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When Penn State’s Two Running Backs Are Better Than Boise State’s One
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Penn State running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider, for one, got tired of hearing about Boise State’s stud of a running back, Ashton Jeanty, in the days leading up to the College Football Playoff quarterfinal game being played in the Fiesta Bowl. For two main reasons: Seider’s own Nittany Lion running backs, Kaytron Allen…
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Just One Thing…
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Happy New Year, y’all! This year I’m going to…Thrive in ’25! Survive in ‘25. Stay alive in ’25! Prioritize in ‘25. Be wise in ’25. Strive in ‘25. Be surprised in ’25! Yup, it’s that time of the year. Tradition and conventional wisdom tell us to make our New Year’s resolution list by Dec. 31. But…
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Sips With a Sommelier: Celebrate 2025 With These Sparkling Wines Under $25
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While a glass of pricier champagne is sure to tickle the taste buds, there are plenty of other sparkling wine options for a fraction of the cost that provide just as enjoyable of a drinking experience.
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17 Tips About Penn State QB2 Ethan Grunkemeyer
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With the playoff run departure of veteran backup quarterback Beau Pribula to the transfer portal and ultimately Missouri, true freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer is now the man after The Man. In other words, if Drew Allar goes down with an injury against Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Eve — as he did at…
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Penn State Football: Embracing the Long Grind of a Record 15-Game CFP Season…and Counting
in College Football Playoffs, Columns, Local & Penn State Sports, Local News, Penn State Football, Penn State Sports—
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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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Happy Chrismukkah!
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It’s a harmonic convergence: Christmas today/Hanukkah tonight. I have excellent credentials as your columnist-du-jour: I’m Jewish but I’ve twice married women who grew up with visions of sugar plums, not latkes, dancing in their heads at this time of year. As a result of these exogamous unions, I have had a Christmas tree in my…
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Trusting the Tailgate Process and Fending Off Frostbite at Penn State’s First College Football Playoff Game
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Well, that was a fun weekend, wasn’t it? On Sunday afternoon, head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley and the Penn State women’s volleyball team won the program’s first national championship in a decade, and eighth overall. It made Schumacher-Cawley the first woman to win an NCAA Division I volleyball championship as a head coach. All while dealing…
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America’s Future Depends on a Thriving Free Press, and It’s Time We Take It Back
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We must restore journalism to its constitutional role as an independent check on power and influence that answers to no one but the people, writes Spotlight PA President and CEO Christopher Baxter.
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Sips With a Sommelier: Mulled Wine
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Though there is no one right way to spend a snowy night in, an evening spent in front of the fireplace with a mug of mulled wine is certainly one way to get in the holiday spirit.
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The Start of One Era… The End of Another
in College Football Playoffs, Columns, Local & Penn State Sports, Local News, Penn State Football, Penn State Sports—
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This weekend marks the start of a new era in major college football as a first round of home-field games will be played in the first 12-team playoff. Saturday that era’s beginning includes a game at Beaver Stadium between Penn State and SMU. This new era of playoffs, big money and big paydays are the…