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Penn State QB Beau Pribula steps in for injured Drew Allar vs. Rutgers: ‘I was ready’
STATE COLLEGE — Beau Pribula stood on the sidelines as Drew Allar’s day came to an unexpected end. Pribula watched Allar get popped. He noticed Penn State’s starting quarterback was “dazed a little bit.” And he saw No. 15 signal to the coaching staff after the following play and jog...
No. 12 Penn State pulls away from Rutgers despite Drew Allar leaving game after hit 
STATE COLLEGE — Kaytron Allen is a man of few words. Most of his teammates consider him one of the shyest players on Penn State’s roster. When he pulls on his football helmet, however, Allen’s personality emerges. Allen, all smiles and full of trash talk, bruised his way for two...
Qudus Wahab's double-double leads Penn State past Morehead State
UNIVERSITY PARK — Qudus Wahab scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and Kanye Clary had 14 points with a pair of steals as Penn State beat Morehead State, 74-51, on Friday night. The Nittany Lions won their fourth straight — all at home — to start the season under...
No. 12 Penn State looking to rebound against improved Rutgers team
STATE COLLEGE — Even though their primary goal is out of reach, Penn State players still have plenty to play for in the final weeks of the season. The No. 12 Nittany Lions (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten) want to finish strong, send seniors out with wins and pad their resumes...
Analysis: Drew Allar needs to be top priority in Penn State’s search for a new offensive coordinator 
At some point in the hours after losing to Michigan, James Franklin came to what felt like an inevitable conclusion. He decided to fire offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich and start anew. Something needed to change. Penn State’s offense failed to support one of the best defenses in college football against...
Penn State jumps out early and cruises to an 83-53 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) 
STATE COLLEGE — Kanye Clary scored 14 points to lead four in double figures as Penn State rolled to an 83-53 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Tuesday night. Clary, Penn State’s leading scorer averaging 21 points per game, was 6 of 12 from the floor. Zach Hicks added 12...
Penn State coach James Franklin explains firing of offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich
Less than 24 hours after Penn State lost to Michigan, James Franklin and the Nittany Lions fired offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich, effective immediately. Sunday was the first time in his 10 seasons at Penn State that Franklin made an in-season personnel change like that. This was uncharted territory for the...
Who could James Franklin hire as Penn State’s new OC? Early names to know after Mike Yurcich firing
Less than 24 hours after losing to Michigan, James Franklin and Penn State made a change. Penn State fired offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich on Sunday afternoon, effective immediately, following the Nittany Lions’ 24-15 defeat to Michigan. Penn State announced that running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider and tight ends coach Ty...
Penn State fires offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich after loss to Michigan 
Penn State fired offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich on Sunday, a day after coach James Franklin’s team had another punchless performance against a highly ranked rival. No. 12 Penn State lost 24-15 to No. 2 Michigan on Saturday, managing just 238 total yards and two touchdowns. The Nittany Lions (8-2, 5-2...
Drew Allar bears brunt of No. 9 Penn State's offensive struggles in loss to No. 2 Michigan
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Drew Allar’s pants were spattered with blood and marred by grass stains as he walked off the field. With his helmet pulled down low over his eyes, Allar’s gaze was fixed on the ground as he shuffled his feet toward Penn State’s locker room. He never...
Without Jim Harbaugh, No. 2 Michigan grinds past No. 9 Penn State in 24-15 win 
Before the game, Blake Corum warmed up wearing a ski hat that summed up Michigan’s attitude right now: “Michigan vs. Everybody.” After the second-ranked Wolverines were done pummeling No. 9 Penn State, Corum wore a bloodied bridge of his nose and the satisfaction of knowing everybody is still winless against...
Why is the Big Ten suspending Michigan's Jim Harbaugh? Here’s the conference’s case
Here are some of the highlights of Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti’s 13-page letter to Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel on Friday, informing the university that the conference is suspending head football coach Jim Harbaugh for the final three games of the regular season: • On the sign-stealing scheme: “The...
Michigan without coach Jim Harbaugh vs. Penn State as court fails to rule on ban
STATE COLLEGE — No. 2 Michigan will be without coach Jim Harbaugh on Saturday against No. 9 Penn State after a judge did not issue a ruling on the school’s attempt to at least temporarily lift the Big Ten’s penalty against the Wolverines for a sign-stealing scheme. About 90 minutes...
