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League will revise how officials call onside kick

The Associated Press The Big Ten’s change in the way its football officials will align themselves for onside kicks is being done on an experimental basis for the rest of the season and will be evaluated to determine if it will be used across all conferences, the NCAA’s supervisor of officials said Tuesday. Onside kick officiating was put in the spotlight after Minnesota, on a controversial call, was penalized for offside when it recovered an onside kick late in its game at Michigan on Saturday. Effective immediately, the line judge and head line judge will be positioned on the ...

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PSU’s Carter recognized UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State junior defensive end Abdul Carter was tabbed National Player of the Week by the Bednarik Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy on Tuesday. Carter had a major impact in No. 7 Penn State’s 21-7 win over No. 19 Illinois on Saturday. He collected four tackles for loss, two sacks, a forced fumble and a pass breakup against the Illini to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and Senior Bowl Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors. The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually, by the Maxwell Football Club, to the outstanding ...

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 ...

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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.