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Ex-PSU tailback relishing new role with new team

By Steve Reed The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Miles Sanders relishes the idea of becoming an every down back for the Carolina Panthers this season, a role he didn’t always have with the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles or in the Super Bowl. Sanders joined the Panthers as a free agent this offseason, signing a four-year, $25 million contract to help Carolina offset the loss of Christian McCaffrey, who was traded last season. “I’m in a great mood every day,” Sanders said this week at OTAs. “I’m loving who I’m practicing with and who I’m going to war with. ...

No decision on QB spot just yet

By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirror.com UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State football coach James Franklin isn’t ready to name a starter between Drew Allar or Beau Pribula for Week 1 against West Virginia right now. There’s a good chance a decision won’t be announced until we see one of the quarterbacks run on the field on that Saturday night of Labor Day weekend. But nobody was in a hurry to talk about Pribula on Thursday inside Holuba Hall. There might be an assumed starting quarterback with Allar amongst PSU fans, but Franklin insists there needs to be a competition. “A lot ...

Buckeyes off schedule in 2025

From Mirror reports The Big Ten has announced home and away opponents for the 2024 and 2025 football seasons and that it’s doing away with divisional play beginning with the ‘24 season. There are 11 protected rivalries, and none of them involve Penn State. That means for the first time since joining the Big Ten in 1993, the Nittany Lions will not play Ohio State in 2025. The Lions also won’t play Michigan in 2024, though that series has not been consecutive. Penn State will host both the Buckeyes and USC in 2024. UCLA visits Beaver Stadium in 2025. Following is a ...

PSU men’s basketball adds ex-Tar Heel

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s basketball roster is now complete as head coach Mike Rhoades announced the addition of North Carolina transfer D’Marco Dunn to the Nittany Lion program Thursday. Dunn comes to Penn State with two years of eligibility remaining. The 6-foot-5 guard appeared in 50 games in his two seasons at North Carolina, where he averaged 2.7 points-per game. A former top-100 recruit and consensus four-star prospect coming out of high school in North Carolina, Dunn was ranked as the No. 64 recruit in his class nationally by Rivals and the No. 68 ...

Sports at a glance

PSU men set for Bahamas UNIVERSITY PARK — Exhibition games dates, times and opponents for the Penn State men’s basketball team’s August foreign tour to the Bahamas were finalized on Thursday. The Nittany Lions, under new head coach Mike Rhoades, will play a pair of games against international competition as part of the 2023 Baha Mar Hoops Summer League when Penn State travels to the Bahamas Aug. 6-13. Penn State opens exhibition game action on Tuesday, Aug. 8, against The Bahamas national team. The Nittany Lions will then take on University of Victoria (Canada) on Thursday, ...

Penn State football TV schedule starting to round into place

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State football team and the Big Ten conference announced four new kickoff times and three network designations on Wednesday. Penn State’s matchup against Delaware on Saturday, Sept. 9, will kick off at noon on Peacock exclusively. (Note: This game was previously listed for 3:30 p.m.) The Nittany Lions’ Big Ten opener at Illinois on Sept. 16 will be a noon kickoff, featured on FOX’s “Big Noon Kickoff” show. Penn State’s homecoming game against UMass on Oct. 14 is slated for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff with a network designation to ...