Local & Penn State Sports
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Penn State-USC Preview and Prediction: Win Paves Clear Lane to College Football Playoff
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Penn State has breezed through five games and found itself ranked firmly among the nation’s top teams. Do the No. 4 Nittany Lions really belong among the best of the best? That’s likely to be answered at USC (3-2) this weekend — a major road test for James Franklin’s program as it attempts to extend…
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Centre County Sports Hall of Fame to Celebrate New Inductees
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The event will see the Centre County Sports Hall of Fame induct its seventh class. All five Centre County-based public high schools will be represented, along with Penn State sports personalities.
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State College Spikes Unveil 2025 Schedule
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The State College Spikes’ 2025 schedule released on Thursday includes a slate of 40 regular season home games, starting with Opening Night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on Friday, June 6 against the West Virginia Black Bears. The 2025 home schedule will run through Thursday, Aug. 28, when the Spikes, the team with the best overall…
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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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Penn State Expecting Starting Right Tackle to Return From Injury at USC
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Penn State is expecting the return of another injured starter at USC on Saturday. James Franklin said on Wednesday the Nittany Lions “anticipate” Anthony Donkoh, who has started at right tackle in all five games this season, to play against the Trojans. Donkoh exited in the first quarter against UCLA last weekend with what appeared…
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Tip Times, TV Designations Announced for 2024-25 Penn State Men’s Basketball Schedule
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The Big Ten on Wednesday released tipoff times and television designations for Penn State men’s basketball’s 2024-25 season. Penn State will appear on the Big Ten Network 16 times, FS1 three times and CBS Sports Network twice. Seven Nittany Lion games will be streamed on Peacock and two will be streamed on B1G+. All games…
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Penn State Wrestling Releases 2024-25 Schedule
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Penn State wrestling on Tuesday released its complete 2024-25 schedule, a lineup that will include two dual meets at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions’ matchups at the BJC will include Iowa on Friday, Jan. 31 and Michigan a week later on Friday, Feb. 7. (Start times for Big Ten duals will be announced…
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Penn State Has a New Kicker. Is Ryan Barker Up for the High-Pressure Job?
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James Franklin couldn’t help but smile as Ryan Barker jogged to the sidelines. Barker had just converted Penn State’s first field-goal attempt in nearly a month. It was, to say the least, a glimmer of hope for a team that had long searched for consistency from Sander Sahaydak. And with Sahaydak benched, Barker made two…
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Travel Plans for USC Illustrate One of Penn State’s Challenges in the New-Look Big Ten
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There’s a navy blue truck with a Penn State logo and a “We Are” slogan written across its base pushing cargo across the country. Its body possesses equipment, a lot of it. It’ll take the truck over a day to get from State College to its final destination in Los Angeles, where the Nittany Lions…
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James Franklin ‘Very Confident’ Penn State’s Nick Singleton Will Return From Injury at USC
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Penn State could be returning its top running back at USC on Saturday. James Franklin said on Monday that the Nittany Lions “anticipate” leading rusher Nick Singleton to return to action in Los Angeles. Singleton was sidelined with an injury against UCLA this past weekend, but is “very confident,” as is Franklin, that he’ll “be…