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Welcome to the new-look postseason, where the path to the national championship begins at campus sites for eight of the 12 teams in the College Football Playoff. Bundle up, buttercup. Snow showers are forecast to give way to cloudy skies and temperatures in the 20s in South Bend, Indiana, for Friday night’s Indiana-Notre Dame game. A 10- to 15-mph northwest wind will make temperatures in the 20s feel like it’s in the mid teens in State College, Pennsylvania, on Saturday for SMU-Penn State. Temperatures in the low 20s with a light breeze is forecast for Columbus, Ohio, for ...

Carter, Warren get extra attention

By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirror.com Penn State football players Abdul Carter and Tyler Warren were both named Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) All-Americans on Tuesday. If you ask around the rest of the team, no one seems to be shocked by the honors. “I’m not surprised at all with how well he’s doing this season,” linebacker Dom DeLuca said of Carter. “He’s just a freak athlete. I noticed it as soon as he stepped on campus. “He does a lot of good stuff,” running back Nicholas Singleton said of Warren. “He’s being a good teammate, being a ...

Franklin glad offensive coordinator Kotelnicki staying put

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s pre-SMU press conference on Monday: Saturday’s game: vs. SMU in first round of the College Football Playoff at Beaver Stadium. Winner meets Boise State on Dec. 31 in the Fiesta Bowl Kickoff: Noon TV: TNT Records: Penn State (11-2), SMU (11-2). Odds: Penn State is an 8.5-point favorite. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 6 in the CFP. SMU is No. 11. Series: Penn State leads, 1-0-1. Last meeting: Penn State won, 26-21, in 1978 Kotelnicki staying put Offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki was involved with the ...

PSU’s Pribula enters portal

Penn State backup quarterback Beau Pribula has entered the transfer portal and will not be available for the upcoming College Football Playoff. Pribula confirmed his intentions in a Twitter post on Sunday and said the overlapping portal timeline and CFP playoff made for “an impossible decision.” The situation leaves Penn State in the unenviable position of entering Saturday’s first-round CFP game with SMU (noon, TNT) at Beaver Stadium without a backup quarterback who has taken a snap in game action. Freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer will likely ascend to the No. 2 spot behind ...

PSU’s Warren seventh in Heisman Trophy balloting

From Mirror reports NEW YORK -- Penn State tight end Tyler Warren has finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting. The fifth through 10th spots in the 2024 balloting were released Friday night on The Top 10 Heisman Trophy Finalists Show Presented by Nissan, which aired live on ESPN. The six standouts that complete the 2024 Heisman Trophy Top 10 complement the top four finishers who were announced Monday. The top four, listed alphabetically, are Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel, Colorado cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter, Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty and Miami ...

Carter, Warren recognized

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State junior defensive end Abdul Carter and senior tight end Tyler Warren were named American Football Coaches Association All-Americans on Friday. Carter was tabbed first team, while Warren picked up second team honors. Carter and Warren both earned their second All-American accolade. Carter was named a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Foundation on Thursday, while Warren was a second team selection. Carter is PSU’s 103rd first-team All-American. Carter and Warren are among Penn State’s 18 All-American selections (16 players), by ...