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Men: Binghamton at PSU Tipoff: 7:30 p.m., Bryce Jordan Center, University Park Records: Binghamton (0-0); Penn State (0-0) TV: Big Ten-Plus Radio: WRKY-FM 104.9 Notable: Binghamton’s top three offensive weapons going into the 2024-25 season are Chris Walker, Nehemiah Benson and Ben Callahan-Gold. The Bearcats, a Division I program that competes in the American East Conference, went 15-15 last season. … The five veterans returning for the Nittany Lions include all-everything guard Ace Baldwin, the only active D-I player this season who has 1,000-plus career points and ...

Lions, Buckeyes look for validation

By Will Graves The Associated Press Will Howard has a score to settle. The Ohio State quarterback is hardly the only one. Howard grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs waiting for Penn State coach James Franklin to recruit him. Only the Nittany Lions never offered him a scholarship. Four years ...

Carter thrives as edge rusher this year

By Travis Johnson The Associated Press UNIVERSITY PARK — Abdul Carter is having the most fun he’s ever had playing football and his teammates on No. 3 Penn State’s defense are feeling the effects. Sure, they’ve enjoyed Carter’s violent pass rushes, sideline-to-sideline tackling, and his stern, crossed-arms, nodding-head celebration. Above all, they love the space Carter’s mere presence provides them as Penn State’s opponents have had to account more for the rangy linebacker-turned-end this season. Carter leads Penn State’s fourth-ranked defense with four sacks ...

Nittany Lions, Kotelnicki must stay aggressive, be creative

What is PSU's best formula for beating Ohio State? By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Andy Kotelnicki has been the life of the party since arriving at Penn State. The offensive coordinator’s personality and fingerprints have been all over the Nittany Lions’ 7-0 start heading into Saturday’s season-definer against Ohio State (6-1). How Kotelnicki keeps the offense moving against the Buckeyes will go a long way toward pushing the Lions’ program into the elite status James Franklin publicly pledged to attain after a frustrating loss to Ohio State in 2018. He’s still ...

Penn State in need of fast start, effective Pribula to win

What is PSU’s best formula for beating Ohio State? By Cory Giger sports@altoonamirror.com Everybody keeps heaping all kinds of praise on Andy Kotelnicki as an offensive coordinator. Be that as it may, he needs to be doing his job better in the first half. The Lions scored seven points in the first half against Illinois (tied 7-7 at the break). They scored six points in the first half at USC (trailed 20-6). Kotelnicki’s incredibly creative playcalling on the first series of that game was masterful, but it only produced a field goal, and the offense managed just three more ...

Allar returns to practice

Penn State quarterback Drew Allar did not appear to be limited during Wednesday’s practice session that was open to the media. Allar threw, took part in ball protection drills and did some light running. He wore long sweat pants while the other quarterbacks wore shorts. Allar injured his left knee during last week’s game at Wisconsin and did not play in the second half. He wore a brace after the injury at Wisconsin. Beau Pribula relieved Allar and completed 11-of-13 passes to spark the Nittany Lions’ 28-13 victory. They trailed 10-7 at half. Defensive end Dani ...