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Robert Morris hockey to host Penn State at PPG Paints Arena
The Robert Morris men’s hockey team will host Penn State at 7 p.m. Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. This will mark the 10th consecutive season Robert Morris has played in the facility and the fifth matchup over that span with Penn State, currently ranked No. 6. Penn State (15-6) is...
Rutgers tops No. 20 Penn State behind Ron Harper Jr. 
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers’ season of expectations is off to a historic start in conference play. Ron Harper Jr. had 22 points to help Rutgers beat No. 20 Penn State, 72-61, on Tuesday night as the Scarlet Knights are 3-1 for the first time as member of the Big Ten....
Penn State recruiting: a look at the Class of 2020, predictions and more 
Penn State cannot hit the road recruiting again until Jan. 17, but that doesn’t mean the coaching staff is ignoring prospects to start the new year. Instead, coach James Franklin and his staff are keeping tabs on targets via electronic communication. While they’re doing that, the recruiting department, led by...
No. 21 Penn State topples No. 23 Iowa in Philadelphia 
PHILADELPHIA — Izaiah Brockington scored 23 points to lead No. 21 Penn State to its fifth straight win, 89-86 over No. 23 Iowa on Saturday at the Palestra. Luka Garza scored 34 points for the Hawkeyes (10-4, 1-2 Big Ten), but he missed three crucial free throws down the stretch...
Penn State fires offensive line coach Matt Limegrover
The look of Penn State’s coaching staff continued to change Tuesday when coach James Franklin announced he will not renew the contract of offensive line coach Matt Limegrover. The move followed the departure of offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne, recently named the new head coach at Old Dominion. Franklin replaced Rahne...
3 things learned from Penn State's Cotton Bowl win over Memphis 
Penn State concluded its season with a 53-39 victory over the Memphis Tigers on Saturday afternoon in the Cotton Bowl. Let’s look at what we learned as the Nittany Lions brought the 2019 season to a close. 1. Micah Parsons is one of the best players in the country Penn...
Mike Watkins leads No. 20 Penn State over Cornell at home 
STATE COLLEGE — The smile on Mike Watkins’ face was nearly as large as the slam dunk Penn State’s big man had just thrown down. Watkins capped the nonconference schedule with another highlight-worthy dunk — a powerful first-half alley-oop — and had 19 points and 10 rebounds in the 20th-ranked...
Penn State tops Memphis in Cotton Bowl
ARLINGTON, Texas — All-America linebacker Micah Parsons led the big blitz for Penn State, and he had Brady White all wrapped up when the Memphis quarterback suddenly flipped the ball — right into the hands of Garrett Taylor. On a day when the Nittany Lions’ defense gave up its most...
James Franklin tackles Penn State's Cam Brown after Gatorade shower at Cotton Bowl 
James Franklin has solid wrestling form. After the Nittany Lion’s win over Memphis in the Cotton Bowl, the Penn State coach received a celebratory Gatorade shower from a few of his players. James Franklin delivered a tackle after the Gatorade shower ? pic.twitter.com/HsYiMJ2xoF— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 28, 2019 One of...
Penn State RB Ricky Slade says competition making him '100% better' 
DALLAS — Penn State’s running back depth chart starts with redshirt sophomore Journey Brown, and after that, the Lions have three more intriguing options in freshmen Noah Cain and Devyn Ford and sophomore Ricky Slade. At the beginning of the season, Slade was the No. 1 guy. But Brown was...
Athletic director declares James Franklin is going to remain a Penn Stater 
DALLAS — The details of James Franklin’s recent contract extension must be shuffled through the legal dots and crosses in which universities specialize. Until they are completed, the most interesting speculation will revolve around not merely how much the sixth-year Penn State coach will earn in the future, but how...
Penn State defense to face stiff test vs. Memphis in Cotton Bowl
ARLINGTON, Texas — Penn State coach James Franklin listened to Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield talk about how phenomenal the Nittany Lions have been on defense. Franklin then expressed similar admiration about the high-scoring Tigers with quarterback Brady White, who are representing the Group of Five teams in the Cotton Bowl...
