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Penn State AD: Big Ten’s decision was based on science, not likely to be reversedVideo
Despite the intention of the ACC, SEC and Big 12 to press on, criticism of the conference’s process and backlash from coaches, athletes and parents, Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour said the Big Ten’s decision to postpone fall sports, including football, isn’t likely to be reversed. In a video...
Spring college football: When? How much? Who plays?
Back in April, not long after the NCAA basketball tournaments were canceled because of the pandemic, the idea of moving the college football season to the spring of 2021 already was being tossed around. Conference commissioners and athletic directors called it a last resort. And when it looked like the...
How Penn State’s Micah Parsons, Pitt’s Jaylen Twyman will do in the NFL Draft. And how they may help change it.
The chances of playing any semblance of a college football season in the fall are looking bleak. It’s unclear if the sport will try to function in the spring. And who knows if either option will be safe enough for the players. For those reasons, many top-tier NFL prospects have...
What they’re saying about Big 10, Pac-12 calling off football season
Here are what some of the top officials in the Big Ten and Pac-12 are saying about the decisions to postpone fall sports in their Power 5 conferences, and what might happen going forward: Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez has no doubt about one of the residual effects: “There will...
Big Ten, Pac-12 bow to covid-19, call off football, other fall sports
Big Ten and Pac-12 chancellors and presidents, representing two of the Power 5 conferences, postponed football and all fall sports for the 2020 season, choosing not to face the risk of the coronavirus pandemic. The Pac-12 went one step further, postponing all sports through the end of 2020, including the...
Penn State’s James Franklin hopes Big Ten presidents don’t cancel season before getting ‘more information’
With tan lines on his face from wearing his mask at practice, Penn State coach James Franklin said Tuesday that there is no need to decide immediately on the fate of college football. “I’m not saying we should cancel the season at this point. I’m not saying we should definitely...
Pitt players join national plea to play football this fall
Monday was a regularly scheduled day off for Pitt football, but while the practice fields on the South Side were silent, players’ voices were not. Several of them went on Twitter — using the hashtag #WeWantToPlay — to join players from around the nation in pleading with Power 5 officials...
Players unite in push to save college season, create union
Michigan defensive back Hunter Reynolds saw the tweets from Trevor Lawrence and other college football players, pushing for the opportunity to play this season, despite the pandemic. Reynolds, one of the organizers behind a players’ rights movement in the Big Ten, didn’t like the way some on social media seemed...
Report: Canceling or postponing fall college football appears inevitable
Pitt’s Jaylen Twyman and Penn State’s Micah Parsons, who decided to opt out this season, soon might be joined by the entirety of their college football brethren. ESPN reported Sunday night that sources told the network postponing or canceling the football season appears inevitable. Power 5 commissioners held an emergency...
First Call: Pitt, Notre Dame ACC odds, Big Ten coaches exchange barbs, Gerrit Cole vs. Tyler Glasnow
Friday’s “First Call” gives us gambling odds for Pitt football in the ACC. And for Notre Dame, too. We also try to scout the Pittsburgh Pirates’ next opponent. A pair of former Pirates pitchers square off this weekend. And an epic Big Ten rivalry just got more salty. Irish odds...
Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour says college football ruled by covid-19
Penn State’s Sandy Barbour logged off Thursday from her 104th Big Ten athletic directors meeting since March 12 – yes, she has been counting them — with one overriding thought about the 2020 football season: If it’s not safe, it won’t happen. And, given Gov. Tom Wolf’s suggestion that high...
All-American Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons opts out of season, declares for draft
Penn State’s Micah Parsons will opt out of the 2020 college football season and enter the 2021 NFL draft, the All-American linebacker announced in a video posted to his Instagram page Thursday. “As I consider all my options for the 2020 season, I decided I needed to make a choice...
Penn State ranked No. 7 in preseason coaches poll
With the return of quarterback Sean Clifford and eight other starters on offense, Penn State is ranked No. 7 in the Amway/USA Today preseason college football coaches poll, released Thursday. Clifford threw for 2,654 yards and 23 touchdowns and rushed for five more scores while leading Penn State to an...
