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Retention gets Lions quick start on ’25

Some followup notes from the 2024 season while looking ahead at 2025: n This week has proven, once again, James Franklin is better off the field than he is on it. Fresh from another come-from-ahead loss in a big game, this one to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal, the Nittany Lions got home Friday, and by Monday, Franklin had convinced his top players with eligibility remaining to return for 2025. His results were as impressive as the Lions’ late-game execution vs. the Irish was not. Both 1,000-yard running backs, Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen, will be ...

First Big Ten road dual no trouble for Penn State

From Mirror reports LINCOLN, Neb — The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team rolled to a 31-7 win over Nebraska in its first Big Ten road dual of the season Friday night. The Nittany Lions dominated the dual from the onset in front of a record crowd of more than 6,600 fans in the Devaney Center, winning eight of 10 bouts in the process. The dual began at 174. Junior Levi Haines, ranked No. 2 at 174, got Penn State off to a hot start with a strong 9-2 win over No. 15 Lenny Pinto off two takedowns, two escapes and a riding time point. Graduate Carter Starocci, ranked No. 1 at ...

Penn State-Nebraska wresting capsule

No. 1 PSU at No. 4 Nebraska Start: 9 p.m., Devaney Center, Lincoln, NE Records: Penn State (7-0, 1-0 Big Ten); Nebraska (6-1, 1-0 Big Ten) TV: Big Ten Network Notable: In seven dual meets, Penn State has dropped only three bouts so far this season. The Cornhuskers will be the Lions’ toughest battle to date, however, with all 10 Nebraska starters ranked by InterMat. … PSU heavyweight Greg Kerkvliet was named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week earlier this week. ... Nebraska’s lone loss of the season came against Northern Iowa on Jan. 5. … PSU 149-pounder Shayne Van Ness, ...

Lions are part of Sparty’s win streak

From Mirror, wire reports EAST LANSING, Mich. — Frankie Fidler had a season-high 18 points and Jaden Akins scored 16, leading No. 12 Michigan State to a 90-85 victory over Penn State on Wednesday night. The Spartans (15-2, 6-0 Big Ten) have won 10 straight for the first time since the 2018-19 season, the most recent of their eight teams to reach the Final Four under Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo. The Nittany Lions (12-6, 2-5) have lost four in a row, including three straight to AP Top 25 teams. “We didn’t put a body on him enough,” Penn State coach Mike Rhoades said. “He ...

Two WRs entering portal

From Mirror reports Penn State’s wide receiver position is undergoing a total overhaul. Two more WRs entered the transfer portal on Tuesday — leading receiver Trey Wallace and Omari Evans. Wallace caught 46 passes for 720 yards and four touchdowns. His move to the portal was first reported by CBS Sports. Evans caught five touchdown passes for the Nittany Lions this past season. His move was reported by ON3. Evans caught 21 passes for 415 receiving yards and led the Nittany Lions with 19.8 yards per reception. Three of his TDs came in the last Lions’ last five games as his role ...

Hoops Du Jour

Men: PSU at Michigan State Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. Breslin Center, East Lansing, Mich. Records: Penn State 12-5, Big Ten 2-4; Michigan State 14-2, Big Ten 5-0 TV: Big Ten Network Radio: WRAX-FM 106.5 Satellite: Sirius XM Ch. 372 Notable: Michigan State is ranked 12th in the country. … Penn State lost to No. 13 Oregon by one point this past Sunday with leading scorer Ace Baldwin in street clothes on the bench. He was listed with a back injury, and it was unknown whether or not he would play tonight at Michigan State. … The Nittany Lions have lost three straight games, all Big ...