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Lundy, Pickett lead PSU

The Associated Press EVANSTON, Ill. — Seth Lundy scored 23 points and his side-step fadeaway 3-pointer from the right side with 35 seconds left gave Penn State the lead for good as the Nittany Lions beat Northwestern 74-70 on Wednesday night. Leading 68-65, Lundy broke free behind Northwestern’s press for a breakaway and-1 layup for a six-point lead. Boo Buie followed with a bucket to reduce Penn State’s deficit to 71-67. Sam Sessoms made two free throws for the Nittany Lions before Pete Nance countered with a 3 with four seconds remaining to make it 73-70. On the ensuing ...

TAMPA — With their defense gutted by players who couldn’t wait to leave Penn State one game early and take their chances in the NFL Draft, the Nittany Lions’ only chance in the Outback Bowl was for their offense to carry the load. It didn’t. In fact, the defense, minus six ...

PSU tops Hoosiers

UNIVERSITY PARK — Jalen Pickett scored 15 points and Myles Dread shot 4 of 5 — all from 3-point range — and finished with 12 points to help Penn State beat Indiana, 61-58, on Sunday. Sam Sessoms scored all 10 of his points in the second half for Penn State (6-5, 2-1 Big Ten). Seth ...

Luketa declares for NFL

TAMPA – In the aftermath of Penn State’s 24-10 loss to Arkansas in the Outback Bowl on Saturday, Nittany Lion linebacker-defensive end Jesse Luketa said he hadn’t made a decision on the 2022 season. An hour later, he thanked Penn State on Twitter and said he’s moving on to the NFL. Luketa made nine tackles against the Razorbacks and provided leadership for a defense that was missing six starters because Luketa’s teammates decided to forgo the game and/or were injured. “It was tough, losing guys to opt-outs,” he said. “These (first-time starters) are hungry. I was ...

Defections further dampen year for PSU football

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com TAMPA — The year was 1997, and a once-promising season was torpedoed by a November swoon, which was followed by the suspension of a couple key players for various indiscretions. Suffice to say the Penn State camp was none too pleased, even though the Nittany Lions still landed in the Citrus Bowl for a matchup with Florida featuring name-brand coaches Joe Paterno and Steve Spurrier. Nonetheless, when he grabbed a flip card in the media lounge a couple hours before the game, Budd Thalman, the Lions’ sports information director, summed it ...

PSU defense prepping to stop Hogs’ running

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com TAMPA — The Outback Bowl represents a matchup in contrasts on several fronts. Arkansas is in the second year of a rebuild under Sam Pittman, who made his mark with offensive line tutelage at multiple stops. The No. 22 Razorbacks broke a 20-game ...