Mike Poorman
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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…
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Penn State Football Is Now Primed, With Kudos to Pat Kraft: James Franklin Gives His Ohio State Postgame Speech…9 Days Later
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Penn State football coach James Franklin had a speech planned for a victorious postgame press conference after the Nittany Lions played Ohio State. The victory never came. But, we did get the speech…nine days later. I think. Allow me to explain: In his weekly press conference in the Beaver Stadium media room on Monday, Franklin…
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Goal-Line TDs by Penn State’s Tyler Warren Can’t White Out What Might Have Been vs. Ohio State
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To be direct…snap…with you, tight end Tyler Warren scored two touchdowns from the 2-yard line Saturday night in Beaver Stadium. Finally. It was a week late. Or, two late. Both TDs were runs. One by airborne. One by land. Neither could White Out what happened at the goal line vs. Ohio State a week ago.…
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Penn State vs. Ohio State: Maybe It’s Not the Offensive Coordinator
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James Franklin is, obviously, feeling the heat. Which is kinda ironic, since the Nittany Lions are on the verge of earning a spot in the College Football Playoff for the first time. And, as veteran Nittany Lions Kobe King and Dvon J-Thomas pointed out after their — and Franklin’s — 20-13 PSU SOP loss to Ohio…
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Penn State’s Players Still Aiming High: ‘We Still Have a National Championship to Go Get’
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Despite Penn State’s desultory 20-13 loss to Ohio State in Beaver Stadium, a couple of Nittany Lion veterans said that they still have their eyes on the ultimate goal in college football — a national championship. For Penn State, the week ahead includes the release of the initial rankings of the College Football Playoff on Tuesday…
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9 Ways Penn State’s Beau Pribula Is Like Trace McSorley — That’s What He Said
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Beau Pribula is 6-foot-2 and 206 pounds. Trace McSorley played 6-2 and 203. They share the No. 9 jersey while playing quarterback for Penn State. Both are wiry and lean and twisty and turny and resilient and elusive and gutsy and shifty and swifty and oh-so-popular with their teammates, fans, fellow students and Penn State…
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It’s Julian Fleming’s First Time on the Nittany Lions’ Side of the Penn State-Ohio State Rivalry
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No matter how you look at it, Saturday’s Penn State-Ohio State showdown in Beaver Stadium is a big one for Nittany Lions wide receiver Julian Fleming. Fleming made his name as a five-star receiver at Southern Columbia High School, less than two hours from Beaver Stadium. He set the Pennsylvania prep receiving records for touchdowns…
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Penn State Is 7-2 vs. Ohio State When the Nittany Lions Are the Higher-Ranked Team
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Penn State enters its contest with Ohio State in Beaver Stadium as the higher-ranked team for the 10th time in the intense border state rivalry. And the Nittany Lions hold a stellar 7-2 mark in those games. The 2024 Nittany Lions are 7-0 and ranked No. 3 in the latest Associated Press poll. Ohio State,…
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Jaylen Reed’s Pick-Six: Penn State Felt the Momentum, Beau Pribula Felt the Love
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MADISON, Wis. — Jaylen Reed’s third-quarter pick-six against Wisconsin Saturday night in Camp Randall Stadium not only gave the Nittany Lions a lead they never relinquished. It underscored a promise made just a few minutes earlier. “The DBs came over to me and said we got your back,” said quarterback Beau Pribula, who took over…
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Penn State’s James Franklin Issues Post-Game Apology for His Actions at Wednesday’s Press Conference
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MADISON, Wis. — At the end of his post-game press conference late Saturday, minutes after his Nittany Lions defeated Wisconsin 28-13, Penn State coach James Franklin asked for a final minute to address his actions during his brief media availability Wednesday evening that followed Penn State’s practice. “I want to apologize. I didn’t do a…