UNIVERSITY PARK — For all of his big talk, for all of his public lobbying about keeping the series going, for all of the needling he’s done toward Penn State about inconsequential things (such as last week’s beef over signals), Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi came up small in the biggest moment ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — If we don’t see a renewal of the Penn State-Pitt rivalry for years, decades, or even ever, those who were fortunate enough to witness Saturday’s last scheduled game between the neighboring schools were treated to a performance that did the series proud. Penn State won, ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 17-10 victory over Pitt on Saturday at Beaver Stadium: Play of the game: On second-and-goal from the Penn State 1, with six minutes left and the Nittany Lions leading 17-10, Garrett Taylor stopped Pitt ...

Lions misfire on big-play attempts UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State kept taking shot after shot deep down the field during Saturday’s game, and while the Nittany Lions usually hit a number of those, that wasn’t the case so much against Pitt. Clifford did connect with KJ Hamler for 53 ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Pitt’s last-second effort fell short against No. 13 Penn State on Saturday at Beaver Stadium, 17-10, despite being tied at the half. After a 40-minute lightning delay before the game, Penn State’s (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) defense was too much for the Panthers’ (1-2, 0-1 ...

FIRST QUARTER Penn State 7, Pitt 0: Journey Brown electrified the crowd by taking a handoff from the PSU 3 up the middle, bouncing out right and racing 85 yards up the sideline to the Pitt 12. Sean Clifford was picked off by Paris Ford on the next play, but the Panthers were called for pass ...

Quarterback Sean Clifford is tied for the team lead with 108 yards rushing through two games. That’s … not a good thing for Penn State. Yes, the Nittany Lions need Clifford to be able to run the ball some, and he had a beautiful 58-yard scamper Saturday against Buffalo. So this is no ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State has had a habit during James Franklin’s tenure of sleepwalking through first halves and then making major adjustments at halftime. It’s a double-edged sword, which Franklin has addressed numerous times. The coaches and players deserve a lot of credit for ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State faithful surpassed the 104,000 mark at Beaver Stadium for the second consecutive week so imagine if the opposition was a team that people actually wanted to see play. Instead, we’ve witnessed Idaho and Buffalo as season-opening appetizers. And you know ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State's 45-13 victory over Buffalo on Saturday night at Beaver Stadium: Play of the game: Nittany Lion cornerback John Reid intercepted Matt Myers and returned it 36 yards for a much-needed touchdown that gave Penn ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Toward the end of last week’s first half, Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth was hit head-on by an Idaho player, knocking him out of the game. His status for this week’s game was unsure as coach James Franklin declined to comment on the severity of the injury. ...

FIRST QUARTER Penn State 7, Buffalo 0: Linebacker Cam Brown forced and recovered a fumble at the Buffalo 37-yard line. Two plays later, Sean Clifford connected with Jahan Dotson on a 28-yard TD with 8:50 left in the first. SECOND QUARTER Penn State 7, Buffalo 3: The Bulls put together an ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — You can add Idaho to the list of all-time worst opponents to ever play at Beaver Stadium, but then, Penn State’s season opener was never going to be judged on the final score against a vastly overmatched FCS foe. This was a glorified scrimmage for the Nittany Lions, a ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — OK, let’s not get too carried away with anything that happened Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Idaho just didn’t provide the kind of barometer for the Nittany Lions to gauge themselves. The final score was 79-7, and it wasn’t that close. But, when you’re breaking ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 79-7 win over Idaho on Saturday at Beaver Stadium: Play of the game: On fourth-and-1 on the game-opening possession from its own 29, Idaho went for it, and Logan Kendall was stopped shy of the first down by ...

Running Back U? UNIVERSITY PARK — Redshirt sophomore Journey Brown and true freshman Noah Cain accounted for four of the Nittany Lions’ seven rushing touchdowns, three of which were from true freshmen. The team had five different running backs find the end zone in a game that showcased ...

The Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Josh Jackson threw four touchdown passes in his Maryland debut, backup Tyrrell Pigrome accounted for two scores and the Terrapins crushed Howard 79-0 Saturday in a record-breaking performance under first-year coach Michael Locksley. With Jackson ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — True freshman tailback Noah Cain showed he’s able to do some special things running the ball, and quarterback Sean Clifford did, as well, during the Blue-White Game. Penn State’s spring game drew an estimated 61,000 fans to Beaver Stadium on a gorgeous Saturday ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Following are some abbreviated highlights and lowlights from the Blue’s 24-7 victory over the White during Saturday’s Blue-White Game at Beaver Stadium: Play of the game: Third-string quarterback Will Levis zinged a 59-yard touchdown pass/laser up the right sideline to ...

Chisena gets special moment UNIVERSITY PARK — College teams across the country have taken to trying to one up each other when it comes to finding cool ways to put walk-ons on scholarship, and Penn State came up with a dandy during Saturday’s Blue-White Game. Late in the third quarter, ...