Ben Jones
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Nittany Lions Roll Past No. 17 Illinois 74-59
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Penn State men’s basketball has long promised, with varying degrees of belief buttressing said promises, that the program is just a few bounces, shots and moments away from getting over the hump. That the Nittany Lions could join the likes of Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State and Wisconsin in having viable football and men’s basketball…
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Penn State Football: Parker Washington Declares for NFL Draft
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Penn State receiver Parker Washington will enter the NFL Draft, he announced on Friday afternoon. Washington missed the final two games of Penn State’s regular season with an undisclosed injury and was ruled out for the remainder of the year. As such Washington’s announcement would not constitute an opt-out from the Nittany Lions’ upcoming appearance…
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Penn State Football: Can You Match the Win Probability Graph to the Game?
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As you may or may not know, ESPN runs win probability calculations live on its website throughout the course of nearly any given college football game (ESPN, for whatever reason, did not do this during Penn State’s win over Rutgers.) It can lead to an interesting illustration of how a game unfolded, the swings in…
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7 Unique Stats From Penn State Football’s 2022 Regular Season
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Penn State might still have one game left to go but with the regular season in the books there are plenty of stats, figures and trends to look back on. Here are seven to enjoy as the Nittany Lions prepare for the Rose Bowl. 94 Passes Defended: Penn State finished the regular season leading the…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Nittany Lions Fall Late 67-58 to Michigan State on Cold Shooting Night
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Penn State men’s basketball fell 67-58 on Wednesday night against Michigan State in a game that boiled down the complexities of basketball into the simplicities of the game’s most basic principles. If you make shots, you win; if you miss shots, you tend to lose. While the Nittany Lions’ 19-for-55 shooting from the field (8-for-27…
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Penn State Football: 6 Transfer Portal Needs for the Nittany Lions
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The transfer portal is open for business and so far Penn State is doing far more shopping for new faces than it is saying goodbye to old ones. That’s a good sign for a team looking to gear up for a run in 2023 and 2024. That being said, you don’t turn down talent if…
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Leading Nation in Three Pointers Made Per Game, Penn State Men’s Basketball Takes Deep Shooting into Big Ten Play
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As Penn State men’s basketball heads into the opening stages of Big Ten play the Nittany Lions do so with a unique statistical distinction to their name. No team in Division I basketball is making more three-point shots per game than Penn State. So far this season the Nittany Lions are averaging 12.1 three-pointers per…
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Penn State Football: Fashanu’s Status for Rose Bowl Not Yet Determined
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Offensive tackle Olu Fashanu recently announced his intentions to return to Penn State next season but he may not yet be available for the Nittany Lions’ clash against Utah next month in the Rose Bowl, according to head coach James Franklin. “We’ll see how this whole thing plays out,” Franklin said on Sunday. “Obviously, medical…
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Penn State Football: 5 Stats to Know About Utah
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Penn State is headed to the Rose Bowl to face Pac-12 Champion Utah, as the Nittany Lion program makes its fifth visit to Pasadena and looks for its second win ever in “The Granddaddy of Them All.” There will be plenty of things to learn about Utah over the next few weeks, but for now here…
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Penn State Football: Nittany Lions Set to Face Utah in Rose Bowl
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No. 11 Penn State football will face No. 8 Utah in the Rose Bowl, the Nittany Lions learned on Sunday afternoon as the New Years Six bowls and College Football Playoff field were announced. Utah is coming off a 47-24 win over USC in the Pac-12 Championship game and heads into the bowl season with…