Mike Poorman
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Penn State Football: Embracing the Long Grind of a Record 15-Game CFP Season…and Counting
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It’s been a long and grinding road for Penn State in 2024. And it’s not over yet. So far, the Nittany Lions have not just survived and advanced despite a quintet of comeback wins, a host of injuries and one key defection. It is now the 15th game in, and they have thrived. The transfer…
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Intercept This Story: Who Doesn’t Love Penn State’s Dom DeLuca (Besides Kevin Jennings)?
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Penn Stater linebacker Dom DeLuca did it. And then he did it again. DeLuca came through in critical moments and intercepted SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings twice in Saturday’s CFP game in Beaver Stadium. DeLuca’s first interception led to a 23-yard pick-6 touchdown return that gave Penn State the playoff game’s opening score and a lead…
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PSU vs. SMU in CFP: Milestones for Franklin, Beaver Stadium and More
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The first-ever College Football Playoff game in Beaver Stadium on Saturday resulted in a convincing 38-10 Penn State victory over SMU and a host of milestones for Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin, Beaver Stadium (and me) and lots more… FRANKLIN’S WIN NO. 100 — The win over SMU was Franklin’s 100th as the head…
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No Ducking It: How Has Penn State Football Fared vs. No. 1-Ranked Teams?
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No. 1. No. 1 No. 1. James Franklin is well-aware his Nittany Lions are playing the top-ranked team in college football on Saturday in the Big Ten title game in Indianapolis. In fact, in the first 19 seconds of his Wednesday night media scrum, he referred to Oregon as “the No. 1 team in the…
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How Good Is Penn State? In 2024, They’re Great. Is Elite Next?
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Penn State, now 11-1 after James Franklin trounced his former employer Maryland (again), 44-7, has handled its business the right way just about every step of the way in the 2024 season. (Save for five plays from inside the 3-yard line against Ohio State.) The Nittany Lions’ reward? A showdown with Oregon (12-0, if it…
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Penn State Football: James Franklin’s Contract Reworked to Include Bonuses for New College Football Playoff Format
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Penn State head football coach James Franklin’s contract was unanimously “amended” by the Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Equality and Human Resources in a brief public meeting held online on Friday morning. A change was necessary: Franklin’s current contract — under the incentives section — only accounted for a four-team CFP playoff, plus the four…
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Penn State vs. Indiana in the CFP? The Intrigue Behind a Potential First-Round Playoff Matchup
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At least one projection has Penn State hosting Indiana in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The potential match-up, if it happens, comes with oodles of intrigue
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How Penn State’s Fake Punt vs. Minnesota Saved the Season and Kept the Nittany Lions’ CFP Hopes Alive
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MINNEAPOLIS — Was Luke Reynolds’ 32-yard run on a fake punt on a fourth-and-1 from the PSU 34 with 3:47 left in the game, and the Nittany Lions clinging to a 26-25 lead over Minnesota, the play of the game? Yes. It allowed the Nittany Lions to keep the ball out of the Gophers’ hands,…
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Penn State Football: ‘We’re Definitely Getting on a Roll Now’
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To a fairly large degree, Penn State football is in the midst of a semi-historic run. And that’s even before the College Football Playoff begins in December, very likely in Beaver Stadium. In the 807 days that separate the bookends that were Penn State road games at Purdue — a last-minute 35-31 win over the Boilermakers…
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Penn State’s Tyler Warren Is Him (Again) vs. Purdue
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WEST LAFAYTETTE, Ind. — OK, Tyler William Warren did not bang the Purdue marching band’s Big Bass Drum at halftime of fourth-ranked Penn State’s 49-10 win over the Boilermakers here in Ross-Ade Stadium. But he could have. Really. Is there anything on the football field that Warren has not done this season? Tyler Warren is…