Ben Jones

ANN ARBOR, MICH. — In and of itself, Penn State losing to Michigan in Ann Arbor on Saturday was not a particularly surprising nor existentially alarming thing. Losing happens. Losing to a top-five team happens. Losing on the road happens. These are facts of life for every program in America. If the Nittany Lions had…

No. 10 Penn State football’s Oct. 29 matchup against No. 2 Ohio State will kick off at noon on FOX, as announced by the network Saturday. Their matchup with the Buckeyes will be the Nittany Lions’ fourth noon kickoff of this season. The “Big Noon Kickoff” announcement came while the show was in Ann Arbor for Penn…

Things are starting to get interesting. Penn State is 5-0 and the No. 10 team in the AP Poll headed to face equally undefeated No. 5 Michigan in Ann Arbor. A win will redefine what Penn State’s season can be. A loss wouldn’t ground all hopes and dreams, but with Ohio State on the horizon…

When Penn State lost Brent Pry to become Virginia Tech’s next head coach, the longtime defensive coordinator left behind sizable shoes to fill. The Nittany Lions had – for the better part of Pry’s tenure – been reliable, consistent and a strength of Penn State’s program on a near annual basis. As the Nittany Lions’…

Penn State is hopeful but uncertain if receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith will be available this weekend for the Nittany Lions’ clash against No. 5 Michigan in Ann Arbor according to coach James Franklin. “We’re hopeful to have KeAndre for Saturday. We’ll see how this works out. Sometimes it’s challenging even if I wanted to answer the…

For fans of Penn State football, the Nittany Lions sit in a precarious situation perched between the joys of elite success and the doldrums of dreaming of “next year.” It’s a purgatory of sorts to be 5-0 in the Big Ten East with the most consequential games of the season still ahead, everyone equipped with…

“Can Sean Clifford get better?” is a question that has haunted the Nittany Lions for the better part of the last four seasons. At times the answer appears to be yes; at others a resounding no. Clifford is something of a juxtaposition, better than he gets credit for while also being exactly as good as…

No. 10 Penn State’s prime-time matchup with Minnesota on Oct. 22 will air on ABC, Penn State Athletics announced on Monday. The annual White Out game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. under the lights at Beaver Stadium. The kick time was previously announced. This will be the second time this season the Nittany Lions…