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Big Ten becoming conference known for strong tight ends

The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Colston Loveland was a small-town star in southern Idaho, honing his pass-catching far from the empires of major college football, when he experienced the defining moment halfway through his prep career. “I was a little bit too big for receiver,” Loveland said, “so my junior year I started putting my hand in the dirt and playing more tight end.” His profile only grew from there. Big-time recruiters began flocking to Gooding High School. When he committed to Michigan, he was the Idaho Player of the Year with 10 offers from power ...

Tucker’s lawyer offers up defense

The Associated Press Mel Tucker’s attorney said Monday that Michigan State does not have cause to fire its suspended football coach because Tucker did not “engage in unprofessional or unethical behavior” when he had phone sex with an activist and rape survivor who the university paid to speak to his team. Brenda Tracy, the activist and survivor, said Tucker sexually harassed her during the phone call in April 2022. Several months later, Tracy filed a complaint with the school’s Title IX office. Tucker has acknowledged having phone sex with her but said it was ...

Decisions need to be made

The Associated Press College Football Playoff managers will meet this week, but with the future of the Pac-12 still unsettled, it will be difficult to make a final decision on whether the number of places reserved for conference champions in the soon-to-be expanded field should be six or five. The 10 conference commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director that comprise the CFP management committee will gather Tuesday and Wednesday at the Big Ten offices just outside Chicago. Since the last CFP meeting, Stanford and California announced they will be exiting the Pac-12 for the ...

Buffs out of top 25; Penn State moves up one spot

The Associated Press Colorado and Deion Sanders fell out of The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday after a resounding loss in one of the weekend’s showcase games, and the teams toward the top of the rankings were shuffled and tightened. A season-high six teams received first-place votes, the most since the 2016 preseason poll. Georgia is still where it started at No. 1 in the AP Top 25, but it is down to 55 first-place votes out of a possible 63. Michigan remained No. 2 and got a first-place vote. Texas stayed at No. 3 with two first-place votes. Ohio State moved up ...

PSU fans should enjoy Iowa series

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com James Franklin snuck in a dig at the Big Ten office earlier this week when he noted how often the Nittany Lions play Iowa, “maybe the best team in the West (division) over our time here. We love that ... I know it’s random.” I like Franklin, ...

PSU men’s basketball schedule starts Nov. 6

UNIVERSITY PARK — The upcoming Penn State men’s basketball non-conference and Big Ten schedule was recently released and it starts in early November. The Nittany Lions will have 17 home games. It begins on Monday, Nov. 6, at the Jordan Center where Penn State hosts Delaware State. The Nittany Lions then host back-to-back games against Lehigh (Friday, Nov. 10) and St. Francis, Pa. (Tuesday, Nov. 14) before welcoming Morehead State on Friday, Nov. 17. Penn State is at the ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando, Fla. from Nov. 23-26. The Nittany Lions open against Texas A&M on ...