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Fashanu wins top OL honor

From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State offensive tackle Olumuyiwa Fashanu was selected Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year to headline 12 Penn State offensive players garnering All-Big Ten honors on Wednesday. Fashanu was named first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media. Fashanu is Penn State’s second Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year joining A.Q Shipley (2008). Fashanu became Penn State’s 38th major award winner for conference awards and the 12th in the James Franklin era. Joining Fashanu as All-Big Ten selections were RB Kaytron ...

Huge first quarter leads Lady Lions to easy win

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State women’s basketball team cruised to a 97-47 win over Radford Wednesday night, marking the Lady Lions seventh win of the season as they remain undefeated at home. The Lady Lions used double-digit scoring from five different players, including three starters and two subs, to propel the offense to its second 50-point-plus margin of victory of the campaign. Senior Makenna Marisa led all scoring for the third time this season with 24 points. She earned her 92nd double-digit scoring outing of her career and continues her streak of ...

Robinson gets first-team honors

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State junior defensive end Chop Robinson was named first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media to lead 16 Penn State defensive and special teams players picking up All-Big Ten honors on Tuesday. Sophomore linebacker Abdul Carter was voted first team by the coaches, while senior defensive end Adisa Isaac was selected first team by the media. Joining Robinson, Carter and Isaac were CB Kalen King (second team), CB/PR Daequan Hardy (second team as return specialist, third team as defensive back), K Alex Felkins (second team), DE Dani Dennis-Sutton (third team), ...

Allar, Singleton pledge commitment

With Penn State’s 10-2 regular season complete, it didn’t take long for a couple of the Nittany Lions’ top offensive weapons to address their 2024 future. Both quarterback Drew Allar and tailback Nick Singleton assured they’re returning. The topic brought inquiry because Allar had not addressed the Nov. 12 firing of offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich, who recruited and coached him, and Singleton’s production fell off sharply after a 1,000-yard freshman season. Plus the transfer portal, which grants immediate eligibility, opens Dec. 4 not to mention that NIL rules allow for ...

Sports at a glance

PSU soccer eliminated CLEMSON, S.C. – In a game featuring the fifth-ranked and second-seeded Penn State women’s soccer team and Clemson, the Lady Lions dropped a 2-1 decision to the seventh-ranked and top-seeded Clemson Tigers on the road at Riggs Field in national quarterfinal action of the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship Saturday. The Nittany Lions concluded their season with a 16-3-4 record and the deepest NCAA Tournament run by any PSU squad in the last five years. For Clemson, the Tigers improved to 18-3-4 overall and will play Florida State in the next ...

Pribula opens up Lions’ run game

Some nitpicking as the Nittany Lions draw the curtain on the regular season tonight: - Even if Drew Allar is recovered enough to play against Michigan State (7:30, NBC), expect a healthy dose of Beau Pribula, who stepped in last week vs. Rutgers and rushed for 71 yards on eight carries. Actually, it was Pribula’s presence after Allar’s injury in the second half that opened the Lions’ run game in general and for Nick Singleton in particular. - Pribula has gained 311 yards on the ground this season, an average of 6.0 yards on his 52 carries, including five touchdowns. He’s only ...