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By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 55-10 victory over Rutgers on Saturday at SHI Stadium: Play of the game: Curtis Jacobs sacked Rutgers quarterback Gavin Wimsatt, whose fumble was returned 70 yards by Ji’Ayir Brown for a touchdown that put the Nittany Lions up 35-10 with 14:06 left in the third quarter. If the game wasn’t over by then (and it was), this was an exclamation mark. Offensive player of the game: Kaytron Allen rushed for 117 yards on 11 carries and one touchdown. Defensive player of the game: ...

Penn State blows out Rutgers, 55-10, improves to 9-2

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Penn State is rolling toward season’s end. The Nittany Lions blew out Rutgers, 55-10, Saturday at SHI Stadium, registering their third-straight blowout while improving their record to 9-2 overall and 6-2 in the Big Ten. The victory was career No. 100 for James Franklin, who has won 76 games at Penn State through nine seasons to go with his 24 in three years at Vanderbilt. Rutgers started well and led the Lions 10-7 before Penn State ran off 48 straight points. The Lions got three non-offensive touchdowns. Defensive TDs were recorded on a 14-yard fumble ...

Roster-building season never ends for PSU football

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Injury updates aren’t part of James Franklin’s weekly disclosure with the media. Unless a player is out for the year, Franklin doesn’t discuss it. He feels it’s a privacy matter to protect the player, and he also doesn’t want to help the opposition’s strategy. In the last few weeks, Penn State has been missing numerous regulars, whose absence is generally tied to injuries but then again, we don’t know for sure. Those players include Olu Fashanu, Caeden Wallace, Keyvone Lee, Curtis Jacobs and Joey Porter. Porter wasn’t ...

Slow start sinks Lions in semifinals

From Mirror, wire reports CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Penn State men’s basketball team trimmed a 16-point deficit down to one point Friday afternoon, and had a chance to win the game in the final five seconds of play, but Virginia Tech held on in the final moments to hand the Nittany Lions their first loss of the season, 61-59, in the Charleston Classic semifinal round at TD Arena. Penn State (4-1) will face Colorado State (4-1) on Sunday at 6 p.m. in the consolation game. The College of Charleston beat the Rams in Friday’s other semifinal game. The Hokies got out to a 16-point ...

Lady Lions 4-0 after big win

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State women’s basketball beat Bryant, 96-33, Friday night. Alexa Williamson notched 20 points on 9-13 shooting from the field and a pair of free throws along with four rebounds to lead the Lady Lions to the fourth biggest margin of victory at Bryce Jordan Center. The Lady Lions improved to 4-0. Penn State never trailed in the game and outscored Bryant by double-digits in each quarter. The biggest margin came in the first (28-7) with Williamson contributing 10 points. The Lady Lions ended the quarter with a 20-3 run that featured ...

Lions fend off Furman in opener

From Mirror reports CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Penn State men’s basketball team fended off a furious Furman comeback attempt as the Nittany Lions earned a 73-68 win over the Paladins in the opening game of the Charleston Classic Thursday at TD Arena. Penn State advances through the winners bracket to take on Virginia Tech at noon today on ESPN2. The Hokies defeated Old Dominion on Thursday in their bracket of the tourney. The Nittany Lions (4-0) off to a hot start and led by as much as 21 in the first half. Furman heated up in the second half, slowly chipping away at the Penn ...