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Penn State beats Louisville 3-1 to make Schumacher-Cawley 1st female coach to win volleyball title
16 hours, 7 minutes ago

Penn State beats Louisville 3-1 to make Schumacher-Cawley 1st female coach to win volleyball title

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jess Mruzik made 29 kills with a.315 hitting percentage, and Katie Schumacher-Cawley became the first female coach to win a NCAA volleyball championship as Penn State defeated Louisville 3-1 in Sunday’s final. The Nittany Lions earned their record eighth national championship and first since 2014 under the third-year coach, who has led the team while undergoing treatment …

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Boise State’s Jeanty is the best back in the nation. Penn State’s duo could be right behind him
18 hours, 33 minutes ago

Boise State’s Jeanty is the best back in the nation. Penn State’s duo could be right behind him

Associated Press  

Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty is the best running back in the country, with the stats and the hardware to prove it. Yet when Jeanty is on the sideline on New Year’s Eve when Boise State faces sixth-seeded Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl, he might be looking at the top running back tandem in college football. While it took Penn …

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College playoffs looks for good matchups after snoozy first round of blowouts
23 hours, 28 minutes ago

College playoffs looks for good matchups after snoozy first round of blowouts

Associated Press  

For those who dozed through it, or flipped to more compelling fare in the NFL, here’s a brief recap of the rollout of the much-anticipated College Football Playoff. One part that did feel like a success was that the stands were full in all four stadiums — at Texas, Notre Dame, Penn State and Ohio State. “I think college football …

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College Football Playoff quarterfinals first look: Oregon-Ohio State has national title vibes
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1 day, 15 hours ago

College Football Playoff quarterfinals first look: Oregon-Ohio State has national title vibes

New York Times  

The second round of the first 12-team College Football Playoff will be a combination of turn-back-the-clock traditional bowl games and odd matchups in strange sites. But the best offenses Penn State faced this season — USC, Ohio State, Oregon — all ran for at least 170 yards and 4.2 yards per carry against the Nittany Lions, who are active up …

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SMU’s Lashlee hopes Mustangs’ mistake-filled performance won’t affect future playoff consideration
1 day, 16 hours ago

SMU’s Lashlee hopes Mustangs’ mistake-filled performance won’t affect future playoff consideration

Associated Press  

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Rhett Lashlee knows deep down that this SMU team deserved a spot in the College Football Playoff, even if the Mustangs didn’t show it Saturday. “Maybe in the future, if we’re on the edge, we may not get the nod because of how we performed today,” Lashlee said. 12 SMU, the ACC runner-up and last at-large …

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Former walk-on DeLuca provides early spark, Penn State drills SMU 38-10 in CFP; Boise State up next
1 day, 18 hours ago

Former walk-on DeLuca provides early spark, Penn State drills SMU 38-10 in CFP; Boise State up next

Associated Press  

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — In a time of incessant change, Penn State linebacker Dominic DeLuca is a throwback. Linebacker Tony Rojas added a pick-6 of his own and Penn State shut down Kevin Jennings and the high-powered Mustangs, whose breakout season ended amid a flurry of mistakes and miscues and did little to shed the notion — particularly by those …

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History looms in NCAA volleyball championship with female coaches poised as first to win a title
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1 day, 22 hours ago

History looms in NCAA volleyball championship with female coaches poised as first to win a title

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Players and coaches who will make history at the NCAA volleyball championship still find it hard to believe that a female coach hasn’t already won a title. That hasn’t happened yet -- but it will on Sunday when either Penn State’s Katie Schumacher-Cawley or Louisville’s Dani Busboom-Kelly become the first female coach to hoist the trophy in …

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How Penn State dashed SMU’s Cinderella dreams with ease: Takeaways from a Playoff rout
2 days, 15 hours ago

How Penn State dashed SMU’s Cinderella dreams with ease: Takeaways from a Playoff rout

