STATE COLLEGE, PA. — The Penn State Blue squad held off the Penn State White squad to win 26-0 at the annual Blue-White spring game held Saturday afternoon at Beaver Stadium. Here are the game's “Cheers and Jeers.” Cheers Stevens solid with the Blue team Backup quarterback Tommy Stevens played a decent amount last season behind starter Trace McSorley, with Stevens often utilized in packages that featured both players. The 2017 Blue-White game allowed Stevens the chance to shine ... Read More
Penn State Notebook: News and notes from spring practice No. 5
A little over a week into spring practice, the defending Big Ten champion Penn State Nittany Lions are gearing up for the Blue-White Game on April 22nd. Head coach James Franklin and running back Saquon Barkley spoke with members of the media following the team's fifth spring practice. James Franklin Franklin spoke to the media for nearly 15 minutes following practice Wednesday evening and touched on a barrage of topics ranging from captains, the competitiveness of the Blue-White game and not ... Read More
James Franklin lands best recruiting class of tenure with PSU’s 2017 class
As the clock neared 2:30 PM EST on Wednesday afternoon, head coach James Franklin and his Penn State Nittany Lions football program had all but sealed their recruiting class for 2017. With the addition of four-star defensive back Tariq Castro-Fields, Franklin and company put the finishing touches on a recruiting class that boasts three four-star recruits and one five-star recruit in the secondary alone. During the sanction era, the three years prior to Franklin taking over as head coach ... Read More
Similar paths bring No. 5 Penn State, No. 9 USC together in Rose Bowl
No. 5 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. No. 9 Southern California Trojans The Records: Penn State (11-2, 9-1 Big Ten); USC (9-3, 7-2 Pac 12) The Head Coaches: Penn State: James Franklin, third season, 49-29 overall, 25-14 at Penn State; USC: Clay Helton, 15-7 record overall and at USC The Game: For many teams facing off in bowl games, the paths the teams take to get to said games are usually incredibly different. For USC and Penn State, however, the paths were eerily similar. Both USC and ... Read More
Indianapolis: The perfect place for Penn State to be crowned champion
This program wasn't supposed to be here. This program was supposed to live in mediocrity as a result of the fallout from the Jerry Sandusky scandal and the sanctions that followed — or so almost everyone thought. But this program, the Penn State Nittany Lions, is a champion once again, overcoming insurmountable odds to become the 2016 Big Ten Champions after they beat the Wisconsin Badgers 38-31 Saturday evening. How they got to that point is incredibly impressive — and it all began and ... Read More
Should Penn State make the College Football Playoff?
The No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions won their first Big Ten Championship since 2008 Saturday night against the No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers. Not only did Penn State's victory over the Badgers pad the Nittany Lions' win total but also their hopes of making it to the College Football Playoff. So, should the Big Ten Champion Nittany Lions be considered for the playoff? Absolutely. “I think conference championship games should carry weight. It's another game where you're playing the best against ... Read More
#7 Penn State set to take on #6 Wisconsin for Big Ten supremacy
No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers The Records: Penn State (10-2, 8-1 Big Ten); Wisconsin (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten) The Head Coaches: Penn State: James Franklin, third season, 48-29 overall, 24-14 at Penn State; Wisconsin: Paul Chryst, 39-24 record overall, 20-5 at Wisconsin. The Game: For the first time in program history, Penn State will be competing in the Big Ten Championship game Saturday evening when the team takes on Big Ten West division champion ... Read More
Penn State stays at No. 7 ahead of Big Ten championship game
The Penn State Nittany Lions found themselves in the top-10 in the College Football Playoff poll once again, this week staying at No. 7. Saturday, the Nittany Lions welcomed the Michigan State Spartans to Happy Valley, and Penn State validated its ranking by way of a 45-12 victory. The Nittany Lions sit behind the Alabama Crimson Tide (No. 1), the Ohio State Buckeyes (No. 2), the Clemson Tigers (No. 3), the Washington Huskies (N0. 4), the Michigan Wolverines (No. 5) and the Wisconsin Badgers ... Read More
Cheers and Jeers: No. 7 Penn State clinches Big Ten East
The No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2, 8-1 Big Ten) were catapulted to a win by a 21-point third quarter en route to a 45-12 victory over the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday afternoon at Beaver Stadium in State College, PA. Here are the game's “Cheers and jeers.” Cheers “Bend, don't break” defense— Michigan State marched the ball into the red zone on all four of its first half drives, however, Penn State only gave up field goals on all four trips. In the second half, Michigan State ... Read More
No. 7 Penn State looks for 10th win of season against Michigan State
#7 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Michigan State Spartans The Records: Penn State (9-2, 7-1 Big Ten); Michigan State (3-8, 1-7 Big Ten) The Head Coaches: Penn State: James Franklin, third season, 47-29 overall, 23-14 at Penn State; Michigan State: Mark Dantonio, 108-58 record overall, 90-41 at Michigan State. The Game: Penn State welcomes Michigan State to Beaver Stadium on Saturday afternoon for the two teams' last regular season game of the season. With a win against the Spartans and an ... Read More