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Buckeyes fire hoops coach COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State fired seventh-year basketball coach Chris Holtmann on Wednesday with the Buckeyes mired in yet another subpar season. Associate head coach Jake Diebler will run the program for the rest of the season and a search for a new head coach will commence then, said Ohio State athletics director Gene Smith, who said a coaching change is “obviously something I’ve been thinking about for a little bit.” Ohio State is 14-11, 4-10 in the Big Ten, and has lost nine of the last 11. In 2022-23, the Buckeyes suffered their first losing ...

Franklin wants new guys on same page

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com Penn State held an introductory spring football press conference Tuesday, and it’s clear the Nittany Lions are in acclimation mode. James Franklin, entering his 11th season, said his top priority of the spring is to make sure his three new coordinators — Andy Kotelnicki (offense), Tom Allen (defense) and Justin Lustig (special teams) — are “all on the same page.” “We’re trying to keep the terminology the same,” yet also assess “what are the things we need to change,” Franklin said. He praised the new coaches, saying ...

Group effort needed to make up for Valladay loss

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com Penn State women’s basketball coach Carolyn Kieger confirmed senior point guard Tay Valladay will miss the rest of the season during a Zoom press conference Tuesday afternoon. “She’s out for the year with a torn ACL,” Kieger said. ...

College football notes

CFP, ESPN sign new deal ESPN and the College Football Playoff have agreed to a six-year deal worth $1.3 billion annually that allows the network to keep exclusive rights to the 12-team playoff through the 2031 season, two people with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Tuesday because a deal cannot be finalized until the CFP works through other outstanding issues regarding the format and revenue distribution. ESPN was first to report the offer of $1.3 billion annually from the network to the CFP, and The ...

Plenty of fans on tap for lopsided Lions win

By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirror.com UNIVERSITY PARK — Wrestling on Monday evenings is popular for pro wrestling fans as WWE’s flagship “Monday Night Raw” has been running for more than three decades. But at a place like Penn State, Nittany Lion wrestling could be scheduled pretty much any time and there would be a packed house. Even though it wasn’t on a traditional Friday night or Sunday afternoon, the annual Bryce Jordan Center dual meet still drew a large crowd of 12,049 to see the Nittany Lions’ 35-3 dismantling of Rutgers. “I have an exam on Thursday. ...

Iowa’s offense gets the better of PSU

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Hannah Stuelke scored a career-high 47 points, and Caitlin Clark had 27 points as No. 2 Iowa defeated Penn State 111-93 on Thursday night Clark now has 3,489 career points, moving within 38 points of NCAA women’s basketball career scoring leader Kelsey Plum. Clark, who ...