Local & Penn State Sports

There’s little argument to be made that Penn State would’ve claimed a 33-30 win at USC without tight end Tyler Warren and placekicker Ryan Barker. The Big Ten, understanding of their importance in Saturday’s victory, rightfully acknowledged the pair among its weekly award winners on Monday. Warren, who tied an FBS tight end record with…

After an idle week, Penn State is set for primetime. The Nittany Lions’ Oct. 26 road matchup at Wisconsin will kick off at 7:30 p.m. EDT (6:30 p.m. local), with broadcasting designated to NBC. It will mark the Nittany Lions’ second night game so far this season and first of such on the road. Penn…

Tyler Warren could only register a subtle grin as he walked off the field after Penn State’s 33-30 win at USC on Saturday. He had just produced one of the greatest offensive performances in the program’s history, but hardly showed an ego. The national media is making sure James Franklin’s star tight end gets his…

LOS ANGELES — It took an overtime push, but Penn State is once again moving up in the rankings after a 33-30 win at USC. The Nittany Lions are No. 3 in the new AP Top 25 released on Sunday, marking the second consecutive week the team is in the top five. The ranking is…

LOS ANGELES — Drew Allar couldn’t help but shed some tears postgame. He gave it his all in Penn State’s 33-30 overtime victory at USC on Saturday. And he knew that he’d have to in order to keep up with one of the nation’s most relentless and explosive offenses. It was a rollercoaster for Allar,…

LOS ANGELES — Ryan Barker knew it was going in before he even attempted the kick. It didn’t matter that USC tried to ice him, his mind had already been made up. He was not missing that field goal. And, just like he visualized, Barker lined up, the ball was snapped and he kicked it…

LOS ANGELES — There were tears. There were hugs. There was an overall sense of joy and accomplishment after Penn State’s 33-30 overtime win at USC on Saturday. Hakeem Beamon waved a “We Are” flag by the well-attended section of fans in white. Then he ran toward the USC logo at midfield and planted it.…

No. 4 Penn State (6-0, 3-0) rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit and overcame USC (3-3, 1-3) leads twice in the fourth quarter to defeat the Trojans 33-30 in overtime on Saturday in Los Angeles. Kicker Ryan Barker was a perfect 4-4 on field goals, including the game-winning 36-yard kick in overtime. Tight end Tyler…

Penn State is officially set to return one of its top overall players at USC on Saturday. Running back Nick Singleton, the team’s leading rusher, has been ruled active, per the Big Ten’s availability report. Singleton was sidelined with an injury against UCLA last weekend. Singleton’s availability should be a massive boost for the Nittany…