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Maryland Is the Acid Test That Penn State Football Needs
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Penn State’s game at Maryland on Saturday is a BIG Big Ten Conference (and confidence) game – win, lose or draw…er, scratch that – win, lose or nine overtimes. The Terps on the road is a gut check for James Franklin and the Nittany Lions, who have gone more than a month without a win,…
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Penn State Football: Clifford’s Night in The Horseshoe Was a Loss, But He’s Still the Leader
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – It was an emotional farewell here for Sean Clifford. It was just after 12:30 a.m. early Sunday morning when the Penn State quarterback said his good-byes to a small circle of friends and family — one of them wearing a red sweatshirt — and walked through the iron gates in the southwest…
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Penn State Football: How Do James Franklin and Mike Yurcich Fare in Big Games?
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You know the disclaimer, which usually runs with at the of financial services commercials: “Remember that past performance may not be indicative of future results.” But that’s not only true when making an investment. It could also pertain when attempting to determine the outcome of a high-stakes college football game between two high-ranked teams –…
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Penn State Football: Franklin Not a ‘Huge Fan’ of the Transfer Portal…but So Far in 2021, It Has Its Advantages
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For a guy who is admittedly not a big fan of the transfer portal, James Franklin and his Nittany Lions are certainly reaping its rewards three games into the 2021 season. “Even though we have had success with the portal, I wouldn’t say necessarily I’m a huge fan and believer in it,” Franklin said this…
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What Does New Penn State OC Mike Yurcich Bring to the Table? Everyone’s ‘Eating’
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On Jan. 8, 2021, James Franklin announced that he was swapping his first-year offensive coordinator/quarterback Kirk Ciarrocca for Mike Yurcich. Ciarrocca was fired just 54 weeks and a 4-5 record into his job. Kardashian marriages have lasted longer. Now, three games into Yurcich’s tenure as Penn State’s fourth OC/QB coach in five seasons, the results…
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Penn State Football: Is Wisconsin a Must-Win Game?
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The last time Penn State beat a ranked team in the season-opener was in 1999.
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Penn State Women’s Volleyball Earns No. 13 Seed in NCAA Tournament
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Penn State is the only team to appear in every NCAA Tournament dating back to the very first in 1981.
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College Sports Leaders Can’t Just Itch for a Long-Term Solution to Issues. They Have to Scratch for It
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Every once in a while, a wise old coach would listen to coaches and players discuss lofty team and personal goals and then say: “It’s one thing to itch for something. It’s another thing to scratch for it.” Wise words… Recently the Lead-1 Association surveyed more than 100 athletic directors about the future of college…
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Penn State Football: New Safeties Coach Anthony Poindexter Ready to Get to Work
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New Penn State co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach Anthony Poindexter is — as one might expect — excited to tackle his role on James Franklin’s coaching staff. But like everyone else who has joined the parade of new faces entering the program over the past several weeks, he’s also excited to see what he has…
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Two Penn State Wrestlers Win Big Ten Titles; Nittany Lions Finish 2nd in Team Standings
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Penn State wrestling wrapped up the Big Ten Championships on Sunday afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center with two conference champions for the second straight year. Junior 133-pounder Roman Bravo-Young and sophomore 184-pounder Aaron Brooks each won titles, while senior 141-pounder Nick Lee and freshman 174-pounder Carter Starocci each took second place. Starocci was also…