By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s first-round victory over SMU in the College Football Playoff on Saturday may have proven more about the Mustangs than it did about the Nittany Lions. As was the case in Notre Dame’s win over Indiana on Friday ...
Some nitpicking as the Nittany Lions embark on the CFP: One of the sidebars of Saturday’s game will be the atmosphere. Contributing factors include pricing — for tickets, parking and certainly hotels — the colder weather, the Christmas/holiday season, fewer students, potential more ...
There’s no question Penn State has the most favorable draw in the College Football Playoff field. The Nittany Lions are heavily favored — by 8.5 points — to beat SMU in the first round at Beaver Stadium on Saturday. Penn State should benefit from the cold weather that is foreign to the Mustangs. Should PSU hold serve and advance to the national quarterfinals, their reward is even better — a Boise State team that somehow gained the No. 3 seed in the entire field. Penn State is already a two-touchdown favorite in that game should the matchup materialize. But I still will ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State finds itself in the unenviable position of embarking on the College Football Playoff without a backup quarterback who has taken a single live-game snap. Which means it sure better keep starter Drew Allar healthy for as long as the season lasts. The urgency of ...
Some notes to digest as the Nittany Lions gear up for their first College Football Playoff appearance: n This is attrition season in college football, and it started for Penn State on Thursday with the announcement that safety Kevin Winston Jr. will enter the NFL Draft. Winston missed almost the entire year with a knee injury that required surgery after he left the Bowling Green game on Sept. 7. He was voted a team captain as a junior after a strong 2023 season, and his presence with Jaylen Reed gave the Lions two dynamic safeties. Winston’s absence was particularly noticeable ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Considering all the things Penn State did wrong in the Big Ten championship game Saturday night, it’s almost amazing the Nittany Lions were even in the game against No. 1 Oregon. They would up losing, 45-37, but the effort and resilience they showed throughout should ...
