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Penn State Football: Optimism for Theo Johnson’s Return After Missing Opener
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Penn State coach James Franklin is hopeful that the Nittany Lions will have their full complement of tight ends this when they open their home slate on Saturday against Ohio. Against Purdue on Thursday, the now 1-0 Nittany Lions found themselves without sophomore tight end Theo Johnson due to an undisclosed injury. Johnson traveled with…
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Do Football Players Dream About Football? Clifford, Washington and More Chime In
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Our dreams feel real while we’re in them. It’s only when we wake we realize things were strange. – Cobb, in the movie “Inception.” Everyone dreams. Some more than others, some only when they are stressed or under a lot of pressure. Other times we dream for no reason at all, a nonsensical journey through time…
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College Football Playoff Set to Expand to 12-Team Format by 2026
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The College Football Playoff will expand to a 12-team format in time for the 2026 season, according to an announcement made by the Board of Managers, a group of university presidents and chancellors that oversee the College Football Playoff. A Friday afternoon vote was unanimous in the expansion to 12 teams. While the format is…
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Penn State Football: Clifford Looking to Stay in Pocket Longer
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — As Penn State dispatched Purdue 35-31 in a wild back-and-forth affair on Thursday night, Nittany Lion quarterback Sean Clifford did something — or rather didn’t. He didn’t run with the ball. Of course these things happen Sometimes the play isn’t there and on a night when Clifford threw for four touchdowns…
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Handing Out the Grades Following Penn State’s 35-31 Win over Purdue
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Well, that was something. Penn State came out on top against Purdue with a last-minute comeback victory Thursday night to the tune of 35-31 after more than its fair share of mistakes, bad luck and ugly Week 1 play. This team will need to get a lot better if it wants…
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Penn State Football: A Win Is a Win, but This One Also Makes Things Complicated
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Things would have been easier to grapple with if Penn State had lost its season opener on Thursday night at Purdue. If Penn State had lost ,you could make sense of it. You could say that Sean Clifford was exactly the kind of player he has always been, good but also…
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Rahne and Pry Square Up for Friday Night Meeting of Former Penn State Assistants
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While you might be focused on Penn State football’s season opener Thursday night, there’s still at least one game on the docket this weekend worth a bit of your time and energy if you’re into games with Penn State ties. That’s right, former longtime Penn State defensive coordinator Brent Pry will face former longtime Penn…
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Five Storylines to Follow as Penn State Takes on Purdue
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Penn State heads to West Lafayette this week for a Thursday night showdown against Purdue to open the 2022 season, looking to turn the tide for a program that has gone 11-11 over the past two years. As always, the opening game of the year comes with plenty of questions to be answered and early…
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Ever Wonder? Now You Know: Penn State Football Has 91,754 Season Ticket Holders
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New Penn State Director of Athletics Patrick Kraft released an often speculated number Tuesday evening as part of the first Coaches Show of the season. That number: 91,754 the number Penn State football season ticket holders. It’s unknown if that number is higher or lower than previous years. Penn State has previously never announced total…
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Penn State Football: Green Lights Are Set, but Franklin Not Promising Anything to Freshmen
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For the better part of the last decade Penn State coach James Franklin has announced just prior to the season green, yellow and red light players. These are true freshman ready to play, nearly ready to play or headed toward a redshirt season. Things largely have panned out as announced with the likes of Micah…