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What does new schedule mean for Nits?

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s Big Ten opponents are set for the next five years. The Big Ten on Thursday announced conference games for all 18 of its schools, including USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington, beginning in 2024. It previously announced the opponents for the 2024 and ’25, but has now updated that with more-recent additions of Oregon and Washington. The Big Ten will move away from divisions next year, and the teams with the best records will play for the conference title. It will continue with nine conference games, alternating four home and five away, each year. Game ...

Lady Lions defeat SC

STATE COLLEGE — Altoona defeated State College, 2-0, with Aubrey Dietzel keeping the Lady Little Lions off the board in high school girls soccer action on Wednesday. Sophia O’Dea and Hailey Kravetz scored for Altoona, which improved to 9-5. SCORE BY HALVES Altoona 0 2 -- 2 State College 0 0 -- 0 First Half: none. Second Half: A–O’Dea (Alexander), 49:19; A–Kravetz (Sankey), 57:08. Records: Altoona (9-5); State College (1-9). JV: Altoona, 2-0. Spikers topped CHAMBERSBURG — Chambersburg defeated Altoona, 25-13, 21-25, 25-20, 25-20, to drop the Lady Spikers ...

Franklin: Lions longing for deep threats on offense

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Tuesday press conference: Saturday’s game: at Northwestern (noon, BTN) Records: Penn State is 4-0. Northwestern is 2-2. Odds: Penn State is a 26.5-point favorite. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 6 by the Associated Press. SUBHD: Main storyline Penn State used 97 plays to dominate Iowa, 31-0, on Saturday night. In doing so, the Lions inflicted a slow death on the Hawkeyes. Franklin has been talking about PSU’s lack of explosive plays all season, and though the Nits beat Iowa the way he wanted them to, he still sees ...

Big Ten becoming conference known for strong tight ends

The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Colston Loveland was a small-town star in southern Idaho, honing his pass-catching far from the empires of major college football, when he experienced the defining moment halfway through his prep career. “I was a little bit too big for receiver,” Loveland said, “so my junior year I started putting my hand in the dirt and playing more tight end.” His profile only grew from there. Big-time recruiters began flocking to Gooding High School. When he committed to Michigan, he was the Idaho Player of the Year with 10 offers from power ...

Tucker’s lawyer offers up defense

The Associated Press Mel Tucker’s attorney said Monday that Michigan State does not have cause to fire its suspended football coach because Tucker did not “engage in unprofessional or unethical behavior” when he had phone sex with an activist and rape survivor who the university paid to speak to his team. Brenda Tracy, the activist and survivor, said Tucker sexually harassed her during the phone call in April 2022. Several months later, Tracy filed a complaint with the school’s Title IX office. Tucker has acknowledged having phone sex with her but said it was ...

Decisions need to be made

The Associated Press College Football Playoff managers will meet this week, but with the future of the Pac-12 still unsettled, it will be difficult to make a final decision on whether the number of places reserved for conference champions in the soon-to-be expanded field should be six or five. The 10 conference commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director that comprise the CFP management committee will gather Tuesday and Wednesday at the Big Ten offices just outside Chicago. Since the last CFP meeting, Stanford and California announced they will be exiting the Pac-12 for the ...