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PSU QB, defense clutch in the end

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — James Franklin called it a “character win,” and it’s tough to argue. On a season-opening night against a dangerous opponent with a great passing game, Penn State lost its momentum, then found a way when it mattered most and emerged with a 35-31 win over Purdue before 57,307 at Ross-Ade Stadium. With two minutes to go trailing, 31-28, Sean Clifford engineered an eight-play, 80-yard drive capped by his fourth touchdown pass, a 10-yarder to Keyvone Lee. It was the seventh and final lead change, and Penn ...

Penn State-Purdue highs-lows

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 35-31 victory over Purdue on Thursday night at Ross-Ade Stadium: Play of the game: Sean Clifford hit Keyvone Lee with a 10-yard touchdown pass with 57 ...

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 ...