Local & Penn State Sports

With a marquee matchup in the national spotlight and an early kickoff, No. 3 Penn State’s game against No. 4 Ohio State on Saturday at Beaver Stadium will generate plenty of activity — and traffic — off the field. The game is set for a noon kickoff on FOX, with the nation’s premier pregame shows,…

Actor, comedian and Penn State alumnus Keegan-Michael Key will return to his alma mater on Saturday to serve as the celebrity guest picker on ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast before the Nittany Lions’ game against Ohio State, the network announced on Thursday. It will be the fourth time Key has appeared on the college football pregame…

In 2022, Drew Shelton watched from the sidelines as Ohio State’s JT Tuimoloau produced one of the greatest single-game defensive performances in the history of college football: two sacks, two interceptions, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a touchdown. Shelton is now Penn State’s starting left tackle and Tuimoloau is, somehow, still with the…

There have been moments throughout the season that it looked as if Penn State would collapse. The Nittany Lions trailed at halftime against Bowling Green, lost a star safety to a long-term injury, went down by double-digits at USC and played without their starting quarterback in a crucial second half at Wisconsin. But the adversity…

Penn State starting quarterback Drew Allar was an active participant at a practice viewing window opened to reporters on Wednesday. It’s a promising sign for Allar, who exited in the first half of a 28-13 win at Wisconsin this past weekend with an apparent knee injury and was ruled a game-time decision by James Franklin…

Ohio State’s offensive line is a glaring issue entering a consequential game at Penn State on Saturday. The problem began when starting left tackle Josh Simmons suffered a season-ending injury at Oregon on Oct. 12. Then his replacement, Zen Michalski, struggled before sustaining an injury of his own in a narrow 21-17 win against Nebraska.…

For a moment, it looked like it could’ve been intercepted. Instead, quarterback Beau Pribula rifled a pass through two defenders and perfectly into the gloves of wide receiver Harrison Wallace III, setting up a fourth-quarter touchdown drive in Penn State’s 28-13 win at Wisconsin. Pribula’s threat to run has long been documented, but against the…