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Franklin seeking input on QB decision

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Tuesday press conference: Saturday’s game: at Indiana (3:30 p.m., ABC) Records: Penn State is 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the Big Ten. Indiana is 3-5 overall and is 0-3 in the Big Ten. Last week: Penn State lost to Ohio State 44-31; Indiana had a bye. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 16 by the Associated Press. Main storyline Sean Clifford or Drew Allar? Following the loss to Ohio State in which Clifford committed four turnovers — two interceptions on the Nittany Lions’ first two series followed by a late fumble ...

Highs & Lows

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com UNIVERSITY PARK -— Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 44-31 loss to Ohio State on Saturday: Play of the game: Buckeye defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau sacked Sean Clifford, forcing a fumble that Tuimoloau recovered at the Lions’ 24 with 8:26 left. On the next play, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud hit Cade Stover, who weaved through the Lions’ defense for a 30-21 Buckeye lead. Offensive player of the game: Stroud completed 26-of-33 for 354 yards and a touchdown. Defensive player of the game: Tuimoloau was a monster. ...

Ohio State blows open close game, beats PSU, 44-31

UNIVERSITY PARK -- Ohio State showed everybody Saturday the true definition of elite. The Buckeyes turned a close game with the Nittany Lions into a 44-31 final score Saturday before 108,433 at Beaver Stadium. OSU, which came in ranked No. 2, improved to 8-0. Penn State fell to 6-2. Penn State led 21-16 with 9:26 remaining before Ohio State scored four touchdowns in the last 8:51. The game’s key play came with 8:26 left. Buckeye defensive end J.T. Tuimaoloau sacked Sean Clifford, forcing a fumble that Tiumoloau recovered at the Nittany Lions’ 24. On the next play, Ohio ...

Lions’ best chance is to play keep away

PSU football Saturday: Ohio State at Penn State, noon. TV: FOX Radio: TOONA 1430-AM & 99.7-FM; WRAX-FM 106.5 By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Penn State is unrivaled. It markets itself that way. On the field, though, it’s not been so unrivaled. There have been plenty of teams that have dominated the Nittany Lions (Ohio State), drubbed them (Michigan three times in the last seven years) or upset them (too long of a list to extend this paragraph but it would start with Illinois.) Except for when Pitt is occasionally rationed a spot on the schedule, most ...

Will the expanded playoff field help Penn Sate become an elite program?

Not unless Nittany Lions can beat OSU, Michigan By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com OK, first off, to explain the wording of the question: James Franklin started it. Quick background: Following a gut-wrenching 27-26 loss to the Buckeyes in 2018 at Beaver Stadium — Ohio State’s second-straight one-point win (39-38) in the series — Franklin used his post-game forum to outline the difference between great and elite programs. He said the Lions “are a great program” and pledged to narrow that gap to become “elite.” In the emotional, raw moments of a tough loss ...

Nittany Lions making progress off the field

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Tuesday press conference: Saturday’s game: vs. Ohio State (Noon, FOX) Records: Penn State is 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten. Ohio State is 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the Big Ten. Last week: Penn State defeated visiting Minnesota 45-17; Ohio State defeated visiting Iowa 54-10. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 13 by the Associated Press. Ohio State is ranked No. 2. Main storyline: Ohio State can’t be on the schedule without retracing Franklin’s 2018 comments after a 27-26 loss to the Buckeyes in which he called the ...