Ben Jones
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Penn State Basketball Helps Resume with 55-50 Win over Maryland
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Penn State men’s basketball won a rock fight Friday night, beating Maryland 55-50 for the fifth-straight win at home against the Terps and Penn State’s fourth win in six games as the Nittany Lions’ postseason hopes continue to live on. The game itself was somewhat unremarkable, both teams struggling to hit shots for much of…
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Penn State Football: Big Ten Releases Revised 2021 Schedule
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The Big Ten released a revised schedule for the 2021 season, a change that features multiple tweaks to Penn State’s previously released slate of games. In total five different game dates have been changed in addition to the timing of Penn State’s off week. The Nittany Lions do not see any changes of opponents or…
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Penn State Football: Howle Named Tight Ends Coach; Smith and Stubblefield Receive Title Changes
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Penn State head coach James Franklin announced the promotion of former Nittany Lion Ty Howle to the role of tight ends coach on Friday morning. Howle served as an offensive analyst for the Nittany Lions in 2020. He replaces former tight ends coach Tyler Bowen, who recently left the program for the same job with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Franklin…
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Penn State Basketball Faces Uncertain Recruiting Future, But – if Retained – Ferry Confident on Trail
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Penn State men’s basketball entered Wednesday’s national signing day with zero 2021 commitments and left Wednesday with zero 2021 commitments as the Nittany Lions’ future continues to be uncertain. Of course, this was not unexpected. Following the departure/firing/resignation of former head coach Patrick Chambers, all three of Penn State’s 2021 verbal commitments reopened their recruiting…
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Penn State Athletics Reports 33 New COVID-19 Cases
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Penn State Athletics reported 33 new COVID-19 test results on Wednesday as part of the department’s weekly release of testing data. Between Jan. 23 and 29, the department administered 2,208 tests, resulting in 33 new positive tests. As per usual, daily testing according to Big Ten health and safety protocols means that total tests administered…
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Penn State Basketball: Nittany Lions Fall In Rematch 72-56 To No. 19 Wisconsin
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I was told by a veteran writer – who in hindsight may have only meant this somewhat seriously – that when it comes to writing games stories the key is to write only a little better than the team you’re covering played. There is a balancing act here of course. Great teams and players are…
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Penn State Football: Yurcich Talks Ball, but Big Questions Won’t Be Answered for Months
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New Penn State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich spoke to reporters on Tuesday afternoon, answering a wide range of questions along the way during his first media availability in his new role. It’s easy to see why Yurcich has had such a successful career in coaching. He comes across as smart and articulate, able to translate…
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Penn State Football: TE Coach Tyler Bowen Leaving for NFL Job, Per Report
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Penn State tight ends coach Tyler Bowen will join Urban Meyer’s staff with the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to a report by Lions247. Bowen had spent the last three seasons at Penn State having previously worked at Maryland and Fordham with prior connections to Penn State coach James Franklin and former offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead. Bowen’s…
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Penn State Basketball Upends No. 14 Wisconsin 81-71
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To submit yourself to the endeavor that is being a Penn State basketball player or coach is to leave yourself vulnerable to the idea the thing you love – basketball – will bring you more sleepless nights and painful heartbreak than it will bring you happiness. When it’s all said and done there’s no guarantee…
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Penn State Hockey: Notre Dame Returns Favor With 3-2 Overtime Victory
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Heading into Friday night’s meeting against Notre Dame, Penn State had won all four of its overtime contests during the 2020-21 season. On the one hand, coach Guy Gadowsky might be excused for finding this stat to his liking – since winning is something that has been universally agreed upon to be good. On the…