Franklin splits up Blue, White evenly

April 17, 2023

UNIVERSITY PARK — One question that may have popped in a lot of minds on Saturday is how Penn State football is divided for the Blue-White Game. From a distance, it may look like the first two players at every position on the depth chart go against everybody else, but it isn’t quite that simple. PSU coach James Franklin said that’s how he used to do it in the past, but it wasn’t the case this season. He tried to make the two teams as evenly matched as possible. Franklin noted at running back the Blue team had both starters in Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen, but there are ...

Allar throws for 202 yards in Blue-White Game

April 15, 2023

UNIVERSITY PARK -- Penn State was a winner in the annual Blue-White Game as the Blue defeated the White, 10-0, on Saturday afternoon at Beaver Stadium. Despite pre-game rain, Penn State estimated attendance at 63,000. Projected starting quarterback Drew Allar completed 19-of-30 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown. Omari Evans was the top receiver with five catches for 80 yards and a game-opening TD from Allar. The Blue led 10-0 at halftime. Both Allar and projected backup Beau Pribula competed for both teams. Defensively, end Dani Dennis-Sutton made two sacks, and freshman ...

Rhoades embraces PSU basketball challenge

March 31, 2023

UNIVERSITY PARK — Thursday was Opening Day in baseball, which is a day of optimism for its fans. It’s fitting that Penn State also chose Thursday afternoon to introduce new basketball coach Mike Rhoades. After his press conference, there should be a lot of optimism among PSU hoops fans, as was evident by the Legion of Blue student section that was on hand at the Bryce Jordan Center. Rhoades, a Pennsylvania native from Mahanoy City, knocked one out of the park in his first public appearance as Penn State’s head man after arriving from Virginia Commonwealth this week. Rhoades ...

Sports at a glance

March 25, 2023

PSU hockey cruises to win ALLENTOWN — In Penn State’s third ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament — and first since 2018 —the Nittany Lions led from start to finish over Michigan Tech in an 8-0 victory in the Allentown Regional. Penn State will play Michigan, a winner over Colgate in the other regional game, on Sunday night. The Nittany Lions were led by junior goaltender Liam Souliere, who got his third shutout of the season. He finished with 24 saves on 24 shots on goal. The offense saw eight different Penn State players get goals. Tyler Paquette scored the lone ...

Reports: Shrewsberry leaving Penn State for Notre Dame

March 22, 2023

From Mirror reports Micah Shrewsberry's tenure at Penn State is over. Multiple national media outlets are reporting that Shrewsberry has agreed to become Notre Dame's next head basketball coach. He is expected to be introduced in South Bend on Friday. CBS Sports reported that Shrewsberry is receiving a seven-year contract with the Fighting Irish. It had been reported earlier this week that Penn State was trying to renegotiate Shrewsberry's contract. He was believed to be earning $2 million per year at Penn State, which according to Matt Fortuna of The Athletic had offered to ...

PSU not hanging heads

March 20, 2023

DES MOINES, Iowa — Over the summer, Myles Dread began to think the Penn State men’s basketball team could accomplish something rare. The senior was entering his fifth year with the program. He was there when the COVID-19 pandemic ripped away the chance at an NCAA Tournament in 2020. ...