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Chase Sowell stands out in loss

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Penn State’s Chase Sowell only had one 100-yard receiving game in his career coming into Saturday — a 146-yard game on just four catches when he was with Iowa State last season. He beat that mark by 5 yards on Saturday, but he did so on 11 catches for the game in the ...

Penn State gets exhibition victory

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Penn State men’s basketball team erased a 15-point second-half deficit to rally past St. Bonaventure, 68-65, in an exhibition contest Saturday afternoon at KeyBank Center. The Nittany Lions overcame an 11-point halftime deficit and outscored the Bonnies 43-29 in the second half to secure the comeback victory. Josh Reed led the Nittany Lions with a game-high 18 points and eight rebounds, while Roberts Blums provided a spark off the bench with 17 points and four 3-pointers. Thomas Allard added 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc, while Ivan Juric ...

Michigan beats Penn State behind backup QB Carr, 21-18

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Penn State has lost four in a row after a 21-18 setback on the road at Michigan in front of 110,731 fans in the Big House. Rocco Becht may have turned in his best 30 minutes of the season in the first half with a 15 for 19 half for 123 yards, but it only resulted in the ...

Neil Rudel’s PSU-USC Highlights & Lowlights

UNIVERSITY PARK ­— Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 31-23 loss to Southern Cal on Saturday night at Beaver Stadium: Play of the game: On third-and-10 from the Penn State 10, Jayden Maiava found Kayden Dixon-Wyatt open for a touchdown that gave the Trojans a ...

PSU fails to rattle Trojan QB

UNIVERSITY PARK — USC quarterback Jayden Maiava torched the Penn State defense on Saturday night for 301 passing yards as the Nittany Lions fell to the Trojans, 31-23, in the annual White Out game. The Nits’ pass rush, which has been a thorn in their side all season, never got much going ...

PSU-USC report card

Quarterback: B- Becht went 21-32 for 289 and TD. He was accurate deep, especially to Sowell, but missed some open targets underneath. Said last week he wanted to use his legs more and got 20 yards on 10 rushes, mostly scrambles. Running backs: C Hansen (14-28) and Peoples (7-20) made most out of limited holes. Peoples had consecutive 8-yarders in red zone that led to TD. Hansen made nifty move on sidelines after a reception and was sacked trying to pass. No carries for Martin. Offensive line: D Getting brutal to watch. Not close to dominant and personnel hasn’t changed. Becht was ...