Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Monday press conference: Friday’s game: vs. Michigan State at Ford Field (7:30 p.m. NBC) Records: Penn State is 9-2 overall and 6-2 in the Big Ten following last week’s 27-6 win over Rutgers; Michigan State improved to 4-7 overall and ...
From Mirror, wire reports NASSAU, Bahamas — Sophomore guard Shay Ciezki’s career high scoring night of 27 points highlighted the Penn State women’s basketball team’s 89-80 win over the Oklahoma State Cowgirls in the opening game of the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship at the Baha Mar Convention Center Monday night. The Lady Lions secured their fifth-straight victory to open the season, matching their 5-0 start from last year while booking a pair of wins over power-five opposition. PSU is now 2-0 against teams that competed in last year’s NCAA Tournament after downing ...
UNIVERSITY PARK -- Penn State’s history under James Franklin is to struggle the week after a tough loss. It’s happened over the years, it happened after the midseason loss to Ohio State, and it happened again Saturday against Rutgers. In the aftermath of a turbulent week in which the ...
By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com The No. 1 storyline for the remainder of this season is who will fill the Nittany Lions’ now vacated offensive coordinator position. James Franklin accelerated that narrative by pulling the plug on Mike Yurcich’s tenure last Sunday after Penn State lost to Michigan, 24-15. Or did he do it sooner? According to a report by Audrey Snyder of The Athletic, quarterback recruit Bekkem Kritza met with Franklin last Saturday morning at Beaver Stadium prior to the Lions’ matchup with the Wolverines. The meeting included Kritza’s family and ...
By Travis Johnson The Associated Press UNIVERSITY PARK — Even though their primary goal is out of reach, Penn State players still have plenty to play for in the final weeks of the season. The No. 12 Nittany Lions (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten) want to finish strong, send seniors out with wins and pad their resumes for what comes next. After a disappointing loss to No. 2 Michigan last week, Penn State wraps up its home slate Saturday against Rutgers — a team the Nittany Lions have pushed around since the Scarlet Knights joined the Big Ten in 2014. Penn State is 8-0 in the series and has ...
The Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan announced Thursday that football coach Jim Harbaugh will serve the remainder of a three-game suspension from the Big Ten in return for the conference ending its investigation into a scheme to steal opponents’ play-calling signals. The settlement between the parties is the latest twist in a monthlong saga involving one of college football’s most recognizable programs, one of its most successful coaches, and allegations a low-level Michigan staffer purchased tickets to the games of the Wolverines’ future opponents and sent people ...
