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Penn State: Highs & lows

UNIVERSITY PARK — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 38-15 victory over West Virginia on Saturday night at Beaver Stadium: Play of the game: Drew Allar’s 12-yard touchdown was floated nicely and perfectly led KeAndre Lambert-Smith, extending the Nittany Lions’ lead to 21-7 with 8:36 left in the third quarter. Offensive player of the game: Allar completed 21 of 29 passes for 325 yards and three touchdowns. He was not intercepted. Defensive player of the game: Curtis Jacobs made a team-high 10 tackles, including seven solos, and a sack. Most ...

Special teams not so special

UNIVERSITY PARK — There was a lot to like in Penn State’s season-opening 38-15 victory over West Virginia on Saturday evening. For one, there was the debut of Drew Allar as a starter, and the defense getting better as the game went on. But there were also the down sides, and look no further than the kicking game as problem No. 1 that the Nittany Lions will need to solve in a hurry. In a job that held a lot of question marks over the preseason between Sander Sahaydak and Columbia transfer Alex Felkins, Sahaydak missed two field goals within a span of two minutes late in the ...

Allar leads Nittany Lions over West Virginia, 38-15

UNIVERSITY PARK – It wasn’t a work of art, but Penn State did enough to control West Virginia, winning the season opener 38-15, Saturday night before 110,747 at Beaver Stadium. Sophomore quarterback Drew Allar was the catalyst, completing 21 of 29 for 325 and three touchdowns. He was not ...

‘Decision-making’ process has elevated Allar

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Tuesday press conference: Saturday’s game: vs. WVU, 7:30 p.m., NBC) Odds: Penn State is a 20.5-point favorite. Records: Season opener for both teams. Last year: Penn State finished 11-2 and ranked No. 7 by the Associated Press. West Virginia went 5-7 but won two of its last three, beating Oklahoma and winning its season finale at Oklahoma State. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 7 by AP. Main storyline: Franklin knows his starting quarterback (Drew Allar) but is not confirming it publicly because “I don’t necessarily see ...

Nittany Lions should have answers to 2023 season’s questions

Ever wonder how many questions a college football coach answers during the season? In James Franklin’s case, there’s the Tuesday press conference, the Wednesday Quarterback Club and the Wednesday night condensed media scrum. Plus post-game. That’s roughly 40 questions per week — starting with this weekend’s Media Day on Sunday at Beaver Stadium. We’ll limit this exercise to just 10 questions. 1. Is this the year the Nittany Lions crash the CFP playoff? Don’t look now, but this marks Franklin’s 10th year as Penn State’s coach. Of the previous nine, he’s won 11 ...

Franklin makes the right call on QB battle

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State coach James Franklin wants to make the first quarterback battle his team has had in four years a competition until the season opener. While it’s understandable and maybe even honorable to keep it open, Drew Allar was the favorite to win the job over Beau ...