Following the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings being released Tuesday night, the 8-2 Penn State Nittany Lions now sit at No. 8 in the playoff committee's ranking to go along with being ranked No. 9 in the AP Top 25 and No. 10 in the Coaches Poll. While making the College Football Playoff remains a long shot, the bowl game picture got much clearer after the chaos this past weekend. The Nittany Lions continue to be a legitimate contender in the Big Ten Championship race, currently ... Read More
Chaos puts Penn State in thick of Playoff Race
“What marvelous chaos!” That saying, usually reserved for the NHL by award-winning announcer (and Pittsburgh Pirates fan) Mike “Doc” Emrick, perfectly encapsulated this weekend's college football games. The No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions entered the weekend needing a perfect storm to make the Big Ten championship game as well as to be considered for the College Football Playoff. Saturday night, the perfect storm started to pick up major steam. Coming into the weekend, to make the Big Ten ... Read More
No. 1 Ohio State tops Penn State, remains undefeated
The Penn State Nittany Lions (5-2, 2-1) fell to the Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0, 3-0) on Saturday night in Columbus by a final score of 38-10. Recap: Penn State drew first blood with a 33-yard field goal by freshman kicker Joey Julius. The Lions’ defense was steadfast through the first period, holding the Buckeyes to just 18 yards of total offense in their first three possessions. Saquon Barkley, who returned tonight after missing the last two games with an ankle injury, fought his way up the ... Read More
Lions and Buckeyes to face off under the lights
The Penn State Nittany Lions (5-1, 2-0) will look to hold on to their five-game win streak with their first conference road game against the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (6-0, 2-0). This nationally televised game will be broadcast live on ABC at 8 p.m. Fast Facts: This is the first five-game win streak for the Penn State since 2012, and this is the seventh primetime matchup between the Lions and the Buckeyes since 2005. "We are really excited about the opportunity," said head coach James ... Read More
Penn State ends season with 3-1 loss to Ohio State in B1G tourney
The fourth-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions (18-14-4, 10-9-1 Big Ten) saw their season end with a 3-1 loss to the fifth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes (13-18-3, 8-11-1 Big Ten) in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. A big first period gave the Buckeyes an early lead that the Lions could not match, despite the long-awaited return of Hobey Baker nominee Taylor Holstrom, whose season was thought to be over after an injury to the knee in the loss at Ohio State on February 28. Nick Schilkey ... Read More
Third period action lifts Buckeyes over Lions
The Penn State Nittany Lions (16-12-4, 8-7-1-0 Big Ten) could not find redemption against the Ohio State Buckeyes, (11-17-2, 6-10-0-0 B1G) falling by a final score of 5-3 on Saturday night at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Five individual Buckeyes would score in the two-goal win over the Nittany Lions, winning back-to-back games for the first time in the 2014-2015 season while handing Penn State its second sweep of the year. Penn State fell to 0-4-0 in Value City Arena. Penn State took an ... Read More
Penn State scores three goals in loss to Ohio State
The Penn State Nittany Lions (16-11-4, 8-6-1-0 Big Ten) fell to the Ohio State Buckeyes (10-17-2, 5-10-0-0 B1G) on Friday night by a final score of 5-3 at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. It only took 31 seconds for Penn State’s Tommy Olczyk to score the opening goal off of a play that demonstrated why coaches profess the importance of winning faceoffs. Olczyk scored his seventh of the season after taking a feed from David Glen and capitalizing on the defenders’ miscommunications. Ohio ... Read More