New York Times  

By Audrey Snyder, Chris Vannini and Justin Williams No. Penn State’s offense struggled early on a windy, frigid day in Happy Valley, but two pick sixes by linebackers Dominic DeLuca and Tony Rojas off of SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings gave the Nittany Lions a 14-0 lead in a game that turned into a blowout soon after in front of an …

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Penn State rolls past SMU in CFP opener
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2 days, 15 hours ago

Penn State rolls past SMU in CFP opener

LA Times  

Penn State linebacker Dominic DeLuca points to to fans as he celebrates an interception return for a touchdown against SMU on Saturday in a College Football Playoff first-round game. Dominic DeLuca and Tony Rojas returned interceptions for touchdowns and Penn State toyed with mistake-prone SMU in a 38-10 victory on Saturday in the opening round of the College Football Playoff. …

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Penn State rallies from 2-set deficit to beat Nebraska in NCAA volleyball, faces Louisville in Final
3 days, 9 hours ago

Penn State rallies from 2-set deficit to beat Nebraska in NCAA volleyball, faces Louisville in Final

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jess Mruzik had 26 kills, Caroline Jurevicius had 20 and Penn State rallied from an 0-2 semifinal deficit for a five-set victory over Nebraska early Friday to reach the NCAA championship. The Nittany Lions had to get off the mat for their 11th consecutive win after dropping the first two sets 25-23 and 25-18 in their first …

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College Football Playoff picks: SMU, Clemson, Vols, Hoosiers beware as CFP opens on campus
4 days, 19 hours ago

College Football Playoff picks: SMU, Clemson, Vols, Hoosiers beware as CFP opens on campus

Associated Press  

Welcome to the new-look postseason, where the path to the national championship begins at campus sites for eight of the 12 teams in the College Football Playoff. Snow showers are forecast to give way to cloudy skies and temperatures in the 20s in South Bend, Indiana, for Friday night’s Indiana-Notre Dame game. A 10- to 15-mph northwest wind will make …

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‘Better than going to Disney World': Fans revel in CFP debuts at campus sites
5 days, 18 hours ago

‘Better than going to Disney World': Fans revel in CFP debuts at campus sites

Associated Press  

Forget the cost, the frenzied planning and the timing around the holidays. We never knew that we’d actually have this type of opportunity.” SMU, Indiana, Penn State and Tennessee are all first-time participants in the playoff at campus sites starting Friday night, joining a club dominated over the first 10 years by the titans of the sport that this year …

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College football transfer portal sets up a ‘no-win situation’ for Penn State
6 days, 15 hours ago

College football transfer portal sets up a ‘no-win situation’ for Penn State

CNN  

CNN — Penn State University is playing its first game in the College Football Playoff in just a few days and is facing a shakeup in the quarterback room thanks to the sport’s wide-open transfer rules. Sophomore QB Beau Pribula, the backup to starter Drew Allar, announced Sunday night that he’s entering the transfer portal and plans to leave the …

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Franklin lobbies for transfer portal changes as Penn State loses Pribula during playoff run
6 days, 19 hours ago

Franklin lobbies for transfer portal changes as Penn State loses Pribula during playoff run

Associated Press  

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State coach James Franklin hopes college football players soon won’t have to make the same decision as backup quarterback Beau Pribula. “This is his dream school and he had a phenomenal career here and I just want everyone to understand that most importantly, and why have we created a system where this guy couldn’t finish …

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Expanded College Football Playoff field draws more bets and on more teams
1 week, 3 days ago

Expanded College Football Playoff field draws more bets and on more teams

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “They don’t want to be standing there and not have a ticket on some of these long-shot teams.” Expanding the playoff field from four to 12 teams this year meant more betting in general on college football and more varieties of wagering on the postseason. “We’re …

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Who’s playing where? A cheat sheet on college sports realignment
1 week, 4 days ago

Who’s playing where? A cheat sheet on college sports realignment

Associated Press  

Scores of schools have changed conference affiliation over the past century, but the pace has quickened as schools search for more stability and more revenue in the college athletics arms race. 2024 : Boston College, California, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest. 2023 : …

