Breaking News

Penn State news

Illinois player joins PSU

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State women’s basketball team signed Illinois transfer Jayla Oden, Lady Lions coach Carolyn Kieger announced Tuesday. Oden spent the last two seasons with the Fighting Illini and has two years of eligibility left. At Illinois, Oden played in 50 games and started 18 for the Fighting Illini. She averaged 5.2 points per game and made 19 3-pointers in her two seasons. Oden accumulated 11 double-digit scoring performances over the two seasons and started 13 games during her sophomore season. She averaged 4.5 points in 16.2 minutes per game.

Penn State wrestling benefits from portal this offseason

The two main objectives of the offseason for Penn State wrestling were to find replacements for Roman Bravo-Young at 133 pounds and Max Dean at 197 pounds. Penn State seemingly filled the 197-pound spot last week when three-time All-American Bernie Truax out of Cal Poly committed to Penn State. Now, Penn State has served the other objective. This past Tuesday night, Minnesota’s Aaron Nagao announced his intentions to come to State College. Nagao was brilliant last year as a redshirt freshman with the Golden Gophers. He went 23-6 for the season and came along towards the end of the ...

UCLA, USC merger first part of Big Ten challenge

By Andrew Seligman The Associated Press ROSEMONT, Ill. — New Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti said he’s ready to lead a conference that’s on solid footing but insisted there are still hurdles to clear. The most immediate task, he said, is ensuring a smooth transition when Southern California and UCLA arrive next year. “There’s a ton of work that has to be done to make sure that we organize it properly,” he said. Beyond that, he said simply: “As commissioner of the Big Ten, my job is to make sure the conference is as strong in the future as it’s always been. And ...

PSU’s presence felt on second day of draft

The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After having to wait a day to make their first pick in the NFL draft, the San Francisco 49ers traded up and selected safety Ji’Ayir Brown from Penn State with the 87th overall selection Friday night. Brown, who was the defensive MVP of the Rose Bowl, doesn’t fill an immediate need for the Niners but he gives them flexibility in the secondary with his versatility and ability to play nickel corner. Brown also fills a need in the short-term future with safety Tashaun Gipson turning 33 in August. Gipson signed a one-year deal with San ...

PSU men get big-man transfer

From Mirror reports A day after getting North Carolina’s Puff Johnson from the transfer portal, the Penn State men’s basketball team landed one-time Georgetown and Maryland center Qudus Wahab on Thursday. The transfer was reported by Lions 247. Wahab, listed at 6-foot-11, 245 pounds, has one year of eligibility left. He averaged 9.6 points and 7.1 rebounds in 23.4 minutes per game in 29 appearances (25 starts) for the Hoyas. For his career, he’s averaged 8.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game while shooting 56% from the field. He’s appeared in 119 contests and made 88 ...

PSU tight end charged with 2 misdemeanors

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK -- Penn State tight end Theo Johnson has been charged with two misdemeanors in connection with a Feb. 11 incident at a State College fraternity. According to the Centre Daily Times, Johnson was charged Wednesday with simple assault and criminal mischief, both misdemeanors, for punching a man in the face after being asked to leave the frat party because he didn’t have a wristband. Johnson, 22, faces a preliminary hearing on May 24. Penn State issued a statement Wednesday saying the matter is being addressed. “We are aware of the charges against ...