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X-factors for Penn State-Maryland game
No. 12 Penn State faces a significant road test Friday night against Maryland. The Nittany Lions (3-0) are a touchdown favorite against the Terrapins (2-1), who lost to Temple two weeks ago in Philadelphia. Penn State’s October Big Ten slate will be challenging, with home games against Purdue and Michigan...
First Call: Penn State to be featured on HBO’s ’24/7′; Antonio Brown speaks
In this week’s final “First Call,” the Penn State “24/7” details are emerging. A remarkable college football trick play. An NFL head coach bails on a news conference. Injuries are mounting in Cleveland. And Antonio Brown finally speaks. But not for long. Happy Valley `Hard Knocks` It’s true. There will...
James Franklin discusses the Penn State-HBO marriage set for October
Penn State’s preparations for its contest against Big Ten foe Purdue on Oct. 5 at Beaver Stadium will be given the up-close treatment by HBO, it was learned on Wednesday. James Franklin’s 14th-ranked Nittany Lions, off this week before visiting Maryland next Friday, will be one of four major college...
Tickets for U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials at Penn State on sale soon
Penn State will host the 2020 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials on April 4-5 at Bryce Jordan Center. The champions from the U.S. Olympic Team Wrestling Trials will become eligible to represent the United States on Aug. 2-8 at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The competition will be held...
Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford is tough on the field, and on himselfVideo
Throughout his first three games as Penn State’s starting quarterback, Sean Clifford has shown how tough he is on the field, carrying the football on run-pass option plays and standing tall in the pocket against the rush. Clifford shows another area of toughness off the field, in his self-evaluation of...
Aliquippa’s Zuriah Fisher chooses Penn State
After delaying his decision in early August, Aliquippa’s Zuriah Fisher has made his college choice. On Monday, Fisher announced via Twitter that he will be committing to Penn State, becoming the 25th member of James Franklin’s 2020 recruiting class. #WeAre? pic.twitter.com/5MQdlAGXt3— Zuriah Fisher (@Zfish84) September 16, 2019 The three-star defensive...
Penn State Pick 6: Rethinking the running back rotationVideo
Plenty to sift through from Penn State’s 17-10 victory over Pitt on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Here’s a pick-six’s worth. Shortening the backfield rotation Three days before playing Pitt, Penn State coach James Franklin outlined his strategy for rotating the running backs: two series for the starter, with the other...
John Steigerwald: Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi could learn a lot from Pete Carroll
I wonder if Pat Narduzzi watched the Pittsburgh Steelers-Seattle Seahawks game. If he did, he saw a coach, the Seahawks’ Pete Carroll, play to win, which is exactly what Narduzzi didn’t do when his Pitt team had fourth-and-goal at the Penn State 1 on Saturday. Narduzzi’s Pitt team was down...
History repeats itself in Penn State victory at Beaver Stadium, 37 years later
Pat Narduzzi isn’t the only Pitt coach to opt for a field goal in the fourth quarter of a close game when his team was on the 1-yard line. But he’s the only one to defend the decision. In 1982, No. 5 Pitt was trailing No. 2 Penn State, 16-7,...
Penn State’s defense makes up for lack of offense vs. Pitt
UNIVERSITY PARK — There wasn’t much offense in Penn State’s 17-10 victory over Pitt, and coach James Franklin noticed. “We had guys behind them, but a couple of plays we overthrew,” he said. “A couple of them we left inside, especially the vertical balls. “We want our receivers to leave...
Kevin Gorman: No defense for Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi’s costly call against Penn StateVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Pat Narduzzi dared to defend a decision that defied logic with an explanation that was inexplicable. The Pitt coach had his Panthers in perfect position to score an upset over No. 13 Penn State: Trailing by seven points, they had a fourth-and-goal at the 1 with 4...
Pitt opts for late FG try while down 7, loses to Penn StateVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — If you left Beaver Stadium on Saturday wanting more from the 100th, and possibly final, game in the Pitt-Penn State series, you weren’t paying attention. Penn State’s 17-10 victory in front of a crowd of 108,661 had it all, including a lightning storm that delayed the start...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pat Narduzzi’s decision costs Pitt in final game against Penn State
Pitt and Penn State should play every year. Let’s start there. The 100th meeting between the schools, played after a 40-minute lightning delay and before a crowd of 108,661 at Beaver Stadium, showed the rivalry remains true. That it came down to the final seconds, a Hail Mary by Kenny...
