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Allar, Singleton pledge commitment

With Penn State’s 10-2 regular season complete, it didn’t take long for a couple of the Nittany Lions’ top offensive weapons to address their 2024 future. Both quarterback Drew Allar and tailback Nick Singleton assured they’re returning. The topic brought inquiry because Allar had not addressed the Nov. 12 firing of offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich, who recruited and coached him, and Singleton’s production fell off sharply after a 1,000-yard freshman season. Plus the transfer portal, which grants immediate eligibility, opens Dec. 4 not to mention that NIL rules allow for ...

Sports at a glance

PSU soccer eliminated CLEMSON, S.C. – In a game featuring the fifth-ranked and second-seeded Penn State women’s soccer team and Clemson, the Lady Lions dropped a 2-1 decision to the seventh-ranked and top-seeded Clemson Tigers on the road at Riggs Field in national quarterfinal action of the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship Saturday. The Nittany Lions concluded their season with a 16-3-4 record and the deepest NCAA Tournament run by any PSU squad in the last five years. For Clemson, the Tigers improved to 18-3-4 overall and will play Florida State in the next ...

Pribula opens up Lions’ run game

Some nitpicking as the Nittany Lions draw the curtain on the regular season tonight: - Even if Drew Allar is recovered enough to play against Michigan State (7:30, NBC), expect a healthy dose of Beau Pribula, who stepped in last week vs. Rutgers and rushed for 71 yards on eight carries. Actually, it was Pribula’s presence after Allar’s injury in the second half that opened the Lions’ run game in general and for Nick Singleton in particular. - Pribula has gained 311 yards on the ground this season, an average of 6.0 yards on his 52 carries, including five touchdowns. He’s only ...

Texas A&M too big inside for Nittany Lions

The Associated Press KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Henry Coleman III scored 24 points, Wade Taylor IV had 23 and No. 12 Texas A&M beat Penn State 89-77 in the opening round of the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday. Tyrece Radford added 14 points for the Aggies (5-0), who lost to the Nittany Lions 76-59 in the first-round of last year’s NCAA Tournament. “We’ve created a culture, a working culture,” said Coleman, who also had six rebounds. Kanye Clary led Penn State (4-1) with 19 points and Puff Johnson added 15. Ace Baldwin chipped in with 12 points. Texas A&M outscored Penn ...

Lady Lions battle in tough loss

The Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas — JuJu Watkins scored 31 points, including the last seven points of the game plus a half-court buzzer beater, and No. 8 Southern California pulled out a 71-70 win over Penn State at the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship in the Bahamas on Wednesday night. The Trojans (5-0) led by eight early in the fourth quarter when Penn State (5-1) scored 14-straight points with five different players scoring for a 68-64 lead with 3:11 to play. Watkins ended a 6¢-minute drought that included seven-consecutive misses, with a layup with two minutes to go. ...

Imagine 12-team playoffs this year

By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press If this was next year and the College Football Playoff had already expanded from four teams to 12, games involving No. 13 Oklahoma, No. 12 Mississippi, No. 11 Penn State and No. 10 Missouri would be a lot more interesting. All four enter this rivalry weekend with a chance to earn an invite to a New Year’s Six bowl, which is nice. But in 2024 they’d be jockeying for a playoff spot. Sounds fun. For now, the stakes are more confined even though the big games such as No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Michigan are undeniably bigger than they will ...