Local & Penn State Sports

Penn State has a glaring issue on its hands. Sander Sahaydak, who won the starting kicking competition in the preseason, is 2-for-5 on field-goal attempts this season. He missed two attempts, both from at least 40 yards out, against Illinois on Saturday before he was replaced by walk-on Ryan Barker. It’s become clear that a…

Penn State is moving up in the polls after a 21-7 ranked win over Illinois on Saturday. The Nittany Lions are No. 7 in the AP Top 25 poll, released Sunday, up two spots from last week’s listing. The bump in the polls was, in part, made possible due to a loss by formerly No.…

Abdul Carter saw it the whole way. He waited patiently for the moment Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer would leave the pocket, and that’s when he snapped. Carter raced toward Altmyer, bringing him down and knocking the ball out for a strip-sack that sealed Penn State’s 21-7 win over Illinois on Saturday. Carter had been lauded…

The fireworks blasted from all sides of Beaver Stadium as the crowd, bleached with a solid white, roared from the stands. It sure looked like a White Out game, although technically it wasn’t. It was, however, an intense environment that played witness to No. 9 Penn State’s 21-7 victory over No. 19 Illinois on Saturday.…

No. 9 Penn State (4-0, 1-0) used a strong ground game and a defense that didn’t break after the first drive to defeat No. 19 Illinois (4-1, 1-1) 21-7 on Saturday night at Beaver Stadium in the Nittany Lions’ Big Ten opener. The two teams were tied at halftime and Penn State held a 14-7…

Penn State will be without one of its regular defensive starters for its matchup with Illinois on Saturday night. Dominic DeLuca, a team captain who exited with an injury against Kent State last weekend and did not play the second half, has officially been ruled inactive, per the Big Ten’s Availability Report. DeLuca had tallied…