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Nittany Lion men getting Thanksgiving trip to Florida

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s basketball team unveiled its 2024-25 non-conference schedule Thursday, which features seven home games inside the Bryce Jordan Center, trips to Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia and CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, and a Thanksgiving-week tournament in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Nittany Lions open the season on Monday, Nov. 4, at home against Binghamton. The Nittany Lions will welcome then welcome Maryland-Baltimore County on Friday, Nov. 8, and then Saint Francis on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Penn State takes its first road trip ...

PSU point-counter: What makes successful season? Rudel — Lions need to punch CFP ticket

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com I think it’s pretty simple: The Nittany Lions must make the new 12-team College Football Playoff in order to consider 2024 a success. And a 10-2 record should do that. That would include a(nother) presumed loss to Ohio State, which is the Big Ten favorite and a national championship contender, and one other loss along a difficult road that features trips to West Virginia this Saturday, USC, Wisconsin and back-to-back November dates at Purdue and Minnesota. Finishing 10-2 would likely land Penn State in the Top 12 and really the Lions have to ...

PSU point-counter: What makes successful season? Giger — For Franklin, it’s win a postseason game

By Cory Giger For the Mirror It’s time for “Little Game James” to grow up and take the next step in his coaching development. We need to see “Big Game James.” And we need to see it in the College Football Playoff. James Franklin, who has spent his Penn State tenure beating the teams he’s supposed to beat while losing most of the biggest games, needs at least one playoff win this year for the season to be considered a success. Simply making the playoff won’t be enough. Why? Because just about everyone already expects Penn State to make the playoffs. So, if all the ...

FBS teams must be aware of potential FCS upstarts

By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press After a brisk Week 0 warmup, Week 1 of the college football season arrives with dozens of games tonight through Monday, including a few tasty matchups. No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 14 Clemson in Atlanta; No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 20 Texas A&M; No. 8 Penn State at West Virginia; No. 19 Miami at Florida; and No. 13 LSU vs. No. 23 Southern California on Sunday night in Las Vegas are among the highlights. There is also a lot of filler on this slate. A total of 59 games this weekend will be FBS-FCS matchups. Add in the two played last week and 61 ...

Prediction time for Nittany Lions

Penn State football is right around the corner, just days away. Most media members see the Lions going anywhere from 11-1 to 9-3 this season. Here is how a survey of selected media members see this season shaping up for the Nittany Lions. Michael Boytim, Altoona Mirror: 9-3. Comment: A record of 10-2 probably gets Penn State into the 12-team playoff, so expect James Franklin’s squad to finish just short of the playoff standard, as usual. Andrew Clay, WTAJ: 10-2. Comment: It’s probably the safe bet to pick a pair of Penn State losses, but truthfully the schedule is brutal. It’s ...

Franklin well aware of confident Mountaineers

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Monday press conference: Saturday’s game: at West Virginia (noon, Fox) Records: Both teams are 0-0. Odds: Penn State is an 8.5-point favorite. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 8 by the Associated Press. WVU is not ranked but drew 17 under-consideration votes. Hostile territory Franklin is wary of opening against a quality opponent on the road. He noted the Mountaineers won five of their last six games a year ago, including a blowout over North Carolina in the Mayo Bowl held in Charlotte. “Plus they should have won the ...