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By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com UNIVERSITY PARK — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 33-24 victory over Indiana on Saturday at Beaver Stadium: Play of the game: Drew Allar found KeAndre Lambert-Smith up the right sideline for a 57-yard touchdown with 1:46 remaining, giving the Nittany Lions a 31-24 lead. Offensive player of the game: Lambert-Smith caught six passes for 96 yards and the TD. Defensive player of the game: Lion safety Jaylen Reed made a team-high eight tackles (seven solo) and returned an interception 17 yards. Most telling ...

Franklin must practice showing vs telling

Of all the things that were difficult to fathom from Penn State’s performance against Ohio State and its aftermath, I found this admission from James Franklin to stand alone. During his Tuesday press conference, the last question Franklin took was about his own accountability when the team loses a big game, especially in an era of raising money for program needs and keeping fan engagement high. His answer was both honest and intriguing. He said, “Yeah, if I did not do that (after OSU game), I think you just created an opportunity for me to do that, which I appreciate. Ultimately, ...

Franklin accepting of criticism, tries to refocus

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Tuesday press conference: Saturday’s game: vs. Indiana (noon, CBS) Records: Penn State is 6-1 following last week’s 20-12 loss at Ohio State. Indiana fell to 2-5 with a 31-14 home loss to Rutgers. Odds: Penn State is a 31.5-point favorite. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 10 by the Associated Press. Rehashing the loss Some coaches absorb a brutal loss in an anticipated matchup and don’t want to revisit many of the details. Aware of the disappointment among the Nittany Nation, Franklin did not deflect a single question, ...

PSU highs & lows

Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 20-12 loss to Ohio State on Saturday at Ohio Stadium: Play of the game: On third-and-11 from the PSU 26, with the game tied 3-3 midway through the second quarter, Curtis Jacobs sacked Buckeye quarterback Kyle McCord and forced a fumble that he returned 59 yards for a touchdown. But Kalen King was called for holding Marvin Harrison in the secondary, which negated the TD and gave the Bucks a short field that they cashed in for a 10-3 lead. It sucked the life out of the Nits and underscored how they couldn’t cover ...

Ohio State defense dominates Nittany Lions in 20-12 victory

Penn State’s anticipated game of the year ended up being the same old refrain. The Nittany Lions mustered nothing offensively, and they lost their seventh-straight game to the Buckeyes, 20-12, Saturday afternoon at 105,506 at Ohio Stadium. No. 3 Ohio State improved to 7-0, and No. 7 Penn ...

Allar approaching return on even keel

One of the subplots to Saturday’s game-of-the-season is Penn State’s first-year starting quarterback, Drew Allar, who happens to be an Ohio native making his debut in the Horseshoe. That doesn’t mean the 6-foot-5, 240-pound sophomore has spent his time sorting through ticket requests. “I don’t know how many,” Allar told reporters this week. “I’ve leaving that to my parents. I’ve got to be focused on the game.” A Medina, Ohio native who committed to Penn State before Ohio State put a late recruiting rush on, Allar grew up going to games at Ohio Stadium (about two ...