By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Drew Allar calls tight end Tyler Warren “Mr. Dependable.” So there’s no question of the Nittany Lions’ starter when the season opens next Saturday at West Virginia (noon, Fox). After a strong performance in the Peach Bowl, Warren came back ...
From Mirror, wire reports OMAHA, Neb. — The Penn State men’s baseball team advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament Thursday night, thanks to a 9-5 come-from-behind win over Michigan. The Nittany Lions, now 28-23 overall, were the No. 8 seed going up against the No. 4 seed Wolverines, who are now 31-27. Penn State upset No. 1 seed Illinois on Thursday night. Down 5-3, Penn State erupted for six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, led by Bryce Molinaro who smashed a grand slam for the go-ahead runs. Forest Hills product Adam Cecere reached base four times in the ...
From Mirror reports OMAHA, Neb. — The Penn State baseball team earned an 8-4 win over top-seed Illinois on Wednesday in its Big Ten Tournament Opener at Charles Schwab Field. The Nittany Lions got five strong innings from Travis Luensmann and key hits from Adam Cecere, J.T. Marr and Bobby Marsh. Penn State improved to 27-23 overall, while Illinois dropped to 33-18. The Nittany Lions will meet Michigan tonight at 7 p.m. on Big Ten Network. Penn State improved to 5-2 all-time against No. 1 seeds in the Big Ten Tournament. A Bellwood-Antis graduate, Luensmann got the start for ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — There was perhaps nothing more interesting in college football over the weekend than the report from 247 Sports that Penn State wide receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith was away from the team all week and was strongly considering entering the transfer portal. He cannot enter the transfer portal until Tuesday, but Lambert-Smith was nowhere to be seen at Saturday’s Blue-White Game. This left the Beaver Stadium crowd that was only about a quarter of the way full on a brisk, windy Saturday wondering where does the wide receiver group stand as the Lions exit the 2024 ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Amin Vanover was always probably a long shot to make it to be in line for a starting job as a defensive end at Penn State. Vanover had arguably the biggest impact of anybody on the defensive side of the ball in Saturday’s Blue-White Game. He led the White team to a 27-0 victory with an interception, a tackle for a loss, and a sack on the day. The fact that Vanover grew up to be a football player in one of the major conferences in the college game is a small miracle in itself. Vanover was born prematurely at 5½ months at just 1 pound, 5 ounces, and was in an ...
By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirrorcom I’m going to let you in on a little secret. It’s kind of surprising that it isn’t talked about more often when it comes to spring football. It’s not much of a secret, but it needs to be addressed in the spring. The Blue-White Game is a scrimmage. Nothing more, nothing less. Seriously. There will probably be just as many people inside Beaver Stadium as there will be tailgating in the parking lots. But nonetheless, there will be football played in State College today, and it’s another chance to see what’s coming next season. ...
