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Penn State’s Fiesta Bowl history

Note: Penn State is 7-0 in the Fiesta Bowl. Here’s a brief recap: Dec. 25, 1977 — Penn State 42, Arizona State 30 The Nittany Lions overpowered Arizona State and won their first trip to Tempe. Steve Geise (111) and Bob Torrey (107) both surpassed the 100-yard mark as the Lions rushed for 268 yards to ASU’s 90. Matt Millen was the game’s defensive MVP with 18 tackles. PSU’s special teams also starred as Joe Lally blocked a punt and returned it 21 yards for a TD and Jimmy Cefalo broke a 67-yard punt return. The Lions capped an 11-1 season. Arizona State was coached by Windber ...

Hoops du Jour

Women: PSU at Minnesota Saturday Tipoff: 4 p.m., Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota Records: Penn State (9-3, 0-1 in Big Ten); Minnesota (12-1, 0-1 in Big Ten) TV: Big Ten Network Notable: Minnesota’s only loss is on the road to Nebraska, and it is 8-0 at home this year. … Penn State leads the all-time series 32-25, but is 10-13 in games played on Minnesota’s home court. … PSU defeated Minnesota, 90-34, last season, which was the biggest margin of victory for Penn State in a conference game. … Mara Braun leads Minnesota in scoring with an average of 13.6 points ...

Nittany Lion recognized by the Big Ten

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Nittany Lion redshirt freshman wrestler Josh Barr has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the week for Dec. 22. Penn State has now won five weekly awards this season. Barr blazed his way through the Journeymen Collegiate Duals where he went 3-0 at 197, helping lead Penn State to a 3-0 performance as well. Barr began the day with a 19-4 technical fall over Binghamton’s Andrew Bailey, using five first period takedowns. He followed that up with a 4-1 win over No. 5 Stephen Little of Arkansas Little Rock. Barr used a takedown early in extra ...

Warren’s emergence establishes standard for TEs

When Tyler Warren announced after last year’s Peach Bowl that he’d be returning for the 2024 season, it was good news and an important piece for the Nittany Lions’ offense. But no one could have anticipated that Warren would become a record-setting, generational player at the tight end position who would be in the Heisman Trophy conversation (he finished seventh) throughout the season. Warren made 34 catches last year while splitting opportunities with future NFL draft pick Theo Johnson. This season, he made 92 catches for 1095 yards — both PSU season records for a tight ...

Walk-on Barker stabilizes Lion’s placekicking position

I’m going to think a little bit outside the box and go with a position that isn’t talked about unless the player screwed up. Of course, it’s the kicker. It’s particularly enjoyable to watch Pat McAfee’s 33-yard field goal challenge every week on ESPN’s College Gameday. Regular college students are put to the challenge to win a boat load of money, and most of the time the students fail miserably. It’s not an easy job. Story time: I played Division III college football as an offensive tackle more than a decade ago. One day before practice, our coach told me that if I ...

Kotelnicki’s creativity an asset for PSU

Andy Kotelnicki likes to tinker. It’s just kind of his way. The Penn State first-year offensive coordinator is wary of growing stagnant. No matter how deep into the season it gets, there’s always time for a new wrinkle, a new play, anything to give an upcoming opponent a little something extra to think about. Some of it comes from Kotelnicki’s imagination. As far as the rest? Well, that’s where being a football junkie comes in. “As a staff, between access to film and watching other games, you steal a lot of things that you think will complement what you’re doing,” ...