Mike Poorman
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How Penn State’s James Franklin Casts His Ballot in the Weekly USA Today College Coaches Football Poll
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There are three major college football polls — and, you might not be aware, but James Franklin has a weekly vote in one of them: the US LBM Coaches Poll, administered by USA Today and a voting contingent comprised of current major college football coaches. The other two: The more-well-known weekly Associated Press poll, which originated…
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Charting Penn State’s Road to the Big Ten Title Game and the College Football Playoff
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Even though the 2024 college football season is only half over — No. 3 Penn State is 6-0, with six games to play — the national focus is on which teams will make the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff. But, first, the Big Ten will hold its conference championship game, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec.…
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Everyone Marvels at Penn State’s Tyler Warren… Except for Tyler Warren
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LOS ANGELES — If Chuck Norris’ son played college football, his name would be Tyler Warren. Tyler Warren had a career day for No. 4 Penn State in its 33-30 overtime win against No. 26 USC in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum here on Saturday. Then Tyler Warren piloted the Penn State plane home from LAX…and…
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Penn State vs. USC Notes: Harris’ California Connection, Clifford’s Coliseum Obsession and Franklin’s SoFi Reception
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Although first-year Penn State cornerback A.J. Harris calls Phenix City, Alabama, home and transferred to PSU in the offseason from the University of Georgia, he will have a bit of a homefield advantage when the No. 4 Nittany Lions (5-0) play USC (4-2) on Saturday in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Harris will have 14…
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How Do James Franklin’s Penn State Teams Do in Big Road Games?
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Even though USC tumbled out of the AP Top 25 after losing at Minnesota in the final 56 seconds on Saturday night and now has two losses, I’m going to count Penn State’s game Saturday against the Trojans in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as a BIG ROAD GAME. How big? A win by the…
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Penn State Misses Nick Singleton in 27-11 Victory Over UCLA
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The Question for Penn State leading into Saturday’s game against visiting UCLA was, “Will Nick Singleton play?” (The answer: No.) Singleton, who has shared the ball-carrying load with fellow junior running back Kaytron Allen for three seasons, was absent from practice on Wednesday, when the media was on hand. But, head coach James Franklin was…
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After Beating Illinois, Make No Mistake: Penn State Is Still in the Playoff Hunt
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Survive and advance. On to Cincinnati. Forget the 17.5-point spread. And, as James Franklin likes to say, “We’re going to celebrate wins around here.” Ignore the two missed field goals by Sander Sahaydak, both from 40 yards — the first wide left and the second wide right — that have pushed his season stats to…
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Why Penn State Football Fans Love Julian Fleming. And Vice Versa
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Whenever I post a video or story about Penn State wide receiver Julian Fleming, it gets the kind of heavy traffic that no one else on the Nittany Lion roster or coaching staff receives. I mean, you’re reading this, aren’t you? For good reason. Fleming has been a household name around Penn State football country…
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Penn State’s Offense Is an All-Time Total Success vs. Lowly Kent State
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Penn State’s offense had 718 yards against poor, poor Kent State on Saturday in Beaver Stadium, winning 56-0 after scoring a solitary first-quarter touchdown against the Golden Flashes-in-a-pan for the game’s first 15 minutes. It was the most total yardage in a single game by a Nittany Lion offense. Ever. Through 135 seasons of Penn…
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Penn State Football: Nick Singleton Is Back. 10 Reasons How and Why
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Welcome back, Nick Singleton. Good to see you. And great to see you go, go, go. After a somewhat desultory 2023 — save for the final three-game stretch — Singleton has returned to form as a powerful, explosive, happy and fun-to-watch running back for the eighth-ranked Nittany Lions. In two disparate victories to open 2024,…