Penn St. Nittany Lions (3-4; 0-4 Big Ten) vs #1 Ohio St. Buckeyes (7-0; 4-0 Big Ten) 12:00 p.m. ET, November 1—Fox Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 102,780 / Columbus, OH) Tableizer using codebeautify.org Penn State Value (Nat’l Rank) Value (Nat’l Rank) Ohio State Advantage Rushing Offense (ypg) 169.6 (55) 85.6 (8) Rushing Defense (ypg) Passing Offense […]
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Welcome back to our weekly series tracking some of the bowl/CFP picks for Penn State football following each game, This season, we will follow ESPN, Yahoo, College Football News, and CBS Sports, with occasional bonus picks from other publications. Yahoo Sports/College Football News: Bowl/CFP Seed: None Location: N/A Date: N/A Opponent: N/A CBS Sports: Bowl/CFP […]
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The men’s hockey team is back up to No. 4 in the latest USCHO Poll. Shea Van Olm finally found his groove against Stonehill. Terry Smith is settling into his role as the interim coach. Penn State’s quarterback situation is as fragile as ever entering Saturday’s game against Ohio State. The women’s volleyball team has […]
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Brendan Sorsby Deserves More Heisman Buzz The Cincinnati quarterback has been nothing short of amazing in leading his team to a 7-1 record and a shot at a Big XII title. Sorsby has tossed at least two touchdowns in every game of the Bearcats’ current seven-game win streak, with only one interception to his 20 […]
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Darrell Carey Decommits Three-star DC safety Darrell Carey decommitted from Penn State yesterday: Carey committed to Penn State on April 15. The safety has offers from Maryland, Oregon, and Texas A&M, among others. Most projections have him flipping to Maryland as of today. Jaziel Hart Commits to North Carolina Four-star cornerback Jaziel Hart, who previously […]
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We’re onto week three. Like last week, use this post as a hub for coaching related news and discussion in the comments below. LSU Joins The Chaos There’s another major opening in the college game and this one is a big background, as LSU made the move to fire Brian Kelly following a blowout loss […]
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Here’s a list of the current Nittany Lions in the NFL listed by 53-man roster: *Just a reminder that again this season, I will not include players like Juwan Johnson and KeAndre Lambert-Smith that did not finish their college career at Penn State* Arizona Cardinals: Blake Gillikin, PJ Mustipher Atlanta Falcons: Arnold Ebiketie Baltimore Ravens: […]
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This week’s betting line is pretty one-sided – leave me your questions on whatever you’re thinking about below!
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Hello there and welcome to the Big Ten Power Rankings! Each week we’ll rank how the teams across the conference are playing, in the hopes of seeing just who is a contender, and who is a pretender over the course of the season. The rules are few, but resolute: Teams are ranked by how they’re […]
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Penn State was – thankfully? – off last week, but Big Ten football was played. It wasn’t exactly a thrilling week in the conference, but here are some of the highlights. Best Win of the Week: Iowa? Playoffs? Iowa played its most complete game of the year and maybe its best half in some time […]
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Well, the first 7 weeks of the season have not gone as we’d all hoped. The Lions sit at 3-4, and are winless in conference play. Riding a 4-game skid that most recently included a 1-point loss to Iowa on the road, Penn State now gets to head west to take on #1 Ohio State. […]
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Penn State is still out of the Coaches Poll and the Associated Press ranking and they face the top-ranked team in the country on Saturday. Ohio State remains No. 1 in both polls, with other conference foes Indiana (2nd in both polls) Oregon (6th in both polls), Michigan (21st in both polls), and USC (23rd […]
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Not long ago, the possibility of Penn State’s trip to Ohio State would be a #1 vs. #2 match-up seemed likely – perhaps inevitable. However, what was forecasted as the biggest game of the regular season has lost its luster thanks to the Nittany Lions 0-4 start in Big Ten play. The Buckeyes will be […]
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No. 5 Penn State completed the sweep of Stonehill with a 4-2 win on Saturday night. Shea Van Olm scored his first goal of the season to give the Nittany Lions an insurance tally in the third period. Penn State will head to Columbus to start conference play next week with a 7-1 record and […]
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Penn State is (mercifully) off this weekend, but there’s a whole bunch of football going on. Hang out with us while we watch all day!
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JJ Wiebusch deflected home a shot by Gavin McKenna in the final minute of regulation to lift No. 5 Penn State to a 3-2 win over Stonehill on Friday night. Penn State once again struggled with a less talented team on home ice, potentially a bad sign of things to come in Big Ten play, […]
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Now that Penn State’s season is down the toilet, we can focus all our energy in hating the other 17 teams in the conference! There’s always a silver lining! [Ed. Note: I’m not changing that opening paragraph for the rest of the season ~Eli] Saturday, October 25 The Best Northwestern at Nebraska12:00 PM ET, FS1 […]
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(#8)Ole Miss at (#13)Oklahoma Noon, ABC Two one-loss teams fighting for survival in a crowded SEC field. Both teams are coming off disappointing losses – who is ready to bounce back? John Mateer hasn’t quite been himself since returning from injury, and a win against Ole Miss could set up the Sooners for an exciting […]
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Alright folks, time for Yours Truly’s first-ever set of mailbag answers! Big thanks to everyone who posted in the comments thread of our post earlier this week, as this segment wouldn’t be possible without you. Fudd, Elmer J asks: 1) What is the likelihood that PSUs next head coach will be named before the season […]
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No. 5 Penn State will finish off its six-game homestand with a pair of games against Stonehill this weekend. The Skyhawks are in their third season as a Division I program. With the Big Ten opener against Ohio State looming, this is the Nittany Lions’ last chance to iron out the wrinkles before the grind […]
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1. If there’s one thing about me, it’s that I *LOVE* a coaching search. The rumors, the searching of coaches, the flight trackers — it’s what makes college sports great. 2. People forget I connected the dots on Mike Rhoades probably being the hire for Penn State. 3. The most important thing during all of […]
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Women’s Volleyball (11-7) The women’s volleyball team dropped a hard-fought five-set match to Washington on Friday night. Gillian Grimes had 24 digs in the match for the Nittany Lions, but a slow start for the offense allowed the Huskies to build a two-set lead and force Penn State to play from behind. Penn State forced […]
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Another Vintage Miami Performance The ‘Canes had me fooled. I wasn’t a believer heading into the season, but watching them dominate both lines of scrimmage had me thinking they were the clear class of the ACC. That unraveled on Friday night, as Miami’s tackles struggled to protect Carson Beck all night against Louisville. The Cardinals […]
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40 Penn State players had at least one snap in Saturday night’s 25-24 loss to Iowa in Terry Smith’s first game as the interim head coach. NOTE: Season totals are in parentheses Offense: 76 snaps (452) Quarterbacks Ethan Grunkemeyer: 70 (98)Jaxon Smolik: 11 (12) Running Backs Kaytron Allen: 52 (234)Nicholas Singleton: 37 (225) Wide Receivers […]
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With 5 games left in his collegiate career (I don’t dare say 6 with a bowl game in thrown in), Kaytron Allen sits in third place on the all-time leading rushers list with 3,489 yards to his name. In second place is Saquon Barkley at 3,843 yards, and in first place is Evan Royster with […]
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