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Penn State’s Pat Kraft on the future of Beaver Stadium: ‘I wanna make this building better’
STATE COLLEGE — Iconic Beaver Stadium has been around since 1960. And Penn State AD Pat Kraft intends to make sure the current home of the Nittany Lions is the future home of the program. Renovation is the word to associate with Beaver Stadium moving forward. Kraft also made it...
Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. named 2nd-team AFCA All-American
Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr., the son of former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Joey Porter, was named second-team All-America by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) on Wednesday. It is Porter’s fourth All-American honor after he was selected second-team by Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America and the Walter...
Andrew Funk, Myles Dread hot from 3 as Penn State beats Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Andrew Funk and Myles Dread combined for 11 3-pointers to give Penn State a 74-59 win over No. 17 Illinois on Saturday. Funk and Jalen Pickett led all scorers with 20 points each, Seth Lundy added 16 and Dread had 15 to give the Nittany Lions (7-3,...
Pitt’s Calijah Kancey, Erick Hallett II, Izzy Abanikanda, PSU’s Joey Porter Jr. named FWAA All-Americans
Pitt defensive tackle Calijah Kancey is joined by teammates Izzy Abanikanda and Erick Hallett II on the Football Writers Association of America All-America Team, released Friday. It was the second All-America honor for Kancey in two days after he was named to the Walter Camp first team Thursday. The FWAA...
Penn State men drop Big Ten opener vs. Michigan StateVideo
UNIVERSITY PARK — A.J. Hoggard scored a career-high 23 points, Joey Hauser had 12 points and 15 rebounds and Michigan State beat Penn State, 67-58, on Wednesday night to snap a two-game losing streak. Seth Lundy scored 16 points, and Jalen Pickett had 13 points, 17 rebounds and eight assists...
AP All-Big Ten: Penn State’s Nicholas Singleton named newcomer of the year
Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud is The Associated Press Big Ten offensive player of the year, Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell is defensive player of the year and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh is coach of the year. Stroud and Campbell are among five unanimous picks to the All-Big Ten first team in...
Penn State portal update: Nittany Lions targeting several transfer wide receivers
Penn State has reason for optimism next year. Left tackle Olu Fashanu, a possible top-10 pick in the NFL draft, is coming back. True freshmen Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen totaled 1,771 yards and 19 touchdowns on the ground in their debut season. And five-star phenom Drew Allar is set...
How to get tickets for Sun Bowl, Rose Bowl
Pitt and Penn State fans who want to head west for their respective team’s bowl games still have a chance to do so. Here’s how to get tickets: Sun Bowl Pitt (7-4) vs. UCLA (8-3) 2 p.m. Dec. 30 in El Paso, Texas • Pitt ticket holders can submit ticket...
Tim Benz: 12-team college football playoff will solve some complaints, create others
Now that we know what to complain about regarding this year’s College Football Playoff, let’s compare that to what we’ll be griping about in 2024 — when the format expands from four to 12 teams. Oh, because, trust me, we’ll still be complaining. The only question is, will the complaints...
Penn State’s James Franklin preparing for busy month of roster management before Rose Bowl
James Franklin was sitting in a Kansas airport when he called in for Sunday’s Rose Bowl teleconferences. That’s the life of a coach in December as bowl destinations are announced and recruiting pushes are finalized. Franklin is looking forward to facing Utah in “The Granddaddy of Them All” on Jan....
Penn State to play Utah in Rose Bowl
After falling three spots in the new College Football Playoff rankings, No. 11 Penn State emerged from Selection Sunday with its second Rose Bowl berth in the past six seasons. The Nittany Lions will play Pac-12 champion and No. 8-ranked Utah at 5 p.m. Jan. 2 on ESPN. It will...
Penn State transfer portal primer: Players, rules to know for the Nittany Lions
Silly season is upon us, and Penn State is already involved. The transfer portal will open Monday, allowing thousands of FBS players to enter their names in search of greener pastures. Players can declare their intentions before that, and many have already done so on social media. But on Dec....
First Call: Could Tom Brady return to New England? Aaron Donald out; Phil Kessel back to face Pens
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ upcoming opponent got some bad news. Aaron Donald is injured. Phil Kessel is slumping. Joey Porter’s son is going pro. And could Tom Brady really go back to New England? All that and more in Thursday’s “First Call.” Donald down Former Pitt Panther Aaron Donald is going...
