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Franklin: Bruins ‘trying to find their way’

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Monday press conference: Saturday’s game: vs. UCLA (Noon, Fox) Records: Penn State (4-0), UCLA (1-3) Odds: Penn State is a 27.5-point favorite. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 7 by the Associated Press. Scouting UCLA The Bruins have been struggling under first-year coach DeShaun Foster, a former All-American running back at UCLA. Their lone win was at Hawaii (16-13), and they’ve yet to score more than 17 points this season. UCLA comes off a 34-13 loss last week to visiting Oregon at the Rose Bowl. Their other ...

Lions look to keep it rolling vs. No. 19 Illini

By Travis Johnson The Associated Press UNIVERSITY PARK — Reminders of Penn State’s last unbeaten season have been all over Happy Valley this week, serving as inspiration for Drew Allar and his teammates. The 1994 team will be honored when the No. 9 Nittany Lions host No. 19 Illinois ...

Georgia-Alabama matchup may be part 1

By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press The biggest games of the college football regular season are not quite as important as they used to be. No. 2 Georgia visits No. 4 Alabama on Saturday in a showdown of two Southeastern Conference superpowers who have combined to win five national titles since the College Football Playoff’s implementation in 2014. The Crimson Tide has won six on its own since 2009. The winner will give its CFP credentials a huge early-season boost while the loser — will probably be OK, too. Welcome to the 12-team playoff era, where the regular season just ...

Sports at a glance

PSU tight end makes list UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State senior tight end Tyler Warren was named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday. The Trophy, in its 35th year and tabbed as the “academic Heisman,” is college football’s premier scholar-athlete award that annually recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership. The Nittany Lions host Illinois this Saturday. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

Fighting Illini catch coach’s eye

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Monday press conference: Saturday’s game: vs. Illinois (7:30 p.m., NBC) Records: Penn State (3-0), Illinois (4-0) Odds: Penn State is a 17.5-point favorite. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 9 by the Associated Press, and Illinois is ranked No. 19. Scouting Illini Illinois has Franklin’s full attention. Though the official White Out game has been designed Nov. 9 vs. Washington, moments after last week’s 56-0 win over Kent State, Franklin started appealing for fans to dress in white to ...

Kent State doesn’t bring enough to the table

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Penn State’s game with visiting Kent State today (3:30 p.m., BTN), is in line with the growing national trend of non-conference “buy games,” in which the heavyweights shell out more than a $1 million — sometimes up to $1.5 million — to smaller programs willing to accept the guarantee with no return engagement. Some Power-4 teams aren’t looking to risk their potential playoff chances by scheduling a difficult non-conference game while the Mid-American Conference teams can use the money for their overall athletic budgets and are willing ...