Ben Jones

There are trees, slowly changing into autumn colors in the background of Penn State running back Devyn Ford’s video call. They aren’t real of course, at least they aren’t actually behind Ford, but they cast a friendly peaceful scene behind a million dollar smile that Ford brings all on his own. In many ways they…

Between the end of the Auburn game and Penn State’s trip to Michigan in the middle of October the Nittany Lions will have played just two games over a 26-day span, courtesy of an off week before traveling to Ann Arbor to face the Wolverines. Of course, Penn State still has to contend with Central…

Former New York Giants’ quarterback Eli Manning recently visited Penn State to speak to the Nittany Lions during the lead up to Penn State’s season this past August and apparently took part in some shenanigans in the process. Manning, who award Penn State punter Barney Amor with a scholarship following a practice, also attended Penn…

With Penn State sitting at 3-0 on the year following a resounding win over Auburn, the Nittany Lions head back to State College for back-to-back games at home and a chance to finally settle into the long grind of the season. After starting the year with two out of their first three contests on the…

After starting the season unranked, Penn State continues its climb up the AP Top 25 poll. The Nittany Lions come in at No. 14 in the latest poll released on Sunday, jumping eight spots after a blowout 41-12 victory over Auburn on Saturday afternoon deep in the heart of Alabama. Penn State is now 3-0…

AUBURN, Ala. — Penn State true freshman linebacker Abdul Carter has it. Whatever you want to call it — swagger, confidence, talent, speed, natural instincts, an extra gear or something simply special — Carter has it in spades. And on Saturday as the Nittany Lions upended Auburn 41-12 under a hot Alabama sun, Carter showed…

Picking Penn State to win on Saturday was not at all an unreasonable choice but if you picked the Nittany Lions to win 41-12 there would have been plenty of people scratching their heads at you. But at the end of the day that’s exactly what happened as Penn State finally found its running game,…

AUBURN, – Ala. – When Penn State acquired senior receiver Mitchell Tinsley out of the transfer portal this summer, they were hoping for games like the one he had against Auburn on Saturday afternoon. Tinsley was not flashy and did not put up any memorable numbers, but on a day quarterback Sean Clifford only attempted…

AUBURN, Ala. – Given Penn State’s overarching issues running the ball the past several seasons it would be hard to imagine the Nittany Lions winning any game in which they ran the ball 39 times and passed it 23 times. And yet, as Penn State left the field Saturday evening having beat Auburn 41-12 that…