NEW YORK — Terry Smith is ready to, as he said, “pass the torch.” He will always savor his seven games as Penn State’s interim coach, and now he’ll go back to being associate head coach, this time to Matt Campbell. “Me personally, it’s very rewarding that I know and understand ...
NEW YORK — Penn State running back Quinton Martin Jr. is in the same boat as many other Nittany Lions. He isn’t quite sure what’s next, and his future could look a lot different as early as later this week when the transfer portal opens on Friday, Jan. 2. After 2024, when he played in six games as a true freshman, Martin did not see his first carry of the season until Saturday’s Pinstripe Bowl. With the absences of Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton, Martin made the most of his audition, perhaps to both his current team and others, in a 22-10 win over Clemson at Yankee ...
NEW YORK -— Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 22-10 victory over Clemson on Saturday in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium: Play of the game: Trebor Pena scored a 73-yard touchdown with 12:51 left to give the Nittany Lions a 15-3 lead. Pena ran the final 56 yards after shedding two Clemson tacklers. Offensive player of the game: Ethan Grunkemeyer completed 23-of-34 for 262 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. He was 11-of-14 for 192 yards and two TDs in the second half. Defensive player of the game: Dani Dennis-Sutton made four tackles, ...
NEW YORK — It was a frigid day for the Pinstripe Bowl, the second one that Penn State has participated in, with a game-time temperature of 28 degrees. It was also a particularly sloppy day for both PSU and Clemson on the offensive end. Some of that has to do with plenty of opt-outs on both ...
Mercifully, the worst season in Penn State history concludes today with an appearance in the Pinstripe Bowl against Clemson (noon, ABC). Neither team will be at anything close to full strength so it’s difficult to measure an expectation. Both were ranked in the Associated Press preseason ...
As if Penn State wrestling could be more impressive than they’ve already been for the better part of two decades now. Another record was collected by the Nittany Lions on Dec. 20, this time breaking the record for consecutive dual meet victories with 77 in a 42-0 shutout of Stanford. That record has seemed inevitable for quite some time now. The next time you see PSU start to slip and even hint at not being dominant will be the first sign of any trouble in multiple years. Penn State will ultimately be judged on how it does in the Big Ten schedule, and later on in the postseason, and ...
