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No. 8 Hoosiers biding their time

By Eric Olson The Associated Press One of the nitpicks about the first College Football Playoff rankings was that the committee undervalued Indiana. The Hoosiers’ No. 8 ranking — they’re in the same spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll — puts them fourth among Big Ten teams behind No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 6 Penn State. If the season ended today, Indiana would be in the 12-team bracket as the No. 9 seed. The Hoosier faithful would argue they merit a higher seed. Indiana is unbeaten, and the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions each have a loss. The Hoosiers have ...

Ducks get top billing in first CFP bracket

The Associated Press Undefeated Oregon got top billing Tuesday in the first set of rankings on the road to college football’s new 12-team playoff. A 13-member selection committee released its first top-25 list, and saw what most of the country has seen this year -- that with a 9-0 record, five wins in the Big Ten by three touchdowns or more, and a key victory over Ohio State, coach Dan Lanning’s Ducks are the best in the country. Ohio State, Georgia and Miami were ranked 2, 3 and 4, respectively, in the first of six weekly polls the committee will release, culminating with the ...

Six finish in double digits for Penn State

The Associated Press UNIVERSITY PARK — Zach Hicks scored 22 points to lead six players in double figures and Penn State breezed to a 108-66 victory over Binghamton on Monday night in a season opener. Hicks sank 9 of 12 shots from the floor, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range for the Nittany Lions, who opened with a victory for the eighth straight season. Yanic Konan Niederhauser totaled 16 points and seven rebounds for Penn State. Ace Baldwin Jr. made four of his five 3-pointers and scored 15. D’Marco Dunn had 12 points, while Fred Dilione V and reserve Dominick Stewart both ...

Penn State women cruise in season opener

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Offensive efforts from Moriah Murray and Gracie Merkle, with a combined 49 points, guided the Penn State women’s basketball team to a 90-68 win over Bucknell in the 2024-25 season opener Monday night at the Jordan Center. Murray set career highs with eight 3-pointers and 28 points while Merkle notched her 20th double-double of her career with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Penn State improved its non-conference home court winning streak to 12-straight games dating back to Dec. 21, 2022. Murray, a redshirt sophomore, shot 50 percent from ...

Penn State Highs & Lows

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com UNIVERSITY PARK — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 20-13 loss to Ohio State on Saturday at Beaver Stadium: Play of the game: With 11 seconds left the first half at the Ohio State 3, Drew Allar was intercepted in the end zone by Davison Igbinosun. The play was intended for Trey Wallace, who had his hands on the ball, but then lost it to Igbinosun. The call was changed from an incompletion to a touchback, keeping the Buckeyes’ lead to 14-10. Offensive player of the game: Ohio State quarterback Will Howard ...

PSU falters in the red zone twice

By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirror.com UNIVERSITY PARK — Make it another year where a winnable game against Ohio State got away from Penn State. PSU coach James Franklin fell to 1-10 against the Buckeyes after Saturday’s 20-13 loss that put a Big Ten championship possibility almost certainly out of the picture. It makes it even more heartbreaking that the Nits had first-and-goal from the 3-yard line not once, but twice. In fact, they had that situation on their final offensive series in each half. With over seven minutes left, Franklin and offensive coordinator Andy ...