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Hardy has special day on returns

By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirror.com UNIVERSITY PARK — It wasn’t the offense that provided the spark for Penn State on a drenched Beaver Stadium field on Saturday afternoon, but it was a punt return touchdown by Daequan Hardy in the Nits’ 63-0 dismantling of UMass. And even though he had no punt returns in a PSU jersey, he looked like a seasoned veteran after also doing it again in the second half. Some of that was because Hardy said returning punts was nothing new to him as he did the punt return duties in high school. But after never fielding a punt in his college ...

Many happy returns: Hardy sparks Penn State over UMass, 63-0

UNIVERSITY PARK -- Penn State was a seven-touchdown favorite over Massachusetts for a reason. The Nittany Lions easily covered the 42.5-point spread while easily disposing of the Minutemen, 63-0, Saturday before a listed attendance of 105,533 at soggy Beaver Stadium. The win raised No. 6 Penn State to 6-0 heading into next week’s showdown at No. 3 Ohio State (6-0). Kickoff is noon, and Fox will televise. UMass was no match for Penn State’s suffocating defense as the Minutemen mustered a mere 109 total yards and punted 10 times. The Lions took a while to get started offensively ...

Highs & Lows

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 41-13 victory over Northwestern on Saturday at Ryan Field: Play of the game: On fourth-and-1 in the third quarter, up 17-10, the Nittany Lions’ Tyler Eldson stopped NW quarterback Ben Bryant’s sneak at the Wildcats’ 32 and led to a field goal. Offensive player of the game: Nobody stood out so we’re going with backup running back Trey Potts, who scored two touchdowns, the first on a 13-yard run and the second on a 30-yard reception. Defensive player of the game: Lion ...

Penn State’s defense rules the day, controls Northwestern, 41-13

Penn State can thank its defense for Saturday’s 41-13 win over Northwestern. The Nittany Lions sputtered offensively, both its running and passing games, but the defense kept control of the Wildcats throughout the day before 25,064 at Ryan Field in Evanston, Ill. Ranked No. 6 by the ...

Franklin: Lions longing for deep threats on offense

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Tuesday press conference: Saturday’s game: at Northwestern (noon, BTN) Records: Penn State is 4-0. Northwestern is 2-2. Odds: Penn State is a 26.5-point favorite. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 6 by the Associated Press. SUBHD: Main storyline Penn State used 97 plays to dominate Iowa, 31-0, on Saturday night. In doing so, the Lions inflicted a slow death on the Hawkeyes. Franklin has been talking about PSU’s lack of explosive plays all season, and though the Nits beat Iowa the way he wanted them to, he still sees ...

Highs & Lows

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com UNIVERSITY PARK — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 31-0 victory over Iowa on Saturday night at Beaver Stadium: Play of the game: Up 3-0 early in the second quarter, PSU punted. The ball inadvertently went off an Iowa player, and Curtis Jacobs recovered at the Iowa 39. The muff set up the Lions first touchdown. Offensive player of the game: KeAndre Lambert-Smith caught eight passes for 66 yards and a touchdown. Six of his catches went for first downs. Defensive player of the game: Chop Robinson had two ...