James Franklin got his first taste of Virginia Tech’s “Enter Sandman” tradition on Wednesday as he walked into Cassell Coliseum for his introductory press conference. It’s something the 53-year-old Franklin is eager to experience as the Hokies’ football coach. “I can’t wait. ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s basketball team made big plays down the stretch to close out an 84-80 win over Harvard and move to 5-0 on the season Wednesday night inside the Bryce Jordan Center. The game saw 11 lead changes and eight tie scores, with neither team holding more ...
Penn State Altoona women’s volleyball had two student-athletes voted to the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference team by league officials this week. Lions junior outside hitter Lia Simanski was a first-team All-AMCC selection, and sophomore outside hitter Hannah Swank was voted to the third team of the all-conference list. Simanski played in 27 matches for Penn State Altoona during her junior season and finished among the top players in the conference in several statistical categories. In the AMCC, she ranks eighth in points per set (3.4) and kills per set (3.1), ninth in ...
BLACKSBURG, Va. — James Franklin was hired as Virginia Tech’s football coach on Monday, a little more than a month after he was fired during his 12th season at Penn State. The Hokies became the first Power 4 football program to fill a coaching vacancy this season. Franklin was set to be ...
Following are the highlights of Terry Smith’s Monday press conference: Saturday’s game: vs. Nebraska (7 p.m., NBC) Records: Penn State (4-6), Nebraska (7-3) Odds: Penn State is a 9.5-point favorite. Rankings: Penn State and Nebraska are unranked by the Associated Press and the College ...
Years from now, when the 2025 season is chronicled, of course there will be games and events that the Nittany Nation will want to forget, but one to be remembered is the image of Terry Smith being doused with Gatorade and carried off the field Saturday at Spartan Stadium. His ear-to-ear grin ...
