CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Big Ten has informed its schools that one of its bowl-eligible teams could be left out of the postseason.Illinois sports information director Kent Brown says the school received a memo from the league office notifying it of the potential bowl shortage. The league has 10 ...
UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn State and Virginia Tech looked like a couple of football schools slugging it out on the hardwood in an ACC-Big Ten Challenge matchup at the Jordan Center Wednesday night. Between field-goal and free-throw attempts, the two teams combined to miss 97 shots.In the end, the ...
UNIVERSITY PARK - D.J. Newbill earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors after leading the Penn State men's basketball team to a pair of wins last week, the league announced Monday. The senior guard is currently the Big Ten leader and third in the country in scoring with 25.0 points per game ...
Mike Hull considered transferring to Pitt when Penn State's NCAA sanctions came down in 2012, and his decision to stay put has paid off immensely for both him and the Nittany Lions.Hull has carried on the rich tradition of Linebacker U during his outstanding senior season, and Monday the senior ...
Pitt cannot be selected to the Pinstripe Bowl, it was learned Monday, because the Panthers are not one of the teams from the ACC that are eligible for that particular bowl game.If Penn State and Pitt are to meet up in a bowl game, the only place it could happen is the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit ...
There's really nothing wrong with Penn State's 6-6 record. Go back three months to before the season started, and just about everyone figured the Nittany Lions would finish 7-5 or 6-6 in the regular season, so this is about right.The problem, though, was the journey itself to 6-6.It was ...
Penn State added a future quarterback on Saturday. On Sunday, the Nittany Lions landed someone who should help them shut down opposing passing attacks.Garrett Taylor, the 6-foot-1, 188-pound four-star cornerback from St. Christopher's School in Richmond, Va., announced his pledge to the Lions ...
UNIVERSITY PARK - Progress is defined as "growth or development; continuous improvement," and the goal of every sports team in every league is to make progress from the first game to the last.Week after week this season, Penn State not only failed to make progress, it got worse and worse in ...
UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn State's regular season, mercifully, ended with Saturday's 34-10 loss to Michigan State.A promising 4-0 start careened through October and November and crashed to a 2-6 finish that was underscored by one common thread: inept offense.Now the questions begin, and the most ...
UNIVERSITY PARK - Following are the highlights and lowlights from Michigan State's 34-10 victory over Penn State on Saturday at Beaver Stadium:Play of the game: With the Nittany Lions down 13-3 late in the first half and desperate for momentum, Christian Hackenberg threw a potential touchdown ...
UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn State did not finish its regular season on a high note.Two straight losses, a struggling offense, and a special teams unit solely relying on the foot of Sam Ficken all left the players disappointed after their 34-10 loss to Michigan State.But, there's a chance the Nittany ...
Spartans win 10 againUNIVERSITY PARK - For some perspective on the job Mark Dantonio has done at Michigan State, let's look at the history books.The Spartans' win Saturday over Penn State gave them four 10-win seasons in the past five years under Dantonio. Prior to that, their last 10-win ...
ESPN Big Ten recruiting analyst Tom VanHaaren says he has been hearing one question above all other from Penn State fans recently.ESPN Big Ten recruiting analyst Tom VanHaaren says he has been hearing one question above all other from Penn State fans recently."Their biggest question is if this ...
Penn State added a future quarterback on Saturday. On Sunday, the Nittany Lions landed someone who should help them shut down opposing passing attacks.Garrett Taylor, the 6-foot-1, 188-pound four-star cornerback from St. Christopher's School in Richmond, Va., announced his pledge to the Lions ...
Five things to look for as Penn State ends the regular season against an outstanding Michigan State team that comes in heavily favored.No. 1: 20 or bustIt will take at least 20 points, and probably a lot more, for the Nittany Lions to have any chance against a Spartans squad that averages 44 ...
UNIVERSITY PARK - Sam Ficken settled onto a blue couch in the Nittany Lions' players' lounge at the Lasch Building earlier this week and couldn't help but shake his head when it was suggested that he's been in more do-or-die situations than any kicker in Penn State history."Obviously," he said ...
UNIVERSITY PARK -- Penn State ran into one of the best offenses in the Big Ten, and the Nittany Lions' offensive struggles continued yet again in a 34-10 loss to Michigan State on Saturday in the regular-season finale.Penn State is 6-6 and now awaits where it will be headed for a bowl ...
Tipoff: 4 p.m., Sojka Pavilion, LewisburgRecords: Penn State (5-1); Bucknell (2-4)Coaches: Patrick Chambers is 43-60 in his fourth season at Penn State and 85-88 in six seasons overall. Dave Paulsen is 117-83 in his seventh season at Bucknell and 379-203 in 21 seasons overall.Radio: ESPN Radio ...
Tipoff: 2 p.m. at Georgia StateRecords: Penn State (1-3) Liberty (2-2)Coaches: Coquese Washington is 143-84 in her eighth season at Penn State. Carey Green is 359-123 in his 16thyear with the Lady Flames.TV: N/ARadio: WRSC 1390Probable starters: Penn State - C Candace Agee, 6-6 Jr. (10.0), G ...
James Franklin and Penn State fans everywhere should be thankful that Bob Shoop is on the coaching staff.While there's plenty of criticism to go around for Franklin and some other assistants for the team's regression as the season has gone along, the first-year defensive coordinator deserves ...