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Architect is named by PSU UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State announced on Monday its architect — Populous — and construction manager — a joint venture of Barton Malow, AECOM Hunt and Alexander — as selections for the multi-year, multi-phase Beaver Stadium renovation project. With significant expertise in stadium renovations, Nations Group served as a key consultant in assisting with these selections. “These companies have a strong history of both renovating and building college football and NFL stadiums,” Penn State athletic director Patrick Kraft said. As a global ...

Marisa named to list

UNIVERSITY PARK — For the second year in a row, Penn State women’s basketball player Makenna Marisa was selected to the Preseason Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Watch List. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced 20 candidates for the honor on Monday. The award recognizes the top point guard in NCAA Division I women’s basketball. A national committee comprised of the top college basketball personnel selects this group of 20 female athletes. To be considered, candidates must exhibit the leadership, play making and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 ...

PSU point-counter: West Coast additions will change two-game season (Rudel)

This week's question: What’s your take on the Big Ten’s new schedule? By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Like David Bowie sang … “Ch-ch-ch changes.” Those following Penn State football over the past few decades have gotten used to change, going from an Eastern schedule and longstanding relationships and rivalries to the Big Ten featuring Ohio State and Michigan. That doesn’t mean we’ve all liked it, but we’ve seen it for its advantages and generally accepted it — evidenced by Beaver Stadium continuing to be full and setting attendance records. Yes, the ...

PSU point-counter: Going to miss Michigan, Ohio State (Giger)

This week's question: What's your take on the new Big Ten schedule? By Cory Giger For the Mirror Penn State, and James Franklin in particular, certainly love that both Ohio State and Michigan will no longer be on the schedule every year, beginning in 2024. Without a doubt, not having to play the Buckeyes and Wolverines each season will help the Nittany Lions’ chances of making the 12-team College Football Playoff. That’s a given. But it still stinks, if you ask me. Games against Ohio State and Michigan have always been a blast. Everybody looks forward to them, they are usually ...

Expectations big again in ’23-’24

The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Big Ten is again expected to be one of the toughest conferences in the country this season, after a league-record-tying seven teams made the NCAA Tournament last year with three reaching the regional finals and Iowa finishing as the national runner-up. There doesn’t appear to be any dropoff this season. That will make for a difficult transition for new head coaches Robyn Fralick of Michigan State and Dawn Plitzuweit of Minnesota. “It’s really, really challenging,” Ohio State head coach Kevin McGuff said. “The conference has never ...

Sooners win gets them huge jump

By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press Oklahoma moved up to No. 5 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, Miami’s late-game gaffe nearly cost the 25th-ranked Hurricanes a spot in rankings and six basketball blue bloods made some history. No. 1 Georgia, coming off its best game of the season, a rout of Kentucky, regained some of the first-place votes it lost in the AP Top 25 last week when it needed a late rally to stay unbeaten at Auburn. The Bulldogs got 50 first-place votes after 35 last week. No. 2 Michigan received 11 first-place votes as the Wolverines roll ...