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Penn State gets exhibition victory

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Penn State men’s basketball team erased a 15-point second-half deficit to rally past St. Bonaventure, 68-65, in an exhibition contest Saturday afternoon at KeyBank Center. The Nittany Lions overcame an 11-point halftime deficit and outscored the Bonnies 43-29 in the second half to secure the comeback victory. Josh Reed led the Nittany Lions with a game-high 18 points and eight rebounds, while Roberts Blums provided a spark off the bench with 17 points and four 3-pointers. Thomas Allard added 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc, while Ivan Juric ...

PSU-Michigan report card

Quarterback: D Becht 28-44 for 267, but at least two of his three (second half) turnovers were unacceptable ­— especially for veteran QB. Again not good in red zone. Campbell made it clear no change to Manske in sight. Running backs: C- Hansen (15-51) ran hard, but there’s just no ...

Michigan beats Penn State behind backup QB Carr, 21-18

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Penn State has lost four in a row after a 21-18 setback on the road at Michigan in front of 110,731 fans in the Big House. Rocco Becht may have turned in his best 30 minutes of the season in the first half with a 15 for 19 half for 123 yards, but it only resulted in the ...

PSU, Michigan on similar college football paths

Some nitpicking while waiting for Penn State to stop the bleeding: There are striking similarities between the Nittany Lions and Wolverines in what appears to be a blueblood battle in name only. Both are now coached by Big 12 transplants, Matt Campbell (Iowa State) and Kyle Whittingham ...

Nittany Lions offense needs to use Brahmer more

Another week of Penn State searching for its first Big Ten victory of the season begins today. Here are five keys to a win in Ann Arbor later today. 1. More from the passing game: Let’s not get into the run game. That is what it is at this point, although it will be interesting to see if ...

PSU-Michigan mailbag

Sorting through the blue and white mailbag: Neil: I think the Big Ten football gods wanted to let Matt Campbell and all the Iowa State transfers to Penn State know that they are no longer in the Big 12 Conference. Big Ten is arguably the toughest football conference in the nation. This ...