The No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2, 9-1 Big Ten) scored 24 points in the second half to catapult themselves to a 38-31 victory over the No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten Championship on Saturday evening at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. Here are the game's “Cheers and jeers.” Cheers "Splash" plays continue to be successful— While Penn State isn't known for stellar first halves — and this game was no different — the team was able to capitalize on a few big plays on offense. ... 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 takes home big-time hardware with win over Spartans
The Penn State Nittany Lions used a combination of explosive plays on offense and stellar defensive play to clinch their first-ever trip to the Big Ten Championship by way of a 45-12 beat down of the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday afternoon. The Nittany Lions clinched the Big Ten East with their victory over the Spartans and with Ohio State's victory over Michigan earlier Saturday afternoon. Penn State held the tie-breaker over the Buckeyes because of Penn State's victory over Ohio State ... Read More
Bowl game picture getting clearer for Penn State
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
No. 12 Penn State, Iowa squaring off in prime-time
#12 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Iowa Hawkeyes The Records: Penn State (6-2, 4-1 Big Ten); Iowa (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten). The Head Coaches: Penn State: James Franklin, third season, 44-29 overall, 20-14 at Penn State; Iowa: Kirk Ferentz, 132-90 record while head coach at Iowa, 144-111 overall. The Game: Penn State and Iowa square off on the gridiron for the first time in Happy Valley since 2011, which ended with a 13-3 victory for the Nittany Lions. Iowa comes into the match-up against ... Read More
Wisconsin edges Pitt out in NCAA March Madness Tournament
The Pittsburgh Panthers will not be continuing their March Madness chase. The team, who were the No. 10 seed in the East, lost to No. 7 Wisconsin, in a tough and close game. The final had Wisconsin narrowly edging out the Panthers 47-43. The low-scoring game had only one Pitt Panther in double digits when it came to final points. Forward Jamel Artis had 13 points while his other teammates had nine points or less, with forward Sheldon Jeter following Artis with nine points. The Panthers had ... Read More
Nittany Lions win 4-1, complete season sweep of Badgers
With a final score of 4-1, the Penn State Nittany Lions (15-7-4, 7-2-1-0 Big Ten) extended their win streak to eight games and completed a season sweep of the Wisconsin Badgers (2-18-4, 0-8-2-2 Big Ten) on Saturday afternoon in Happy Valley. Penn State opened the afternoon on a power play goal by Luke Juha at 6:48, assisted by Nittany Lion superstars and Hobey Baker nominees Casey Bailey and Taylor Holstrom. Penn State’s domination continued through the first forty minutes as Dylan Richard ... Read More
Lions top Badgers in first of two-game series
The Penn State Nittany Lions (14-7-4, 6-2-1-0 Big Ten) won the first of a two-game home series against the Wisconsin Badgers (2-17-4, 0-7-2-2 Big Ten) with a final score of 5-2, extending their unbeaten streak to seven games. The Nittany Lions drew first blood; Tommy Olczyk fired the puck past Badgers’ goaltender Joel Rumpel less than six minutes into the first period. Connor Varley picked up the first of his two assists on the play. Wisconsin quickly retaliated as freshman forward Cameron ... Read More
Paul Chryst leaves Pitt for Wisconsin
Pitt head coach Paul Chryst is now the former Pitt head coach as Chryst has officially accepted an offer to become the new head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers, ending days of speculation that a deal was done. Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez targeted Chryst, who has ties to the Wisconsin program, almost immediately when Gary Anderson left the Badgers to take the Oregon State job. Chryst is a Wisconsin boy, who now has the opportunity to return to his alma mater, but return home as well. He was a ... Read More
Paul Chryst ‘Decision’ leaving Pitt in limbo
If and when current Pitt football coach Paul Chryst accepts the job at Wisconsin, likely as early as Wednesday, the Panthers will have lost more than just a coach. They are also losing out on valuable time, not only in a busy recruiting period, but valuable time in hiring a new head coach as well. There’s nothing Chryst can do about the situation to help the Panthers, other than announce he is staying at Pitt, as the Panthers have been in limbo for close to a week now. During that time, ... Read More