UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s NCAA runner-up Beau Bartlett and NCAA champion Greg Kerkvliet had been taking questions from reporters on wrestling media day when four-time champ Carter Starocci walked into Rec Hall’s media room. Starocci took his seat at the table, tied his shoelaces on ...
By Travis Johnson The Associated Press JOHNSTOWN — Penn State players know their goal is still within reach. The No. 6 Nittany Lions (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten, No. 6 CFP) also realize a College Football Playoff berth could slip away if they let last week’s humbling loss to No. 3 Ohio State ...
By Steve Megargee The Associated Press Indiana can clinch its first season with double-digit wins in school history Saturday when the unbeaten and eighth-ranked Hoosiers host defending national champion Michigan as the highest-profile game in this week’s Big Ten schedule. Another intriguing Big Ten matchup has No. 6 Penn State seeking to bounce back from its loss to No. 3 Ohio State when it hosts Washington. Penn State seems to have a clear path into the 12-team College Football Playoff field if it wins the rest of its regular-season games. Things to watch this week in the Big ...
From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Powered by a 20-point performance from redshirt sophomore Gracie Merkle and the first collegiate double-double from freshman forward Cam Rust, the Penn State Lady Lion basketball team rolled to an 89-57 victory over the Canisius Thursday night at the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State picked up its second win of the season and improved to 2-0 for the fifth season in a row. The Lady Lions came away with a win in the first all-time meeting between Penn State and Canisius. Canisius fell to 0-2. Merkle finished shooting 9-for-13 from the floor ...
The Associated Press Undefeated Oregon got top billing Tuesday in the first set of rankings on the road to college football’s new 12-team playoff. A 13-member selection committee released its first top-25 list, and saw what most of the country has seen this year -- that with a 9-0 record, five wins in the Big Ten by three touchdowns or more, and a key victory over Ohio State, coach Dan Lanning’s Ducks are the best in the country. Ohio State, Georgia and Miami were ranked 2, 3 and 4, respectively, in the first of six weekly polls the committee will release, culminating with the ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Monday press conference: Saturday’s game: vs. Washington (8 p.m., Peacock. Note: Peacock requires a paid subscription.) Records: Penn State (7-1 overall, 4-1 in Big Ten), Washington (5-4 overall, 3-3 in Big Ten). Odds: Penn State is a 13.5-point favorite. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 6 by the Associated Press. Washington is not ranked. Series: PSU leads, 3-0, having beaten the Huskies in the 1983 Aloha Bowl and the 2017 Fiesta. The aftermath Not surprisingly, almost the entire press conference was ...