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Freshmen Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey help Rutgers fend off Penn State 80-76
1 week, 5 days ago

Freshmen Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey help Rutgers fend off Penn State 80-76

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Dylan Harper finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, fellow freshman Ace Bailey totaled 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Rutgers held off Penn State 80-76 on Tuesday night. Harper buried three straight 3-pointers to finish off an 11-0 run …

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Penn State police won’t charge retired Eagles center Jason Kelce over cellphone incident with a fan
1 week, 5 days ago

Penn State police won’t charge retired Eagles center Jason Kelce over cellphone incident with a fan

Associated Press  

Penn State University police will not charge retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce after investigating an altercation with a fan over a cellphone before a Nov. 2 home game between the Nittany Lions and Ohio State. University Police and Public Safety public information officer Jacqueline Sheader confirmed in an email to the Associated Press on Tuesday night that the case …

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Jason Kelce: Penn State University Police and Public Safety close investigation after phone incident
1 week, 5 days ago

Jason Kelce: Penn State University Police and Public Safety close investigation after phone incident

CNN  

CNN — Penn State University Police and Public Safety have closed the investigation into an incident involving Jason Kelce that saw the former Philadelphia Eagles center spike a heckler’s cellphone and repeat a homophobic slur. A viral video showed an interaction between Kelce and an individual outside Beaver Stadium where Penn State played Ohio State on November 2. Kelce was …

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AP All-Big Ten: Oregon’s Gabriel, Penn State’s Carter and Indiana’s Cignetti take top honors
1 week, 6 days ago

AP All-Big Ten: Oregon’s Gabriel, Penn State’s Carter and Indiana’s Cignetti take top honors

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! First-team offense Wide receivers — Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State, freshman, 6-3, 215, Miami Gardens, Florida; Pat Bryant, Illinois, senior, 6-3, 200, Jacksonville, Florida; Tai Felton, Maryland, senior, 6-2, 186, Ashburn, Virginia. First-team defense Edge rushers — Abdul Carter, Penn State, junior, 6-3, 252, Philadelphia; Mikail Kamara, …

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Penn State visits Efosa-Aguebor and Providence
1 week, 6 days ago

Penn State visits Efosa-Aguebor and Providence

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Penn State Lady Lions at Providence Friars Providence, Rhode Island; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Providence takes on Penn State after Grace Efosa-Aguebor scored 27 points in Providence’s 87-81 victory against the Brown Bears. Providence scores 60.9 points per game, 3.0 fewer points than …

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What are the matchups in the College Football Playoff?
2 weeks ago

What are the matchups in the College Football Playoff?

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 7 seed Notre Dame, Dec. 20, 8 p.m. BetMGM College Football Odds: Notre Dame by 8.5. 6 seed Penn State, Dec. 21, noon BetMGM College Football Odds: Penn State by 8.5. 5 seed Texas, Dec. 21, 4 p.m. BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas by 10.5. 8 …

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Harper, Rutgers Scarlet Knights square off against the Penn State Nittany Lions
2 weeks ago

Harper, Rutgers Scarlet Knights square off against the Penn State Nittany Lions

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Penn State Nittany Lions at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Piscataway, New Jersey; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Big Ten foes Rutgers and Penn State square off on Tuesday. Rutgers’ average of 6.6 made 3-pointers per game is 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the …

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2024 College Football Playoff guide: What to know about the new 12-team format, at-large bids
2 weeks, 1 day ago

2024 College Football Playoff guide: What to know about the new 12-team format, at-large bids

New York Times  

College football entered a new era Sunday with the unveiling of the first 12-team Playoff bracket. For most of its century-plus existence, college football had a “mythical national champion.” The sport’s season champion was determined after teams played in bowl games by various polls and rankings, which, of course, led to significant debate. The four quarterfinal games and both semifinals …

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