IOWA CITY — In his first game as Penn State’s interim coach, Terry Smith came here not certain if the Nittany Lions would win but certain they would give a maximum effort that was clearly absent during the last three games of James Franklin’s tenure. And Smith was right. Despite a ...
IOWA CITY — James Franklin put some closure on his Penn State tenure by appearing as a guest on ESPN Gameday Saturday morning. Franklin said he was “pretty much in shock” after being informed of his dismissal last Sunday afternoon by Athletic Director Pat Kraft, who according to ...
IOWA CITY — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 25-24 loss to Iowa on Saturday night at Kinnick Stadium: Play of the game: Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski broke a 67-yard run to the PSU 8, setting up a touchdown that gave the Hawkeyes a 25-24 lead with 3:54 ...
Following is Neil Rudel’s report card from Penn State’s 25-24 loss to Iowa on Saturday night at Kinnick Stadium: Quarterback: C+ For his first start, on the road, at night, Grunk did OK. He was 15 of 28 for just 93 yards, but he managed the line of scrimmage well and made some key ...
DAYTON, Ohio — The Penn State men’s basketball team dropped a 78-62 exhibition game at Dayton Sunday afternoon at UD Arena. The charity exhibition game was held in support of adolescent and young adult mental health and suicide prevention. The exhibition game does not count toward official records or statistics. The Nittany Lions were down five at the half, but couldn’t get their offense going in the second half. Penn State finished the game shooting 39.3 percent from the field compared to Dayton’s 48.4. Freshman Kayden Mingo and redshirt junior Freddie Dilione V led the ...
James Franklin put some closure on his Penn State tenure by appearing as a guest on ESPN Gameday Saturday morning. Franklin said he was “pretty much in shock” after being informed of his dismissal last Sunday afternoon by Athletic Director Pat Kraft, who according to Franklin, “walked in and said, ‘We’re going to make a change, I’m sorry.’’ The Nittany Lions (3-3) were ranked No. 2 by the Associated Press to start this season but lost three straight, including to a pair of unranked teams, which sparked fan unrest and "Fire Franklin" chants at Beaver Stadium. ...
