Local & Penn State Sports

The status of Penn State’s leading rusher is up in the air ahead of Saturday’s matchup with UCLA. Nick Singleton, who leads the Nittany Lions with 408 rushing yards and five total touchdowns, was absent from the team’s practice viewing session on Wednesday. James Franklin, asked about Singleton’s status after practice, said he had no…

The brisk air blew through the open doors and into Penn State’s practice facility. It didn’t matter that practice was inside. The seasons are changing and the Nittany Lions cannot escape it. What an indoor practice can help with, however, is limiting injuries — and James Franklin has only added to his listed of banged…

Penn State men’s basketball’s star point guard has earned some preseason recognition. Ace Baldwin Jr. was one of 10 players named to the preseason All-Big Ten team. His selection comes after winning the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Year award in his first year with the Nittany Lions. Baldwin is once again set to…

Penn State will be without one of its backup running backs for the foreseeable future. Cam Wallace, who was the team’s third-string running back behind Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen, is out with “long-term injury,” James Franklin said Monday. Wallace was carted to the locker room after an injury in the fourth quarter in a…

One of Penn State’s key defensive weapons has earned a notable weekly honor. Abdul Carter, who played both defensive end and linebacker for the Nittany Lions against Illinois this past weekend, has been named the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Week. Carter tallied seven tackles, two sacks and forced the game-sealing fumble in the…

Penn State has received the kickoff time for its Oct. 12 matchup at USC. The Nittany Lions, currently ranked No. 7 in the country, and the No. 11-ranked Trojans will kick off at 3:30 p.m. EDT (12:30 p.m. local) in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The television broadcast is set for CBS. The game will mark…

Penn State wasn’t expected to involve much of its youth against Illinois. This game was all about playing the best players early and often, a strategy which proved successful in the Nittany Lions’ 21-7 win on Saturday. The injury bug did continue to bite James Franklin’s roster this weekend, making for some interesting notes on…