UNIVERSITY PARK — Dvon J-Thomas, who was formerly known as Dvon Ellies, has seen a lot in his six years as a Penn State defensive tackle. The Nittany Lions have been to three New Year’s Six bowl games in his time on campus, and he’s also gone through one losing season and another 7-6 ...
By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirror.com This season will be No. 11 for James Franklin at Penn State, and the voices to make the playoffs are only getting louder. The question is probably going to keep coming more frequently, and that question is: “If not now, when?” It’s probable that nobody in college football benefits more than Penn State with the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams. Had the CFP been a 12-team format since its inception in the 2014 season, the Lions would have made it six times (2016-19, 2022-23). Fall camp began this week and media day will ...
Hoopers out of TBT event HOUSTON — The Happy Valley Hoopers were eliminated from The Basketball Tournament Tuesday night, thanks to an 85-71 loss to Eberlein Drive in Houston. The Hoopers are made up of Penn State alumni. Myreon Jones and Sam Sessoms led the Hoopers with 16 points each. Curtis Jones added 13 to go with 12 from Greg Lee. Elsewhere in PSU: n Penn State junior defensive end Abdul Carter and offensive lineman Sal Wormley were named to watch lists on Tuesday. Carter was named to the Bronco Nagurski Trophy watch list, given to the country’s defensive player in ...
The Associated Press NEW YORK — Three years into the new age of college sports, where athletes are allowed to profit from their successes through name, image and likeness deals, everyone is still trying to find out what the new normal will be. Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, called it “uncharted waters of change” in July at SEC Media Days in Dallas, as college football season approaches. “Anytime you go through a reset, it is difficult,” said Sankey, whose conference not only includes perennial powerhouses Georgia and Alabama, but, as of this year, ...
Happy Valley plays tonight The Happy Valley Hoopers will play in the quarterfinals of The Basketball Tournament tonight in Houston. Happy Valley, a team made up of Penn State alumni, will take on Eberlein Drive at 7 p.m. The game will air live on Fox Sports 1. If Happy Valley wins, it will take on the winner of the 9 p.m. game between Forever Coogs (Houston alumni) and Team Colorado. The semifinals are in Philadelphia this Friday at 7 and 9 p.m. The finals are in Philadelphia Sunday at 2 p.m. Happy Valley qualified for tonight’s game by beating The Zoo Crew, a team of Pitt ...
By Michael Marot The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — When Michigan and Washington arrived at Lucas Oil Stadium on Thursday, it marked the first time they’d been on the same field since January’s national championship game. Much has changed in six months. Their big-name coaches, Jim Harbaugh and Kalen DeBoer, have moved on to new homes in Los Angeles and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Their strong-armed quarterbacks, J.J. McCarthy and Michael Penix Jr., and workhorse running backs, Blake Corum and Dillon Johnson, are in NFL training camps. Washington even switched conferences. But ...
