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Keep an eye on Boise St. special teams

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Some pre-game notes as Penn State attempts to ring in 2025 with a win over Boise State: When the bowl matchups were announced, the Broncos got the Nittany Lions’ attention early on with their 37-34 loss to Oregon in Eugene. Penn State had trouble matching the Ducks’ speed and couldn’t get a handle on their explosive passing game. Boise, meanwhile, might well have won the game had it not collapsed on special teams as the Broncos allowed a punt return and kickoff return for a touchdown. The Lions have spent extra time on the Boise film ...

A recipe for beating Boise

PSU football Tonight: Penn State vs. Boise State, 7:30 p.m. Records: Penn State (12-2), Boise State (12-1) What: Fiesta Bowl TV: ESPN Winner gets: Winner of Georgia-Notre Dame game By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirror.com It’s time for the College Football Playoff quarterfinals with No. 6 Penn State coming into Glendale, Ariz. as 11.5-point favorites against No. 3 Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl. A win would put the Lions in the semifinals at the Orange Bowl in Miami against Wednesday night’s winner of the Georgia-Notre Dame game in the Sugar Bowl. Here are five keys ...

AP has Nittany Lions as part of next week’s Final 4

By Eric Olson The Associated Press The College Football Playoff quarterfinals are here, and six of the eight teams are no strangers to the big stage. Boise State and Arizona State are out to show they belong. They’re top-four seeds as conference champions, and both are double-digit underdogs. The Broncos got off the plane for their Fiesta Bowl game against Penn State wearing T-shirts saying “Please Count Us Out” in capital letters. Penn State is an 11-point favorite, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Boise State quarterback Maddux Madsen said the shirts are the team’s ...

Prep mode for frosh QB at Penn State

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The past month has accelerated Ethan Grunkemeyer’s timetable with the Penn State football program. The true freshman from Ohio was promoted to backup quarterback after Beau Pribula entered the transfer portal and has since committed to Missouri. That allowed Grunkemeyer to see late-game action in the Nittany Lions’ Dec. 21 playoff against SMU. James Franklin felt Grunkemeyer handled himself well. “Super talented young man that we have a lot of confidence in,” Franklin said Sunday morning. “We tried to get him in that game as early as possible, because ...

Big second half helps Lions knock off Penn

UNIVERSITY PARK — Ace Baldwin Jr. posted a double-double with 23 points and 10 assists to help Penn State to an 86-66 win over Pennsylvania on Sunday to remain unbeaten at home to start the season. The Nittany Lions (11-2) closed out their nonconference schedule and return to Big Ten Conference play Thursday when they play host to Northwestern. Michael Zanoni hit two first-half 3-pointers, each one to put the Quakers in front, and his four-point play with 5:13 left in the half made it 24-23. But Yanic Konan Niederhauser hit a jumper in the final minute to send Penn State into ...

Lady Lions roughed up versus Golden Gophers

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — In the team’s first Big Ten Conference road game of the season, the Penn State women’s basketball team dropped a 90-54 decision to the Minnesota Golden Gophers Saturday afternoon. The Lady Lions, who trailed 24-9 after one quarter and 44-25 at halftime, dropped to 9-4 overall and 0-2 against Big Ten competition through the team’s final contest of the 2024 calendar year. Penn State returns home to the Jordan Center New Years Day for a game with Iowa at 1 p.m. For the Lady Lions on Saturday, Gabby Elliott booked a Penn State career-high with 19 points ...