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Michigan State clips Penn State as Nittany Lions miss shot at buzzerVideo
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Aaron Henry scored 20 points, and Joey Hauser added 11 off the bench to help lead Michigan State to a 60-58 win over Penn State on Tuesday night. Marcus Bingham made a pair of free throws for Michigan State with 78 seconds left to cap the...
Big Ten moves men’s tournament from Chicago to Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS — The Big Ten Conference announced Tuesday that its men’s basketball tournament will move from Chicago to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the site of this year’s Final Four. The tournament will be played March 10-14 just a few blocks away from Bankers Life Fieldhouse where the women’s tourney...
Penn State holds off cold-shooting Maryland for Big Ten winVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Izaiah Brockington had 13 points, John Harrar added nine points and 12 rebounds, and Penn State beat Maryland, 55-50, on Friday night. Jamari Wheeler added 11 points for the Nittany Lions (7-8, 4-7 Big Ten), including a pair of free throws that capped the scoring with 23...
Penn State football gets blistered on Twitter for Super Bowl tweet
The offseason is proving to be every bit as brutal for the Penn State football program as the 2020 season was. Only this time, instead of an 0-5 start and a 4-5 finish, this pain is self-inflicted — by the program’s own Twitter account. The official Penn State football Twitter...
Big Ten alters Penn State football schedule for 2021
The Penn State football team learned its 2021 schedule Friday … for the second time. Big Ten officials made adjustments to the original schedule, which was released after the completion of the 2020 season. The Big Ten needed to accommodate six games that adjusted locations as a result of changes...
Penn State football names new TE coach; Terry Smith gets new title
Penn State has named Ty Howle its new tight ends coach, the program announced Friday morning. Howle, who served as an offensive analyst for the Nittany Lions last season and was a four-year letterwinner as an offensive lineman with the program from 2009-13, will take over the position for recently...
Maryland hopes top-20 recruiting class brings improvement in Big TenVideo
The Maryland athletic department slogan is “Fear The Turtle.” In seven seasons in the Big Ten, its football team has scared no one. That might be about to change judging by the recruiting work done by coach Mike Locksley and his staff. Locksley signed four four-star prospects in December and...
Penn State football lands another 4-star commit
Davon Townley Jr., a defensive lineman from North Community High School in Minneapolis, Minn., has joined the 2021 Penn State football recruiting class. Townley Jr., who signed Wednesday morning to kick off the start of the national letter of intent regular signing period for Division I and II football, is...
No. 19 Wisconsin slams Penn State, returns to winning ways
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin made the most of its immediate opportunity to avenge a rare loss to Penn State. Freshman Jonathan Davis scored a career-high 17 points and the 19th-ranked Badgers resumed their dominance of the Nittany Lions with a 72-56 victory on Tuesday night. Wisconsin’s 13-game winning streak over...
New Penn State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich talks philosophy
Penn State coach James Franklin brought in Mike Yurcich to rev up the Nittany Lions’ offense, which struggled at times in 2020. Yurcich, Franklin’s fifth offensive coordinator in his eight seasons with the Lions, has an impressive resume. He coached at Texas last season and at Ohio State and Oklahoma...
Big Ten football recruiting rankings: Where does Penn State stand entering 2nd signing day for Class of 2021?
The advent of the early signing period for college football in December has taken much of the drama out of the annual national signing day in February, which used to be a day filled with much drama and fanfare. Now, teams are mostly finalizing their classes with a couple commits...
Harrar helps lead Penn State to first win over Wisconsin since 2011Video
STATE COLLEGE — John Harrar managed an awkward smile and quick laugh after pulling himself up from the baseline where he had just been denied — by the rim — a highlight-reel dunk on an otherwise career-best day. The missed wide-open slam aside, Harrar did plenty otherwise to help Penn...
Penn State QB Will Levis to transfer
One of Penn State’s most productive offensive players and one of its top defensive recruits from the 2019 class likely will be playing elsewhere this fall. Quarterback Will Levis, who temporarily claimed the starting job last season and spent most of the second half splitting time with Sean Clifford, announced...
