By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s first-round victory over SMU in the College Football Playoff on Saturday may have proven more about the Mustangs than it did about the Nittany Lions. As was the case in Notre Dame’s win over Indiana on Friday ...
By Gary B. Graves The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Katie Schumacher-Cawley took in her milestone moment with a big smile, hugging confetti-covered players and supporters before hoisting the championship trophy that sets her apart from other volleyball coaches. Other than one ...
From Mirror reports NASHVILLE — The Penn State wrestling team went 3-0 on Sunday while competing at the Nashville Duals. The Nittany Lions finished the day with a 41-3 victory over Missouri. The dual began at 125. Penn State’s Luke Lilledahl, ranked No. 12 at 125, opened up Penn State’s final dual of the day with a 5-4 win over Gage Walker. Braeden Davis, ranked No. 10 at 133, built up over 4:00 in riding time during a convincing 14-3 major over Missouri’s Kade Moore to give the Nittany Lions and early 7-0 lead. Beau Bartlett, ranked No. 3 at 141, had to use extra time ...
By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirror.com Although it may not have the luster of Notre Dame or an SEC opponent, SMU is still a very good team coming to Beaver Stadium Saturday. If the Mustangs would have completed a 24-7 comeback against Clemson in the ACC Championship — and they came close to winning that game before falling on a 56-yard field goal — they may have even had a first-round bye this weekend. Here are five keys to a PSU win: 1. Protect Drew Allar at all costs Beau Pribula entered the transfer portal earlier this week at an inconvenient time, which is another ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — It was a day for the defense for Penn State in its first ever College Football Playoff game. Dominic DeLuca and Tony Rojas both had interceptions returned for touchdowns, DeLuca added another interception, and Dani Dennis-Sutton had 1 ½ sacks to go with another 1 ½ ...
DaQuan Jones remembers the chaos. The uncertainty. The sanctions. The aftermath. How could he not? He and the rest of his Penn State teammates — those that stuck around anyway — lived through it. Jones was a sophomore defensive lineman in the fall of 2011 when the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal brought one of college football’s bluebloods to its knees and sent revered coach Joe Paterno into exile. It felt like a tipping point. “The program could have done a whole tanking and kind of completely went under,” said Jones. Only, it didn’t. While some ...