A look at how much money Penn State will make (and spend) at the Cotton Bowl
New Year’s 6 bowl games generate healthy revenue and expense sheets. So how much money will Penn State make, and spend, at the Cotton Bowl? A look at past financial statements lends some hints. The College Football Playoff centralized revenue distribution for the Power 5 conferences, delivering an estimated $66...
Ryan Silverfield debuts as Memphis coach vs. Penn State in Cotton Bowl 
ARLINGTON, Texas — Ryan Silverfield has been coaching for 20 years, first for a Florida prep team as a teenager the season after being part of his second state championship there as a player. He then coached instead of played during four seasons at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. There were...
Penn State names Kirk Ciarrocca its new offensive coordinator
As the Penn State football team prepares to face Memphis in Saturday’s Cotton Bowl, they also will be welcoming a new member to the coaching staff. Kirk Ciarrocca, a native of Lewisberry, Pa., has been hired as the Nittany Lions offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Ciarrocca spent the past three...
No. 23 Penn State basketball wins as ranked team for 1st time in 23 seasons 
STATE COLLEGE — Myreon Jones scored 11 of his 21 points in the first half and No. 23 Penn State routed Central Connecticut, 87-58, on Friday. Izaiah Brockington scored 11 points and Lamar Stevens added 10 for the Nittany Lions (10-2), who won as a ranked team for the first...
Cotton Bowl could give glimpse into future of Penn State's offense
On the most basic level, Penn State’s football team is about to embark on a pretty standard bowl trip to Dallas to take on Memphis in the Cotton Bowl a week from Saturday. The itinerary will include sponsored functions, luncheons, scripted sightseeing tours — that sort of thing. The goal...
Penn State pleased with recruiting class; James Franklin might not be done 
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State did not land all of its top targets in this recruiting cycle, and it suffered some turbulent moments and prolific periods of success along the way. Add it up, and you have the 27-member Class of 2020 that officially became Nittany Lions on Wednesday during...
College football participants also contend for team recruiting title
Teams competing for the national championship this season got good news well before the College Football Playoff — even if they didn’t have much time to celebrate. The early signing period opened Wednesday with three playoff teams — Clemson, LSU and Ohio State — landing eight of the nation’s top...
Running Back U? Penn State signs 2 4-star backs
Penn State could have one of the most stacked running back rooms in the nation next year. “We’re building a reputation,” coach James Franklin said on signing day Wednesday, which has become the biggest day for college football recruiting. “It could be in a couple of years they’re talking about...
Penn State LB Micah Parsons, Pitt DL Jaylen Twyman on AP All-America team 
Penn State sophomore linebacker Micah Parsons was named first-team Associated Press All-America on Monday. Parsons has a team-best 85 tackles, including 10 for loss. He previously earned Big Ten Linebacker of the Year and was a finalist for the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. The last Penn State...
Penn State moves into AP Top 25 for 1st time since 1996 
The Penn State men’s basketball team checked in at No. 23 in the AP Top 25 on Monday for the program’s first poll appearance in more than two decades. The Nittany Lions (9-2) hadn’t appeared in the AP poll since being ranked 18th in March 1996. Before that season, Penn...
Penn State loads up on recruits in early signing period 
A celebration will be held on the second floor of the Penn State football program’s Lasch Building headquarters Wednesday. Coach James Franklin and his staff will welcome the newest Nittany Lions into the program from the recruiting Class of 2020. The yearly event will be a part of the program’s...
Stevens' big 2nd half leads Penn State over Alabama
STATE COLLEGE — When Pat Chambers needs his best player to pick up the pace on defense, he doesn’t need to ask. Lamar Stevens just does his thing. Penn State’s leading scorer scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half, grabbed 11 rebounds and added five blocks and...
Penn State upsets fourth-ranked Maryland 
STATE COLLEGE — At 6-foot-9, Mike Watkins always stands out in a crowd. Even one that’s made up of hundreds of screaming fans. Watkins pumped his fists as swarms of his classmates poured onto the court after Penn State joined a series of unranked teams to knock off top-five opponents...


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