Saquon Barkley shows love to fan snubbed by Cowboys’ DeMarcus Lawrence
Leave it to a Penn State grad to bring class to a classless situation. Last Sunday, after the Dallas Cowboys hosted the New York Giants in Arlington, Texas, 11-year-old Kamil Bautista was outside AT&T Stadium hoping to score an autograph or two from some players, reports TMZ. Along came Cowboys’...
Pitt-Penn State game kicks off 40 minutes late
STATE COLLEGE — The Pitt/Penn State game started at 12:40 p.m. — 40 minutes late — after the threat of lightning left the area. Prior to and during the delay, Penn State officials closed the gates, suspended entry into the stadium and cleared people who were already inside from uncovered...
What if Pitt loses to Penn State, but it’s a close game?
Here’s the thing — the most important thing — about the Pitt-Penn State game Saturday at Beaver Stadium: The outcome matters, of course, but how Pitt competes against the 13th-ranked team in the nation counts just as much. Unless the college football landscape changes dramatically over the next two months,...
Kevin Gorman: If Pitt wants to revive Penn State rivalry, the Panthers need to win
Pat Narduzzi and James Franklin spent the week talking about what makes Pitt-Penn State a great rivalry and all of the reasons why they can’t continue to play each other. That makes perfect sense, especially given the absurdity that Pitt and Penn State will play for the 100th time Saturday,...
Watch Pitt-Penn State on the big screen in Oakland
With Pitt and Penn State meeting on the gridiron for the 100th and possibly last time, a big screen is being set up outdoors in Oakland to watch the game. The big screen will be located at Forbes Digital Plaza at the corner of Forbes Avenue and South Bouquet Street...
Penn State-Pitt gameday parking sold out; lots to open early
Penn State’s parking lots around Beaver Stadium will open at 6:30 a.m. Saturday — 30 minutes earlier than usual — but fans who don’t already have parking permits will be out of luck for the Pitt game. According to the athletics department, the game-day parking permits for Saturday’s matchup against...
Sean Clifford, Penn State’s big-play QB, looking to hit another gear
Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford has launched a quick start to his career, compiling the nation’s fourth-highest passer rating through the season’s infancy. That said, Clifford finds no time for back-patting as the Lions prepare to host Pitt on Saturday. Further, the redshirt sophomore said he’s not interested in it....
Penn State’s Antonio Shelton uses Twitter to teach fan a lesson
When Penn State defensive tackle Antonio Shelton witnessed a man in Beaver Stadium yelling at one of his teammates during the Buffalo game Saturday night, he did what the modern-day student-athlete would do to get even. He got on Twitter. Appreciate everybody that came out to support tonight. But some...
Clairton graduate Lamont Wade finds happiness in Penn State secondary
After only two games as Penn State’s starting free safety, Lamont Wade can remember only one other time when he was this happy playing football. “Probably 2016 against Farrell in a state playoff (victory),” said Wade, a Clairton graduate who won three WPIAL championships and earned berths in two PIAA...
Penn State’s James Franklin recalls with fondness his ties to Pittsburgh
When James Franklin ponders playing Pitt this week, probably during nearly every one of his waking moments, he’ll think of Kenny Pickett and Maurice Ffrench (who he unsuccessfully tried to recruit) and the best way to defeat the Panthers on Saturday at Beaver Stadium. But Penn State’s coach also allowed...
Penn State uses big 3rd quarter to pull away from Buffalo
UNIVERSITY PARK — Sean Clifford turned in an all-around performance in another lopsided win for Penn State. Clifford threw for 280 yards and four touchdowns and ran 11 times for 51 to lead the No. 15 Nittany Lions back from a halftime deficit to beat Buffalo, 45-13, on Saturday night....
No. 15 Penn State looks to keep rolling against Buffalo
UNIVERSITY PARK — When Buffalo coach Lance Leipold looks at Penn State’s roster, he sees a team that can attack in waves with few weaknesses. At least none jumped out when he watched No. 15 Penn State (1-0) rout Idaho, 79-7, last week. “They just kept rolling in more guys...
