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Nittany Lions cannot get trapped in Madison

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Tonight is a trap game if there ever was one and will be a test of the Nittany Lions’ maturity. Wisconsin (5-2) lacks a signature win, but anyone who has ever been to Madison knows Camp Randall can get rocking if the Badgers are playing well and the visiting team is not. And especially at night. UW has shaken off a tough September — one-sided losses to Alabama and USC — and has gained momentum with three straight wins (Purdue, Rutgers, Northwestern). Penn State is 6-0, ranked No. 3 and has its game of the year, vs. Ohio State, looming ...

Lions take exhibition for charity

From Mirror reports ANNVILLE — The Penn State men’s basketball team got an early and unofficial start to the 2024-25 season with a 79-64 charity exhibition game win over Lafayette Friday night inside Sorrentino Gymnasium on the campus of Lebanon Valley College. Coach Mike Rhoades brought his team to his alma mater where he won the 1994 Division III National Championship, was the 1995 Division III National Player of the Year and was a two-time All-American. All proceeds from the sold-out charity exhibition game benefited Hope Within Ministries and the National Multiple Sclerosis ...

PSU football Highs & Lows

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 33-30 overtime victory over USC on Saturday at the Los Angeles Colesium: Play of the game: The 32-yard touchdown pass from Drew Allar to Tyler Warren with 12:52 left in the third quarter ...

Walker runs past Knights

The Associated Press PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Wisconsin is starting to play its best football and sending Rutgers in the opposite direction. Tawee Walker ran for a career-best 198 yards and scored three touchdowns and Wisconsin dominated on both sides of the ball for the second straight week in posting a 42-7 victory over Rutgers on Saturday. “The team is getting better,” said Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell, whose squad beat Purdue 52-6 last weekend. “And just like I said last week, it’s exciting. It’s exciting, obviously, to win, but it’s exciting to see things continue to ...

Nittany Lions stage comeback, rally to beat USC, 33-30

Penn State worked overtime to stay unbeaten Saturday. In one of the more dramatic victories in recent Nittany Lion history, State rallied from a two-touchdown deficit at halftime and defeated USC, 33-30, in overtime before 75,250 at the Los Angeles Colesium. The win kept the No. 4 Lions ...

Neil Rudel’s Highs & Lows

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com UNIVERSITY PARK — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 27-11 victory over UCLA on Saturday at Beaver Stadium: Play of the game: There wasn’t a clear-cut choice so we’ll go with third-and-4 from the PSU 31, Lions leading 7-3, and Drew Allar threading a 24-yard NFL pass to Liam Clifford, which set up the Lions’ second TD with 24 seconds left in the first half. Offensive player of the game: Allar completed 17-of-24 for 237 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. Defensive player of the game: Safety ...