By Brett Martel The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 5 Penn State are coming off rather divergent College Football Playoff quarterfinal experiences as they prepare to clash as semifinalists in the Orange Bowl next Thursday. The Fighting Irish (13-1, CFP No. 7) ...
By Eddie Pells The Associated Press In the first round of the College Football Playoff, the teams seeded 5-8 all won. In the second round, they all won again. The moral of this story: Who knows, other than something doesn’t totally add up when not a single one of the top four teams, all of which received the advantage of a first-round bye, advances into college football’s final four. The semifinals are set: Next Thursday in the Orange Bowl, it will be No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 7 Notre Dame. Then, Friday in the Cotton Bowl, it will be No. 5 Texas vs. No. 8 Ohio ...
CFP schedule Semifinals THURSDAY, Jan. 9 Orange Bowl, Miami Penn State vs. Notre Dame, 7:30 FRIDAY, Jan. 10 Cotton Bowl, Dallas Texas vs. Ohio State, 7:30 National Championship MONDAY, Jan. 20 at Atlanta Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m. By Brett Martel The Associated Press NEW ...
From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Zach Hicks scored 20 points to lead four in double figures and Penn State held off Northwestern for an 84-80 victory on Thursday night. Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 15 of his 17 points from the line and had seven assists and five steals for Penn State. Puff Johnson added 11 points and Freddie Dilione V scored 10. The Nittany Lions made half of their 44 field-goal attempts and shot 36 of 45 (80%) from the free-throw line. Northwestern’s Brooks Barnhizer scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his seventh consecutive double-double. He ...
By John Marshall The Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Football coaches, perhaps more than other sports, are huge proponents of structure, routine, consistent messaging. Since the early days of his time in Happy Valley, Penn State’s James Franklin has adhered to the philosophy of ...
By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Some pre-game notes as Penn State attempts to ring in 2025 with a win over Boise State: When the bowl matchups were announced, the Broncos got the Nittany Lions’ attention early on with their 37-34 loss to Oregon in Eugene. Penn State had trouble matching the Ducks’ speed and couldn’t get a handle on their explosive passing game. Boise, meanwhile, might well have won the game had it not collapsed on special teams as the Broncos allowed a punt return and kickoff return for a touchdown. The Lions have spent extra time on the Boise film ...