E.J. Liddell’s late FTs lift Ohio State over Penn State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — E.J. Liddell scored 22 points, including the tiebreaking free throws with 59.7 seconds left, and No. 13 Ohio State held off Penn State, 83-79, on Wednesday night. The Buckeyes (13-4, 7-4 Big Ten) squandered a 12-point first-half lead but rallied from a seven-point deficit in the second...
Penn State football lands Harvard grad transfer OG Eric Wilson for 2021 season
Penn State football landed a commitment from Harvard graduate transfer guard Eric Wilson, who made the announcement via Twitter on Wednesday morning. “A lot can happen in a few months, especially in 2020,” he wrote on Twitter. “Unexpected changes have led me to commit to Penn State where I will...
Pandemic costing Penn State sports less than expected, athletic director says
Despite the loss of revenue for Penn State athletics due to the coronavirus pandemic, athletic director Sandy Barbour said that the university will not cut any of its athletic programs. “That’s not something I’m interested in. It’s not something I’m looking at,” Barbour said Tuesday afternoon, speaking to reporters for...
Here’s which former Penn State Nittany Lions will participate in Super Bowl LV
Penn State has been well-represented in the Super Bowl over the years. This will again be the case when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 7. For the 50th time in the history...
Penn State to play Ohio State on Wednesday instead of Michigan
Penn State announced Sunday it will travel to Ohio State in Big Ten Conference action Wednesday. The game will tip at 7 p.m. at Value City Arena. This game replaces the scheduled Michigan at Penn State games because of coronavirus issues in the Michigan program. Michigan announced all its athletic...
Penn State, Ohio State men’s basketball teams will play rescheduled game Wednesday
The Penn State men’s basketball team’s game with Ohio State, postponed from Jan. 5 because of covid-related issues, has been rescheduled for this Wednesday at 7 p.m. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. It takes the place of the Nittany Lions’ originally scheduled game with Michigan...
Penn State pulls away late, beats NorthwesternVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Izaiah Brockington scored 21 points, including a pair of late free throws, to help Penn State hold off Northwestern for an 81-78 victory on Saturday night. Penn State (5-6, 2-5 Big Ten) has won consecutive games since ending a five-game losing streak. Northwestern (6-8, 3-7) has lost...
Myreon Jones helps Penn State to 1st Big Ten win
UNIVERSITY PARK — Izaiah Brockington and Myreon Jones scored 17 points apiece, Jones making three clinching free throws in the waning seconds, and Penn State held off a resurgent Rutgers, 75-67, on Thursday night for its first Big Ten win this season. Seth Lundy chipped in 16 points with 10...
Big Ten reprimands interim Penn State coach Jim Ferry, fines school $10,000
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Big Ten Conference reprimanded interim Penn State basketball coach Jim Ferry and fined the university $10,000 for comments Ferry made following a loss to Purdue. Ferry, named interim coach last fall after Patrick Chambers resigned following an internal investigation into inappropriate conduct, was called out by...
After rare losing season, Penn State’s James Franklin makes plans for 2021
Penn State’s 2020 football season — and the days that followed — were marked by change, personnel upheaval and something that is rarely experienced by the Nittany Lions and difficult for coaches, players and fans to accept: A losing record. For the first time since 2004, Penn State (4-5) lost...
Balanced Purdue staves off Penn State men’s basketball team
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Sasha Stefanovic led a balanced attack with 15 points, Trevion Willilams had a double-double and Purdue held off rusty Penn State, 80-72, on Sunday. It was Purdue’s first home game since Christmas Day and the first game for Penn State since Dec. 30 after four conference...
Former Clairton and Penn State star Lamont Wade declares for NFL Draft
Former Clairton and Penn State star Lamont Wade is heading to the NFL. On Thursday, Wade announced that he was declaring for the NFL draft on his Twitter account after four seasons in State College. Galatians 6:9“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we...
