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Buffs out of top 25; Penn State moves up one spot

The Associated Press Colorado and Deion Sanders fell out of The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday after a resounding loss in one of the weekend’s showcase games, and the teams toward the top of the rankings were shuffled and tightened. A season-high six teams received first-place votes, the most since the 2016 preseason poll. Georgia is still where it started at No. 1 in the AP Top 25, but it is down to 55 first-place votes out of a possible 63. Michigan remained No. 2 and got a first-place vote. Texas stayed at No. 3 with two first-place votes. Ohio State moved up ...

PSU fans should enjoy Iowa series

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com James Franklin snuck in a dig at the Big Ten office earlier this week when he noted how often the Nittany Lions play Iowa, “maybe the best team in the West (division) over our time here. We love that ... I know it’s random.” I like Franklin, ...

PSU men’s basketball schedule starts Nov. 6

UNIVERSITY PARK — The upcoming Penn State men’s basketball non-conference and Big Ten schedule was recently released and it starts in early November. The Nittany Lions will have 17 home games. It begins on Monday, Nov. 6, at the Jordan Center where Penn State hosts Delaware State. The Nittany Lions then host back-to-back games against Lehigh (Friday, Nov. 10) and St. Francis, Pa. (Tuesday, Nov. 14) before welcoming Morehead State on Friday, Nov. 17. Penn State is at the ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando, Fla. from Nov. 23-26. The Nittany Lions open against Texas A&M on ...

Lions prepping ‘to grind it out’ during White Out

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Tuesday press conference: Saturday’s game: vs. Iowa (7:30 p.m., CBS) Records: Both teams are 3-0. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 7 by the Associated Press. Iowa is ranked No. 24. Main storyline Franklin is 4-2 against Iowa but has lost the last two. Typically, the games are lower scoring as Penn State has surpassed 21 points once in the last five games. Led by Kirk Ferentz, now in his 25th season and the Big Ten’s most tenured coach by far (Franklin is second at 10 years), Iowa is defensive oriented. “They do ...

Coach: Barkley’s ankle improving

The Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — Saquon Barkley’s sprained right ankle is showing signs of improvement and New York Giants coach Brian Daboll on Tuesday refused to rule him out for a game against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night. “He’s a lot better than I thought he would be today,” Daboll said Tuesday in a Zoom call from Tempe, Arizona, where the Giants (1-1) are staying to prepare for Thursday night’s game in Santa Clara, California, against the San Francisco 49ers (2-0). New York beat the Cardinals 31-28 on Sunday in Arizona after trailing 20-0 at ...

Spartans will fire Tucker without compensation

The Associated Press Michigan State informed suspended football coach Mel Tucker on Monday that he will be fired without compensation for misconduct involving activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy in a sordid case that dates back more than a year. “The notice provides Tucker with seven calendar days to respond and present reasons to me and the interim president as to why he should not be terminated for cause,” athletic director Alan Haller said in a statement released by the school. If Tucker does not present “sufficient reasons to dispute” multiple contract violations, ...