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Sophomore linebacker Curtis Jacobs is having himself a week. Sure the Nittany Lions lost to Ohio State last Saturday, but Penn State played hard and in the process nearly upset the No. 5 team in the country. On top of that Jacobs had seven tackles – a career high – en route to one of…

Sitting at 5-3 on the year the Nittany Lions are one win shy from postseason play, but with with Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State and Rutgers left on the schedule there are plenty of chances to pick up more wins this season. Penn State heads to College Park this weekend before back-to-back meetings against Michigan and…

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Penn State fell 33-24 on Saturday night in the latest iteration of “almost” in the series between these two teams. Sean Clifford managed nearly 400 yards passing and the Nittany Lion defense held Ohio State to just two touchdowns all game and a handful of short field goals as well. A loss…

COLUMBUS, OH. Merriam-Webster defines opportunity as “a favorable juncture of circumstances.” And if there is any one word that summarizes the James Franklin era as it pertains to Ohio State it is opportunity. Because added to the ledger, Penn State’s eventual 33-24 loss to No. 5 Ohio State was the latest in a growing list…

For better or worse, Penn State football has always been unique, long headlined by one man who became the connective tissue between generations of fans and players. Nothing about that is wrong, but nothing about it is normal. For comparison, Ohio State has had more head coaches since 2010 than Penn State has had since…

Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford is anticipating being 100% healthy this weekend as the Nittany Lions face No. 5 Ohio State on the road this Saturday, but whether or not this is the last time he faces the Buckeyes remains to be seen. “I really haven’t thought about it that much,” Clifford said when asked…

Penn State coach James Franklin says the Nittany Lions are expecting a fully healthy Sean Clifford this weekend as the Nittany Lions face Ohio State in Columbus on Saturday. “We expect to have a 100-percent Sean Clifford this weekend,” Franklin said during his weekly press conference on Tuesday. The three-year starter struggled mightily in Penn…

It was a no good, very bad day for James Franklin this past Saturday as the Nittany Lions fell in nine overtimes to Illinois for one of the ugliest defeats in program history and maybe the worst of the Franklin era. There is a lot to unpack following a game like this but it’s also…