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Should the Big Ten have league games in Week 1? Rudel-Giger point-counterpoint

Sure -- it provides immediate urgency By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com I have no problem with opening the season against a Big Ten team. In fact, I kind of like it –- even if it’s on the road, where Penn State has started the conference schedule seven straight times and 12 of the last 13 seasons. (This is one of James Franklin’s new themes, dating back to the Big Ten media days last month. New athletic director Pat Kraft also doesn’t like it and plans to address the matter with the conference.) The advantage of playing a league game right from the outset is it ...

Penn State pulls off upset

From Mirror reports OMAHA, Neb. — The Penn State baseball team earned a 5-2 win over Iowa to open the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday at Schwab Field. Matt Wood launched a three-run homer in the sixth inning, and pitchers Tyler Shingledecker and Travis Luensmann combined to hold the Hawkeyes to two hits. The Nittany Lions, the No. 6 seed in the bracket, earned their first Big Ten Tournament win since 2008. Penn State (26-27) will play Rutgers, the No. 2 seed, today in the second round. Iowa (33-18), the No. 3 seed, plays Purdue this morning at 10 a.m. The PSU-Rutgers game will ...

Clifford admits that last year was ‘step back’

UNIVERSITY PARK — James Franklin proclaimed veteran Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford had his “best spring.” Part of that, Clifford believes, is a return to full health. Clifford and the Nittany Lions got off to an impressive 5-0 start last year before Clifford was decked at Iowa, ...

Upset run ends for Lions in quarters

From Mirror, wire reports INDIANAPOLIS — Jaden Ivey scored 17 points and Zach Edey had 15 to lead No. 9 Purdue past Penn State 69-61 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals Friday night. The third-seeded Boilermakers will face seventh-seeded Michigan State in Saturday’s semifinals. Brandon Newman, who had been out of the rotation and hadn’t played since Feb. 10, added 12 points for the Boilermakers (26-6). Jalen Pickett scored 16 points and John Harrar had 15 points and 12 rebounds for No. 11 seed Penn State (14-17). “We played with a great rhythm and a great feel (in ...

Penn State surprises Buckeyes

From Mirror, wire reports INDIANAPOLIS — Sam Sessoms scored 18 points and No. 11 seed Penn State rallied from an 11-point deficit in the second half to beat sixth-seeded Ohio State 71-68 on Thursday night in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. The Nittany Lions ended a four-game skid against Ohio State and advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2018, where they will face No. 3 seed and ninth-ranked Purdue tonight. Penn State (14-16) used a 14-3 run for their first lead of the game, 56-54, with about six minutes to play. Joey Brunk’s jumper for Ohio ...

Victory gives Penn State a second-round date with Buckeyes

The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Jalen Pickett hit three 3-pointers on his way to 22 points and Penn State defeated Minnesota 60-51 in the first round of the Big Ten Conference tournament on Wednesday night. Jamison Battle scored eight points to help 14th-seeded Minnesota take a 28-24 lead at halftime. Penn State (13-16), the 11th seed, took its first lead of the second half at 33-32 on a 3-pointer by Seth Lundy with 16:32 remaining. Battle sank two free throws to get the Golden Gophers within 51-47 with 6:39 left, but Pickett answered with a 3-pointer. Eric Curry had a ...