Penn State football planning to have no fans in stands at Beaver Stadium this season
Unless Gov. Tom Wolf dramatically extends his guidelines for capacity at outdoor gatherings, Penn State’s football season will be conducted in front of rows and rows of empty seats at Beaver Stadium. In addition, even if games are played, Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour said revenue losses will be...
Penn State opener set for Sept. 5 vs. Northwestern, part of Big Ten’s revised schedule
Penn State plans to open the season Sept. 5 at Beaver Stadium against Northwestern as part of the Big Ten’s revised 10-game, conference-only football schedule. The schedule spans 12 weeks, with each Big Ten team receiving two open dates. The Big Ten constructed the schedule, keeping in mind the possibility...
Report: Penn State’s Micah Parsons will opt out of season, declare for NFL draft
Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons will opt out of his junior season and declare for the 2021 NFL draft, Yahoo Sports reported Tuesday night. Parsons, a 6-foot-3, 244-pound Harrisburg native with an uncommon mix of speed, size and athleticism, could be the top defensive player taken in the draft. According...
Penn State lands commitment from class of ’22 quarterback Beau PribulaVideo
Penn State added a third verbal commitment to its class of 2022 when quarterback Beau Pribula of Central York announced on Twitter his intention to enroll. Pribula (6-foot-2, 202 pounds) has 12 scholarship offers, including Penn State’s Big Ten foes Nebraska, Northwestern and Rutgers, plus Temple, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Wake...
First Call: Notre Dame-ACC football deal not as bad as some conference fans believe
For Friday’s “First Call,” we take a closer look at ACC football’s sudden addition of Notre Dame this year. And we try to dispel some of the knee-jerk, negative reaction to it. Although it’s totally understandable. I mean, c’mon. It’s Notre Dame. Ugh. On Wednesday, a torrent of anti-Notre Dame...
Penn State reports 8 positive coronavirus tests among athletes
Eight Penn State athletes have tested positive for coronavirus, the university announced Wednesday. They are the first positive tests announced since the school first started publicly revealing results on a biweekly basis July 1. The first two batches revealed no cases in 280 tests. Wednesday’s results showed eight positives in...
Pitt’s Kenny Pickett joined by Penn State’s Micah Parson, Journey Brown on Maxwell watch list
Pitt senior quarterback Kenny Pickett and Penn State running back Journey Brown and linebacker Micah Parsons were named Friday to the watch list for the Maxwell Award, presented annually to the best all-around player in college football. Pickett will be a three-year starter this season, but he also started one...
Pitt, Penn State, WVU players recognized for community service
The Wuerffel Trophy is known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service.” Apparently, several area players have made their mark on their communities. Players from Pitt, Penn State and West Virginia were named to the Wuerffel Award watch list Thursday. Pitt senior defensive end Patrick Jones II, and Penn...
8 players from Penn State, Pitt, WVU named to Nagurski, Outland watch lists
Eight players from Pitt, Penn State and West Virginia were named Tuesday to watch lists for the Nagurski Trophy and Outland Trophy, which are given to college football’s best defender and interior lineman. In addition, Pitt, PSU and WVU are three of 15 schools with multiple players on the watch...
Penn State’s Lamont Wade chosen for Thorpe watch list
Clairton’s Lamont Wade, a senior safety at Penn State, was named Monday to the Jim Thorpe Award watch list. The award is given annually to college football’s top defensive back. Wade was an All-Big Ten honorable mention choice by the coaches and media in 2019 while tying a Big Ten...
Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons named to Butkus Award watch list
Numerous eyes will be on Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons this season after he was named Monday to his third college football watch list — the Butkus Award. Parsons had previously been named to the Bednarik Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy watch lists. Parsons, a junior, was named a Consensus...
Montour, Penn State grad John Hufnagel elected to Canadian Football Hall of FameVideo
While serving as coach of the Calgary Stampeders, Montour and Penn State grad John Hufnagel had one of the CFL’s most successful tenures. From 2008-15, he went 102-41-1 — the .712 winning percentage being the highest in league history among coaches with at least 100 games — and won two...
