Some nitpicking as the Nittany Lions embark on the CFP: One of the sidebars of Saturday’s game will be the atmosphere. Contributing factors include pricing — for tickets, parking and certainly hotels — the colder weather, the Christmas/holiday season, fewer students, potential more ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — It was a day for the defense for Penn State in its first ever College Football Playoff game. Dominic DeLuca and Tony Rojas both had interceptions returned for touchdowns, DeLuca added another interception, and Dani Dennis-Sutton had 1 ½ sacks to go with another 1 ½ ...

By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirror.com Although it may not have the luster of Notre Dame or an SEC opponent, SMU is still a very good team coming to Beaver Stadium Saturday. If the Mustangs would have completed a 24-7 comeback against Clemson in the ACC Championship — and they came ...

DaQuan Jones remembers the chaos. The uncertainty. The sanctions. The aftermath. How could he not? He and the rest of his Penn State teammates — those that stuck around anyway — lived through it. Jones was a sophomore defensive lineman in the fall of 2011 when the Jerry Sandusky child ...

By Gary B. Graves The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jess Mruzik had 26 kills, Caroline Jurevicius had 20 and Penn State rallied from an 0-2 semifinal deficit for a five-set victory over Nebraska early Friday to reach the NCAA championship. Penn State will face host Louisville, ...

Sunday PSU at Journeymen Duals Start: 3 p.m., Ensworth Frist Campus, Nashville, Tn. Records: Penn State (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten); Binghamton (1-1, 1-0 EIWA); Arkansas-Little Rock (5-0, 0-0 PAC-12); Missouri (1-3, 1-1 Big 12) TV: Rokfin Radio: gopsusports.com Notable: Penn State will begin ...