Clary, Baldwin, Wahab help Penn State pull away in 2nd half to beat Lehigh 74-65 
UNIVERSITY PARK — Kanye Clary had 20 points, Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 18 off the bench and Qudus Wahab added a double-double to help Penn State pull away in the second half to beat Lehigh, 74-65, on Friday night. Clary sank 8 of 14 shots with two 3-pointers for the...
Big Ten bans Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh less than 24 hours before Penn State game
STATE COLLEGE — The Big Ten Conference banned Jim Harbaugh from coaching at Michigan’s three remaining regular-season games on Friday, escalating an extraordinary confrontation with college football’s winningest program over a sign-stealing scheme that has rocked the sport. The school delivered on its promise to fight back in court a...
College football's top defenses to square off when No. 2 Michigan visits No. 9 Penn State 
STATE COLLEGE — As their teammates filed out of practice earlier this week, Penn State defensive ends Adisa Isaac, Chop Robinson and Dani Dennis-Sutton lingered at the far end of the facility. The ninth-ranked Nittany Lions’ most disruptive defenders stutter-stepped and bull-rushed their way around and through assistant coaches, putting...
Why Penn State RB Kaytron Allen is built for a game like Michigan: ‘I can’t be denied’
James Franklin described Penn State’s matchup with Michigan as “big boy” football. Fortunately for the Nittany Lions, they have a bruising tailback rounding into form. Kaytron Allen is hitting his stride. The 5-foot-11, 222-pound sophomore — one of the more underrated running backs not only in the Big Ten, but...
Column: Michigan game is Penn State's last gasp at being elite this season
There has been plenty of consternation about Penn State’s status in the college football world this season. The team’s loss to Ohio State put it on the back burner once again in the College Football Playoff picture and left the program without a clear path to taking the next step...
Penn State QB Drew Allar breaks down the ‘huge challenge’ of facing Michigan’s No. 1 pass defense
Drew Allar is coming off arguably his best game in a Penn State uniform. The young quarterback was sharp at Maryland. He threw for four touchdowns, completed 73.5% of his passes, fit a few into tight windows and didn’t turn the ball over. He looked poised and confident, the kind...
Penn State drops Delaware State in Mike Rhoades' debut as coach
UNIVERSITY PARK — Kanye Clary scored 22 points, and Jameel Brown came off the bench to add 20 as Penn State cruised to a 79-45 season-opening win over Delaware State on Monday night in the debut of Mike Rhoades as coach of the Nittany Lions. Penn State has won its...
Penn State’s James Franklin stays mum about Jim Harbaugh, Michigan sign-stealing scandal
Michigan’s sign-stealing scandal has become the talk of the college football season. But ahead of Penn State’s game against the Wolverines, coach James Franklin decided not to wade into those waters. Franklin was asked at his Monday press conference if Michigan’s sign-stealing allegations affects how he and his coaching staff...
AP Top 25: USC drops out for first time under Lincoln Riley; Oklahoma State vaults in to No. 15
Southern California dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll Sunday for the first time under coach Lincoln Riley and No. 15 Oklahoma State vaulted into the rankings for the first time this year. The top nine teams in the Top 25 held their spots, led by No. 1...
Penn State WR Dante Cephas delivers ‘deserved’ breakout performance in win vs. Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Many thought Dante Cephas would make an instant impact. When he was at Kent State, he was one of the best wide receivers in the Group of Five. And when he committed to Penn State in January, he was one of the top targets in the...
Drew Allar throws 4 TD passes as No. 9 Penn State routs Maryland 
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Penn State coach James Franklin watched his team turn a comfortable victory over Maryland into a rout, then made it clear he doesn’t care much about style points. “We’ve won a decent amount. Not as much as what everybody wants, I get that,” Franklin said. “But...
Mike Rhoades ready to begin new era at Penn State after whirlwind offseason marked by roster rebuild
STATE COLLEGE — Mike Rhoades didn’t have a team to coach when Penn State hired him in March. Graduations and defections following Micah Shrewsberry’s departure for Notre Dame gutted the Nittany Lions’ roster. Rhoades, plucked from VCU after three NCAA tournament appearances in the last four years, turned to familiar...


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