances in the early matches of the tournament. It sets up a gold medal match at 86 kg against Iran’s Hassan Yazdani, the tournament’s top seed, on Thursday morning. The...
Ex-Penn State President Graham Spanier released from jail after serving sentence in Sandusky scandal
Former Penn State President Graham Spanier was released from jail Wednesday morning after serving a nearly two-month sentence for child endangerment in a case connected to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Spanier reported to Centre County Correctional Facility, about 6 miles from the Penn State campus, on June...
Empty dorm rooms pose financial problems for Pennsylvania public universities
Editor’s note: The original version of this story understated the total cost of the combined projects. This update reflects the higher, actual figures. As the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education finalizes the details of a historic consolidation, officials on the campuses of eight of its 14 universities are struggling...
Penn State men’s basketball adds grad transfer forward
STATE COLLEGE — The Penn State men’s basketball team announced the addition of forward Jalanni White, a graduate transfer from Canisius, on Friday. White has one season of eligibility remaining after a four-year year career at the Buffalo, N.Y., college. Penn State lists White at 6-foot-8, 215 pounds, and he’ll...
After committing to Penn State, Perry’s Tyreese Fearbry decides to re-open his recruitment
After verbally committing to Penn State on the Fourth of July, Perry four-star rush end Tyreese Fearby has decided to re-open his recruitment, he announced Thursday on his Twitter account. I will be de-committing from penn state until further notice @RivalsFriedman @Rivalsfbcamps @Evolve2tenths @coachcsanders @210ths @2_10thsRob @CoachWhiteFB @The__Hunt— Tyreese Fearbry...
Penn State receives commitment from Texas athlete Cristian Driver, son of ex-NFL wide receiver
Penn State reached into another U.S. state and received a verbal commitment Thursday from Cristian Driver, a four-star athlete from Argyle, Texas. COMMITTED #WeAre pic.twitter.com/6GiXtKpVo3— CD (@CristianDriver_) July 29, 2021 Driver, who plays wide receiver and defensive back, is the son of former NFL wide receiver Donald Driver, who played...
Lonnie White Jr. shows ‘my love for the game,’ passes up Penn State football to sign with Pirates
Lonnie White Jr. could have been a Penn State wide receiver, perhaps one day assuming a prominent role for one of the top college football teams in the nation while playing in front of crowds numbering more than 100,000. But he chose professional baseball and its much smaller crowds and...
Penn State adds cornerback Camron Miller to nation’s No. 2 recruiting class
Penn State added the 22nd prospect to the nation’s No. 2 recruiting class Monday when Camron Miller, a cornerback from Jacksonville, Fla., pledged to enroll next year. Miller (6-foot, 180 pounds) has several Power 5 offers, including from Notre Dame, Miami, Ole Miss, Virginia, West Virginia and Virginia Tech. He...
Report: Pirates draft pick Lonnie White Jr. chooses pro baseball over Penn State football
Pittsburgh Pirates draft pick Lonnie White Jr. has chosen to play professional baseball and bypass a football scholarship to Penn State, according to a report by PhillyVoice.com. The Malvern Prep outfielder, selected No. 64 overall in the MLB Draft in the Competitive Balance B round, was reportedly torn between the...
Report: Ex-PSU tight end Adam Breneman placed on administrative leave at Arizona State
Former Penn State tight end Adam Breneman was placed on administrative leave by Arizona State amid an NCAA investigation into recruiting violations during the coronavirus pandemic, Yahoo Sports reported Sunday. Breneman, the Sun Devils tight ends coach, was placed on administrative leave July 16, according to the report. In June,...
Penn State’s Sean Clifford talks NIL at 1st public event in Mechanicsburg
After Pennsylvania passed legislation and the NCAA instituted an interim policy allowing college athletes to profit off their names, images and likenesses this past month, Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford quickly figured out his priorities. Firstly, he didn’t want any potential opportunities to interfere with football. And second, after a...
Penn State’s James Franklin: ‘We’ve got a chip on our shoulder’
It’s hard to imagine a college football team in America that dealt with the challenges the 2020 season presented worse than Penn State. A preseason top 10 selection, Penn State lost its first five games for the first time in school history before steadying the ship and finishing 4-5. The...
Penn State announces addition of Florida State transfer AJ LyttonVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State announced the addition of Florida State transfer AJ Lytton in a social media post Wednesday evening. Lytton is the latest addition to the Nittany Lions through the transfer portal for the 2021 season, and he ranks among the most intriguing newcomers for coach James Franklin...
3 Penn State running backs named to Doak Walker Award watch list
STATE COLLEGE — Running back is regarded as one of the deepest positions on the Penn State roster entering the 2021 season, and that depth is reflected by the watch list for the award that is given annually to the nation’s top running back. Three Nittany Lions running backs —...
Former Penn State wrestler David Taylor sets sights on Olympic gold
When Penn State wrestling legend David Taylor takes the mat in Tokyo this week in his first Olympics appearance, he’ll realize a dream that’s been a longtime coming. The road to the Olympics has not been not an easy stroll for Taylor, who just now earned a spot on the...
Penn State standouts Jahan Dotson, Jaquan Brisker make preseason award watch lists
STATE COLLEGE — If Penn State wants to rebound from a down 2020 season this fall, the Nittany Lions are going to need key contributions from some of the roster’s top talent. And the Maxwell Football Club thinks that could happen, and a couple of those players could be in...