Penn State CB Joey Porter Jr. declares for the NFL Draft, will not play in bowl game
Penn State cornerback and North Allegheny graduate Joey Porter Jr. declared for the 2023 NFL Draft on Wednesday and announced he will not play in the team’s bowl game. “I sincerely appreciate my teammates, coaches, family and every member of the Penn State community who have made the last four...
Penn State RB Nick Singleton named Big Ten freshman of the year
Penn State’s vaunted 2022 recruiting class produced another accolade — and it was doled out to one of Pennsylvania’s own. Nick Singleton, the Nittany Lions’ star running back, was named the Big Ten’s Thomson-Randle El Freshman of the Year on Wednesday afternoon. The Governor Mifflin graduate became the fourth Nittany...
New Year’s Six scenarios: Breaking down Penn State’s path to Rose, Orange, Cotton Bowl
Going into the final regular-season Saturday of the season, the Citrus Bowl was looking likely for the Nittany Lions. And that would’ve been a fine destination. Then, LSU lost to Texas A&M. The Tigers, ranked No. 5 by the College Football Playoff committee, fell as 10-point favorites to an Aggies...
Clemson beats Penn State in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
CLEMSON, S.C. — Hunter Tyson scored all 24 of his points after halftime, PJ Hall scored 11 of his 22 points in the two overtime sessions, and Clemson beat Penn State 101-94 on Tuesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Clemson led 70-64 with 34 seconds left in regulation before...
Penn State cornerback and North Allegheny graduate Joey Porter Jr. named 1st-team All- Big Ten
Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr., who recorded 11 pass breakups and allowed just nine catches among 26 targets in man-to-man coverage this season, was named first-team All-Big Ten by separate voting from conference coaches and reporters. A redshirt junior from North Allegheny, Porter made history during Penn State’s 35-31...
Tackle Olu Fashanu passing on NFL Draft to stay at Penn State
Olu Fashanu, Penn State’s left tackle who emerged this fall as a first-round NFL Draft prospect, announced Monday that he will return to school in 2023. “For the last three years, I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity to be around a group of extremely hardworking individuals,” Fashanu wrote in...
Despite ups and downs, quarterback Sean Clifford holds Penn State career dear
A few days before he sprinted into Beaver Stadium for the final time, before he spent the pregame fighting off tears, and the pregame locker room speeches trying to get locked in before taking the field and fighting off tears again, Sean Clifford was asked a question about growing. Maligned...
AP Top 25: Michigan up to No. 2 behind top-ranked Georgia; Penn State moves up to No. 8
Michigan moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, with TCU at No. 3 and Southern California at No. 4 behind top-ranked Georgia after four top-10 teams lost on the final day of regular-season games. The Bulldogs (12-0) are No. 1 for the eighth straight...
As Penn State offense turns to tight ends, Theo Johnson delivers
STATE COLLEGE — Theo Johnson’s emergence as a big-play weapon in the Penn State offense is one of the big storylines of the Nittany Lions’ stretch run. There was never much question about the third-year tight end’s physical skills, which were on display throughout No. 11 Penn State’s 35-16 victory...
Sean Clifford throws 4 TDs, No. 11 Penn State tops Michigan State
STATE COLLEGE — This is what Sean Clifford came back for. The atmosphere, the camaraderie and most importantly, the wins. Penn State’s four-year starter, who opted to return for his sixth and final collegiate season, threw four touchdown passes to lead the No. 11 Nittany Lions over Michigan State, 35-16,...
Pickett, Lundy help Penn State cruise past Lafayette 70-57Video
STATE COLLEGE — Jalen Pickett had 18 points, Seth Lundy scored 15 and Penn State cruised to a 70-57 victory over Lafayette on Friday night. Pickett made 7 of 10 shots from the floor with eight assists and six rebounds for Penn State (6-1). Lundy hit 3 of 6 from...
No. 11 Penn State looking to wrap season strong against Michigan State
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — James Franklin has been around long enough to know that it’s simply natural for a team’s collective energy level to fade this late in the season. But after four grueling months, the No. 11 Nittany Lions (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten, No. 11 CFP) seem to have...
