UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State won’t have any players skipping out on the bowl game in order to start preparing for the NFL draft, but several Nittany Lions will have decisions to make after the game about possibly turning pro early. Defensive end Shareef Miller, for instance, already has ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — The top-ranked Penn State wrestling team closes out December by welcoming No. 9 Arizona State to Rec Hall for the first time ever tonight. The Nittany Lions (3-0) and Sun Devils (1-2) will meet in sold-out Rec Hall at 6 p.m. in a dual that will air live nationally on ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Emily Ogle and Kaleigh Riehl have been named to the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America First Team, as announced by the organization Tuesday. This is the first honor for both Ogle and Riehl. In program history, 12 Nittany Lions have combined for 14 Scholar ...
UNIVERSITY PARK -– Penn State men’s soccer head coach Jeff Cook announced the signing of seven student-athletes in the early signing period on Monday. The incoming class includes Liam Butts (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Michael Gaines (Oxon Hill, Md.), Kyle May (Lebanon, Pa.), Andrew Privett ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Pat Chambers foresees opponents having a tougher time scouting Penn State if the Nittany Lions keep getting contributions from freshmen while their top rebounder rounds into form. Rasir Bolton scored a career-high 27 points while Mike Watkins and Lamar Stevens posted ...
From Mirror reports STANFORD, Calif. – The No. 8 seed Penn State women’s volleyball team took down Washington 26-24, 25-21, 25-21 Friday night to advance to the NCAA Stanford Regional Final in Maples Pavilion. The Nittany Lions moved to 26-7 on the season with the win. Penn State ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — It was hard to believe Penn State was two points away from tying Indiana with 2 seconds left on the clock in the Bryce Jordan Center on Tuesday night. The Lions were bad on offense and awful at the free throw line. But the fact it came down to a single possession was ...
It may not be the sexiest matchup of the bowl season, but there still will be many good story lines for Penn State’s Citrus Bowl showdown against Kentucky on New Year’s Day in Orlando. Kentucky is obviously a basketball school, but the football team has had an excellent season, finishing ...
UNIVERSITY PARK – Lehigh had six starters out of its lineup for Sunday afternoon’s dual meet against top-ranked Penn State. So, there wasn’t going to be too much drama in a match wrestled before a sold-out crowd of 6,529 at Rec Hall and Big Ten Network cameras. The only drama was ...
Penn State appears destined for the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1 in Orlando, and the most likely opponent is Kentucky, based on how everything shook out in Saturday’s conference championship games. The bowl matchups will be announced this afternoon. Alabama’s 35-28 comeback win over Georgia ...
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — After Jalen Smith and Bruno Fernando carried Maryland to the brink of victory, Anthony Cowan Jr. emphatically finished off Penn State. Cowan made two clutch 3-pointers in the closing minutes, and the 24th-ranked Terrapins opened Big Ten play with a 66-59 victory ...
By Andy Elder For the Mirror LEWISBURG — For Bucknell, Friday was an historic night in Sojka Pavilion. For Penn State, it was another lopsided win. In a way, both wrestling teams scored a victory. The No. 1 Nittany Lions made a statement in their first road dual meet against the Bison ...
By Paddy Cotter For the Mirror UNIVERSITY PARK — The stress of the last two minutes between Penn State and No. 13 Virginia Tech was overwhelming Tuesday night at the Jordan Center. With a 63-60 lead, the Lions needed a strong finish to their best effort of the year to pull off an upset. ...
The Associated Press ROSEMONT, Ill. — Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald is the unanimous choice for Big Ten coach of the year. The conference on Tuesday announced half its postseason awards based on voting by coaches and media. Fitzgerald led the Wildcats (8-4) to the West Division title ...
Following is Neil Rudel’s report card from Penn State’s 38-3 victory over Maryland on Saturday at Beaver Stadium: POSITION GRADE COMMENT Quarterback B+ Considering recent injury, McSorley played well, hitting 12-22 for 230 and 1 TD. Also ran for ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State played like a motivated, emotionally energized team trying to finish strong on senior day. Maryland played like it was merely trying to finish out an emotionally draining season. Both elements were understandable, and the combination led to a Nittany Lion ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State got more than just a W on Saturday. In blowing out Maryland, 38-3, the Nittany Lions accomplished several things that will carry them for the next five weeks. They sent their seniors, particularly quarterback Trace McSorley, out with a deserved curtain call. ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 38-3 victory over Maryland on Saturday at Beaver Stadium: Play of the game: On first down at the Maryland 20, Trace McSorley shot through an opening and raced untouched for a touchdown to give the Nittany Lions ...
What will USC do next? UNIVERSITY PARK — There has been speculation that USC could fire coach Clay Helton after a disappointing season, and Penn State’s James Franklin has been mentioned as a possible replacement. The Trojans had a strong showing in their season finale Saturday, giving ...
FIRST QUARTER Penn State 7, Maryland 0: Trace McSorley hit KJ Hamler for 34 yards on the first play from scrimmage to the Terps’ 40, then Miles Sanders broke numerous tackles going for 35 yards on the next play to the 5. McSorley scored from 3 yards out two plays later with 13:24 left in ...