The Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics department has devised a 20-year master plan to upgrade and address the needs of its athletic facilities. Included in the plans are upgrades to Penn State's football stadium, Beaver Stadium, as well as the Bryce Jordan Center, the school's basketball arena. While upgrades to Beaver Stadium and the Bryce Jordan Center will happen down the road, Penn State has identified five priority projects to be completed within the next five years. They include: ... Read More
Chris Godwin, Garrett Sickels set to take on NFL Scouting Combine
Penn State enjoyed a resurgent 2017 that put the Nittany Lions back in the national picture following years of mediocrity during the school's sanction era. Two of the players who stuck with the team amid the sanctions find themselves gearing up for the NFL Combine this weekend: defensive lineman Garrett Sickels and wide receiver Chris Godwin. Both had career years for James Franklin's Big Ten champion squad in 2017 with Godwin finding the end-zone a career-high 11 times and Sickels ... Read More
Six Panthers, two Nittany Lions invited to NFL Scouting Combine
The football season may have just ended, but it's already time to start thinking about the 2017 NFL Draft. (No rest for the weary.) And the first step for many of those college players who hope to make their pro football dreams come true? The NFL Combine. Six Pitt Panthers and two Penn State Nittany Lions were invited to this year's NFL Combine, a group headlined by Panthers running back James Conner and quarterback Nate Peterman and Nittany Lions defensive end Garrett Sickles. Here all ... Read More
No. 1 Penn State wrestling captures outright Big Ten dual meet championship
Cael Sanderson's Penn State Nittany Lions rode five straight pins to a 45-6 victory over Maryland on Sunday afternoon in Rec Hall to capture their fourth Big Ten regular season (dual meet) championship. The victory over the Terrapins vaulted the No. 1 ranked Nittany Lions to 13-0 on the season and 9-0 in the Big Ten. Penn State got off on the right foot with a technical fall decision at 125 pounds as Nick Suriano took down Maryland's Michael Beck. But, at 133 pounds, things got rocky for the ... Read More
Penn State falls short in highest-scoring Rose Bowl ever
PASADENA, CA — The 103rd edition of the Rose Bowl was an instant classic, with more ups-and-downs than a ride at Disneyland — but the Penn State Nittany Lions were unable to come out on top. The Nittany Lions fell to the USC Trojans as the Men of Troy made a 46-yard field goal as the clock expired to win 52-49 Monday evening in Pasadena. “These guys should have their chin held high, their chest out, because what we've been able to accomplish this year from the beginning to the end is really ... Read More
Cheers and Jeers: Penn State unable to finish off USC in Rose Bowl
PASADENA, CA — The No. 5 Penn State Nittany Lions (11-3, 9-1 Big Ten) were unable to secure another come-from-behind victory this season, falling to the No. 9 USC Trojans 52-49 in the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual Monday evening at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. Here are the game's “Cheers and jeers.” Cheers McSorley to Godwin: Quarterback Trace McSorley has been at the helm of the Nittany Lions' offense for a full calendar year after first appearing in the TaxSlayer ... Read More
Five best Pittsburgh sports moments from 2016
Farewell, 2016. You won’t be missed. (But we will miss you, The King.) But as much as 2016 sucked, there were some great sports moments in the Steel City. Here, we look at the top-5 Pittsburgh sports moments from 2016. 5. Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco come into their own Andrew McCutchen had a pretty bad season — there’s really no way to sugar coat it. But fellow outfielders Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco both came into their own this season, which promises big things for ... 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
Nittany Lions no strangers to USC, the Rose Bowl
Monday afternoon's kickoff in Pasadena, Calif., will the fourth time the Penn State Nittany Lions will play in the Granddaddy of Them All, the Rose Bowl. The 103rd installment of the Rose Bowl features the Nittany Lions and the USC Trojans, two programs well versed in playing each other in Pasadena. This game will mark the third time Penn State and USC have met in the Rose Bowl — dating back to their first match-up in 1923 and their more recent match-up in 2009. The Nittany Lions played the ... Read More
Panthers cruise past Nittany Lions in 81-73 win
The University of Pittsburgh and Penn State University have always had a rivalry. In academics, in athletics, on the football field (see: earlier this year) — and on the basketball court. The Pitt Panthers and Penn State Nittany Lions met on the court Saturday night, and it was the Panthers that earned the win by a 81-73 final score. Pitt was led in scoring by senior Michael Young, who scored 29 points. Every Panthers player put up at least a single point, with other double digit points ... Read More