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AP recognizes Lions’ Carter as top defender

By Eric Olson The Associated Press Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel is The Associated Press Big Ten offensive player of the year, Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter is defensive player of the year and Indiana’s Curt Cignetti is coach of the year. Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson and Penn State tight end Tyler Warren were unanimous first-team selections Tuesday by the voting panel of 21 media members who cover the conference. The first team includes five players from Iowa, four from Ohio State and three each from conference champion Oregon and Indiana. Repeat first-team ...

Penn State draws SMU in first round of College Football Playoffs

By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirror.com Penn State will host its first ever College Football Playoff game against Southern Methodist University on Dec. 21 at noon to kick off its playoff journey. SMU, which fell to Clemson in Saturday night's ACC championship, went 11-2 this season. The winner of the game will face No. 3 Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Eve at 7:30 p.m. Oregon drew the No. 1 seed and will play in the Rose Bowl against the winner of No. 8 Ohio State and No. 9 Tennessee. No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Boise State, and No. 4 Arizona State also secured first round ...

Lions’ Franklin looks to fill empty trophy case

INDIANAPOLIS — The empty trophy case that stares back at the players in the Penn State team meeting room says as much about the program as it does about its coach. James Franklin was in on the decision to place it there. With one exception in 2016, there hasn’t been much to put in it ...

College wrestling

Penn State at Lehigh SUNDAY Start: 2 p.m., PPL Center, Allentown, Pa. Records: Penn State (1-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten); Lehigh (1-1, 1-0 EIWA) TV: FloWrestling Radio: LionVision via gopsusports.com Notable: The dual meet will actually be held at a neutral site at the PPL Center, just six miles away from the Lehigh campus. … The Mountain Hawks come into Sunday ranked 14th in the nation. They have a win over Morgan State (37-7) and a loss to Pitt (21-12). … Lehigh has six wrestlers ranked by InterMat, including former Nittany Lion Michael Beard, who is sixth at 197 pounds. ...

Nittany Lions’ Carter receives top honor

From Mirror, wire reports ROSEMONT, Ill. — Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel was named Big Ten offensive player of the year after leading the top-ranked Ducks to their first perfect regular season since 2010, the conference announced Tuesday. Penn State’s Abdul Carter was named defensive player of the year and Indiana’s Curt Cignetti coach of the year in voting by coaches and media. Gabriel has completed 73.5% of his passes for 3,275 yards and 24 touchdowns with six interceptions in his only season with the Ducks. Carter moved from linebacker to defensive end this season and has ...

Coach: Oregon deserves top ranking

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s pre-Oregon press conference conducted Sunday: Saturday’s game: vs. Oregon in Big Ten championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Kickoff: 8 p.m. TV: CBS Records: Penn State (11-1 overall, 8-1 in the Big Ten), Oregon (12-0, 9-0) Odds: Oregon is a 3.5-point favorite. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 3 by the Associated Press. Oregon is ranked No. 1. Series: Penn State leads, 3-1. Last meeting: Penn State won, 38-20, to win the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 1995. Surprise entry The Nittany Lions are crashing the Big Ten ...