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Report: OSU hiring O’Brien

Ohio State will name Bill O’Brien as its new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, a source told The Columbus Dispatch Thursday. O’Brien, who coached Penn State for two years following the firing of longtime coach Joe Paterno, served as offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots this season. O’Brien, 54, is expected to have enough autonomy on offense to allow coach Ryan Day to step away from play-calling duties. Though Day named wide receivers coach Brian Hartline the team’s offensive coordinator a year ago, Day called plays. O’Brien will replace Corey ...

PSU’s double trouble too much for Purdue

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State guards Tay Valladay and Ashley Owusu put on a show inside the Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday night, combining for 41 points as the Penn State women’s basketball team returned to .500 in Big Ten play with an 80-67 win over the Purdue Boilermakers. Penn State improved to 12-5 overall and moved even in Big Ten Conference play, rising to 3-3 ahead of Sunday’s test against Nebraska. Penn State recorded its second consecutive home victory against the Boilermakers dating to last season’s meeting, moving to 24-35 against Purdue all-time. In defeat, the ...

College wrestling

Penn State at Michigan Starting time: 6 p.m., Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, MI Records: Penn State (4-0 overall, 1-0 Big Ten); Michigan (4-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) TV: Big Ten Network Internet: gopsusports.com Notable: With the addition of 125-pounder Braeden Davis to the InterMat rankings, Penn State now has every starter ranked in the top 15. …Michigan, which comes into tonight ranked 13th, is still undefeated in Big Ten dual meets, but has a non-conference loss to South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits, which wrestle in the Big 12, are ranked 11th. … The Wolverines have all of ...

Clary leads Lions to upset win at home

By Travis Johnson The Associated Press UNIVERSITY PARK — Kanye Clary scored 27 points, Ace Baldwin Jr. added 20 and Penn State beat No. 11 Wisconsin 87-83 on Tuesday night for its first win over an AP Top 25 team under coach Mike Rhoades. The Nittany Lions (9-9, 3-4 Big Ten) had to ...

Sports at a glance

Iowa football cleaning house IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa receivers coach Kelton Copeland has been fired, defensive coordinator Phil Parker received a significant raise, and Seth Wallace was named assistant head coach. Coach Kirk Ferentz, who announced the moves Tuesday, also said his search for an offensive coordinator is continuing. Copeland coached the receivers for seven years. The Hawkeyes have had one of the least productive offenses for three straight seasons, and no receiver ranked among the top 30 in the Big Ten in 2023. Parker, winner of the Frank Broyles Award as the ...

PSU hiring coaches

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State football is hiring Vanderbilt tight ends coach and special teams coordinator Justin Lustig as special teams coordinator, according to a report from 247Sports. Lustig, who is originally from Erie and had a collegiate career at Bucknell, has also been the Commodores’ assistant head coach for the past three seasons. Lustig is a Broyles Award nominee, which is given to the nation’s top assistant coach. Prior to Vanderbilt, Lustig was also the special teams coordinator at Syracuse for four seasons. He’s also served in that role at Ball State, Louisiana ...