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Iowa State turns down bowl on eve of Matt Campbell’s Penn State introduction

New Penn State football coach Matt Campbell arrived in State College with his family on Sunday and will be introduced today. His former program, however, is already feeling the void of his departure. Iowa State announced Sunday it is declining to participate in a bowl, a move that will cost the school $500,000, according to Big 12 rules. Athletic director Jamie Pollard released a statement saying “the administration and coaching staff respect and support the players’ decision.” Bowl projections had the Cyclones (8-4) as candidates for the Liberty Bowl (Memphis), Texas Bowl ...

Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling beats Lehigh

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State wrestling team beat Lehigh, 36-6, in sold-out Rec Hall on Sunday afternoon. The Nittany Lions controlled the dual from start to finish and won eight of 10 bouts in front of more than 6,300 fans in Rec Hall. Nittany Lion sophomore Luke Lilledahl opened up the dual meet with a dominant performance at 125. Lilledahl downed Logan Wadle 17-2, getting the technical fall at 3:21 in the second period. True freshman Marcus Blaze then posted a 19-4 tech fall over Mason Ziegler at 5:37. Cael Nasdeo got the call at 141, but a first period takedown allowed ...

Penn State’s stressful search ends with Matt Campbell

Friday was a wild day at Penn State and capped a wild coaching search. It concluded with the landing of a new football coach — Iowa State’s Matt Campbell, who informed his team at a meeting in Ames on Friday night. Numerous national media outlets that closely cover college football ...

PSU headed for Pinstripe Bowl; opponent TBD

From Mirror reports College football's bowl selection day is Sunday, but Penn State's assignment has already been reported. According to Brent McMurphy, who covers the Big Ten for On3.com, the Nittany Lions (6-6) are confirmed to play in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium in New York on Saturday, Dec. 27, against a team from the ACC. Possible opponents include Clemson, Louisville, Duke and longtime PSU rival Pitt, McMurphy reported, and will be determined Sunday. Penn State played in the 2014 Pinstripe Bowl, defeating Boston College, 31-30, to close out James Franklin's first ...

College world reacts to hiring of Matt Campbell

After 54 days, Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft finally found his man and made Iowa State’s Matt Campbell the next football coach. It brings a cap in a wild eight weeks around State College, and there was no shortage of reactions on social media and television on Friday. Here are ...

Nittany Lions take 9 of 10 bouts in getting ‘W’

PHILADELPHIA— The Penn State wrestling team defeated Drexel on Friday night, winning nine of 10 bouts to post a 43-3 victory at a sold-out Daskalaskis Athletic Center. The sellout crowd watched as Penn State (2-0) won all but one but, and each for bonus points. The dual began at 125. Nittany Lion sophomore Luke Lilledahl, ranked No. 2 at 125, tallied five takedowns in a 19-7 major decision victory over Desmond Pleasant. True freshman Marcus Blaze, ranked No. 11 at 133, followed that up by pinning Kyle Waterman at 4:33 to put Penn State up 10-0 early. With No. 8 Aaron Nagao not ...