Ben Jones

As you probably know, Penn State lost to Illinois on Saturday in nine overtimes following one of the ugliest games a person might ever see. Not every game is pretty, but most games aren’t that ugly. And the Nittany Lions rarely post grades this bad, especially by a glass-half-full grader. Nevertheless, here they are. Offense:…

Early in Penn State and Illinois’ endless overtime spiral Nittany Lion safety Jaquan Brisker had the game-winning interception seemingly in his hands. And he dropped it. These things happen, of course. Sports are full of errors; that’s how games are decided. Nobody plays perfectly and sometimes the ball just bounces your way and sometimes it…

“We felt like Sean gave us the best opportunity to win,” Penn State coach James Franklin said on Saturday following the Nittany Lions’ 20-18 overtime (nine of them) loss. Which says a lot about a lot of things. Clifford, clearly in pain for the entirety of the game, was limited running the ball and clearly…

Penn State is back in action after quite the off week that had no shortage of drama between allegations that the Nittany Lions were faking injuries against Iowa to the overall health of quarterback Sean Clifford. But with quite the dramatic week in the mirror, the Nittany Lions will now turn their attention to Illinois…

Back when Penn State extended quarterback Drew Allar a scholarship offer, he was rated somewhere between the 447th and 257th best prospect in the nation according to the 247 Network. Fast forward nearly a year and Allar sits at No. 12 in the 247 Network’s Top 100 prospects list and is rated the top quarterback…

Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford’s status is “fluid” ahead of the Nittany Lions’ meeting with Illinois this upcoming weekend, according to head coach James Franklin. Clifford was seen participating during the open media portion of practice on Wednesday – a period that lasts roughy 15 minutes. The three-year starter appeared to have no particular issue…

It goes all the way back to the 2015 season as Christian Hackenberg left the game with an injury during the TaxSlayer Bowl and Trace McSorley took the field in his place. From that moment on a lineage of backup quarterbacks shaping the future of Penn State football began to unfold. If you look at…