COLUMBUS, Ohio — Penn State quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer went to high school only 16 miles from Ohio Stadium, making for quite a homecoming in just his second start as a Nittany Lion. Although it wasn’t the result he wanted with the Lions’ 38-14 loss to Ohio State, it was a day he will ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Penn State surprised its fans, this time in a pleasant way, for at least a half. But in the end, it was a championship-level team in Ohio State that stepped on the gas in the second half on its way to a 38-14 win over Penn State on Saturday at Ohio Stadium in front of ...
IOWA CITY – The post-James Franklin era began the way it ended. Penn State fell to Iowa, 25-24, Saturday night at Kinnick Stadium and extended the Nittany Lions’ losing streak to four games. It was their first game under interim head coach Terry Smith, who took over for Franklin following the 12-year coach's dismissal last Sunday. PSU is now 3-4 on the season. Iowa improved to 5-2. Penn State led 24-19 with 4:56 remaining, but the Lions’ defense collapsed. It allowed Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski to burst 67 yards to the PSU 8, and Kaden Wetjen finished it off with an 8-yard ...
Penn State Offense: The sad ending to Drew Allar’s collegiate career provides a lesson. Players should take the NFL money and run while they can. Allar went from a likely Top 10 pick to now wondering if he will get a shot at all. Ethan Grunkemeyer steps in, so PSU should stop trying to ...
UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State is in a dark place. The Nittany Lions were stunned by Northwestern, 22-21, Saturday at Beaver Stadium. The loss was their third straight after a 3-0 start. They sunk to 0-3 in the Big Ten and officially put an end to any College Football Playoff hopes. In ...
By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com James Franklin cautioned that the Nittany Lions could not allow last week’s disappointing loss to Oregon to beat them twice. His fears were completely justified. No. 7 Penn State came out extremely sluggish Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl, and though it staged a spirited second-half rally, its slow start was too much to overcome, and the Nittany Lions were shocked by previously winless UCLA, 42-37. “We came out flat and made a ton of mistakes,” Franklin told the PSU Radio Network afterward. Penn State fell to 3-2 on the season and ...
