INDIANAPOLIS — Considering all the things Penn State did wrong in the Big Ten championship game Saturday night, it’s almost amazing the Nittany Lions were even in the game against No. 1 Oregon. They would up losing, 45-37, but the effort and resilience they showed throughout should bolster ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 45-37 loss to Oregon on Saturday night in the Big Ten championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium: Play of the game: With 2:00 left on second-and-1 from the Nittany Lions’ 46-yard line, Drew Allar lofted a ball up ...
The last time Penn State played Oregon — Jan. 1, 1995 — brought the Nittany Lions’ first Rose Bowl victory and started with maybe the most famous run in school history. On the very first play, Ki-Jana Carter busted an 83-yard touchdown, the signature moment of the Lions’ 38-20 ...
As Lee Corso would say, “Not so fast, my friend.” I’m going with 2016, at least for now. That could potentially change this year with a win Saturday night in the Big Ten championship game over No. 1 Oregon and if the Nittany Lions advance in the College Football Playoffs. All of ...
What we saw at Minnesota a few weeks ago was a coaching clinic by James Franklin, who looked like a genius pulling one correct string after another with a fake punt and other gutsy calls to secure a victory. Given the recency bias, one could harp heavily on that game as a basis for saying ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Don’t look now, but Penn State has as much right to think it can win the national championship as anybody. In a year without a true dominating team, the Nittany Lions just keep chugging along and are now the No. 3 ranked team in the country, behind Oregon and ...