UNIVERSITY PARK -- Penn State (4-0) remained unbeaten by clobbering UMass on Saturday, 48-7, finally getting its running game going and taking advantage of its superior talent across the board against the winless Minutemen (0-4).The Nittany Lions held UMass to only 3 yards rushing while piling ...

UNIVERSITY PARK - Change often invokes fear as it involves delving into the unknown, the unfamiliar.But not for Anthony Zettel.After spending two seasons at defensive end, Penn State coach James Franklin and his crew moved the redshirt junior further into the line at defensive tackle.Franklin ...

Major-college football players don't get where they are without an enormous amount of confidence, and even when they struggle, many don't want to divulge that their confidence may have dipped.Showing that kind of vulnerability just isn't done very often in football, where machismo runs rampant ...

UNIVERSITY PARK - James Franklin typically has a narrow mindset each week - always focused on Saturday's opponent and this week it's all about UMass - and the Penn State coach doesn't like to delve into broader subjects or look too far ahead into the season.But there was a glimpse of Franklin's ...

A capsule look at James Franklin's weekly news conferenceOpponent: UMassKickoff: Saturday 4 p.m., Beaver StadiumTV: BTNAbout the Minutemen: They're 0-3 but have lost two games by just three points (41-38 to Colorado and 34-31 to Vanderbilt); also allowed 30 points to Boston College and giving ...

So who's the best offensive player in the Big Ten?Yes, the conference has gotten off to a dismal start. And, yes, the season is young.Ohio State's Braxton Miller, the Big Ten's top offensive player the past two years, is out for the season after shoulder surgery. Someone is destined to step ...

UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn State is 3-0 and favored by nearly four touchdowns this week, and in a sport where winning is all that matters, those are undeniably positive facts.It's equally undeniable, however, that the Nittany Lions have glaring problems on the offensive line, the kind of problems ...

Mark Whipple understands what it takes for a quarterback to succeed in the NFL, and he believes Penn State's Christian Hackenberg will be the first player drafted whenever he becomes eligible."If he could come out this year, he'd be the first player picked," said Whipple, head coach of PSU's ...

The new head coach of the Central High School girls varsity basketball program will be a very familiar face.Rob Mock, who served as the program's varsity assistant coach last season under Mike Horton, has eight years of experience coaching girls basketball in the Central program. Mock - who was ...

Name: Mike MockSchool: CentralAge: 18Grade: SeniorSport: FootballAthlete of the week achievement: Mock was 9-of-14 passing for 179 yards and four touchdowns, including two in the final 7 minutes of the game when Central trailed Clearfield 28-21 and rallied for a 35-28 victory. He also rushed ...

Name: Alyssa McGheeSchool: Bishop GuilfoyleAge: 17Grade: JuniorSport: SoccerAthlete of the week achievement: McGhee had five goals and one assist in a win over Cambria Heights, four goals and two assists in a win over previously-unbeaten Westmont Hilltop and had her team's three goals in a 3-1 ...

Looking back on Saturday and ahead to this week and beyond for the Penn State football team.Looking backn Five things to like:1. Defensive coordinator Bob Shoop: He has done a fantastic job so far, and even though quarterback Christian Hackenberg gets so much notoriety, the defense is the main ...

Penn State got out of New Jersey with a win on Saturday night, and the Nittany Lions came home and won over a recruit from that state on Sunday.Daiquan Kelly, a 6-foot-2, 206-pound prospect, got a scholarship offer from the Lions and promptly committed. He had committed to Syracuse in June but ...

SECOND QUARTERRutgers 7, Penn State 0: PSU's Sam Ficken had a 34-yard field-goal try blocked by Kemoko Turay, and Rutgers drove 80 yards on the ensuing possession for a TD. The Scarlet Knights did most of their damage on the ground behind running back Desmon Peoples, who had a 21-yard gain on ...

Lions intercept five passesPISCATAWAY, N.J. - Penn State's defense had a great night against Rutgers senior quarterback Gary Nova, intercepting five passes."I was just trying to put my offense in position to make plays," said cornerback Trevor Williams, who has struggled at times this season ...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State's 13-10 victory over Rutgers on Saturday night at High Point Solutions Stadium:Play of the game: On second-and-goal from the 5, with 1:13 left and trailing 10-6, the Lions went up the middle to Bill Belton, who scored ...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The great ones have short memories and thrive best in the clutch.If he hadn't proven that he's a great one before Saturday night, Penn State sophomore quarterback Christian Hackenberg definitely showed it in the last two minutes of the Nittany Lions' thrilling 13-10 comeback ...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Penn State looked lost for most of the game, on offense anyway, and was a mere three minutes from wrapping up what had been a hugely disappointing night with a head-scratching loss to Rutgers.Then Christian Hackenberg found Geno Lewis for a huge 53-yard pass play, and just ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Cole Netten hit a 42-yard field goal with two seconds left and Iowa State rallied to beat Iowa 20-17 on Saturday, picking up its first win of the season.Sam Richardson had 255 yards passing and 2 TDs for the Cyclones (1-2), who beat the rival Hawkeyes (2-1) for the third time ...