Local & Penn State Sports

James Franklin hardly has to watch the tape. He, as well as any casual college football viewer, knows what’s powered Boise State’s success in 2024. It’s Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty, one of the most dominant running backs in the history of college football, whose 2,497 rushing yards is just 131 yards shy of Barry…

The sun shined from the tops of Beaver Stadium, illuminating a field of happy players and fans. After a 38-10 win over SMU in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday, Penn State was gifted white hats with the words Fiesta Bowl labeled across the front. The Nittany Lions wore these caps…

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…

The wind picked up with each climbing row, delivering a hard, frigid slap in the face. 106,000 bodies, heavily dressed in winter attire, pressed together. It was the first official day of winter, so it was only fitting that it had snowed, leaving a thin layer of frost along the green of Penn State’s Beaver…

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…

No. 6 seed Penn State capitalized on a high-pressure defense and strong run game to pound No. 11 seed SMU 38-10 in the College Football Playoff first round on a frigid Saturday at Beaver Stadium. The victory in their first-ever playoff game sends the Nittany Lions to the Dec. 31 Fiesta Bowl, where they will…