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Cover Penn State athletics for @NittanySN , writer for @sportsOR , co-host of @COMONNetwork . Short guy.
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One of these teams is playing in the Big Ten Championship Game tonight.
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Today would have been Penn State legend Joe Paterno’s 97th birthday.
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The Penn State wrestling team is honored during halftime of the football
team’s game against PSU wrestling’s biggest rival, Iowa.
A coincidence, I’m sure.
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Ji’Ayir Brown had no D1 offers coming out high school.
He worked his way through junior college, signed with Penn State and became one of its best players.
Today, he started for San Fran in the NFC Championship Game.
He’s going to the Super Bowl.
📸
@DHPhoto11
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The Pirates are 15-7.
Every bar on the North Side tonight.
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12 years ago today, legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno passed away.
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MLB Network decided to put the Marlins on “No-hitter alert” before the game even started.
Jazz Chisholm promptly hit a home run on the first pitch of the game.
@OldTakesExposed
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Is this the best pregame speech in Penn State history?
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Penn State HC James Franklin on making the top ten for the sixth time in eight years: “We have the chance to be the only team in college football to win every major bowl game. That’s exciting.”
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Next week is the biggest game of the James Franklin era at Penn State.
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The Penn State alma mater, under the direction of Abdul Carter.
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“At this point, it’s dominate or die.”
Here’s Penn State wrestling star Carter Starocci’s interview after beating No. 1 Mekhi Lewis to move on to the semifinals at 174.
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Having Beau Pribula in this game with 10:46 left- with Drew Allar healthy— is something PSU fans should love to see.
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“When you’re the champ, it doesn’t matter... nine seed, seven seed, two seed, no seed...”
Penn State wrestling star Carter Starocci is back in the NCAA Finals, going for his fourth title.
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Beaver Stadium vs. Wi-Fi.
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Jan. 2, 2023: Sean Clifford plays arguably his best college game and helps Penn State win the Rose Bowl
Dec. 31, 2023: Sean Clifford completes first NFL pass.
It’s been a good year for the “Big Red Dog.”
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So since Penn State got steamrolled by Michigan, its
🏈 Steamrolled Minnesota
🏈 Played very well against Ohio State for 50+ minutes
🏈 Steamrolled Indiana
🏈 Steamrolled Maryland.
This is a good team. Not great (yet), but pretty damn good.
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Here’s how Pat McAfee describes Penn State football over the past decade:
“A lot of hype, big fanbase, but then the team ultimately lets them down.”
Idk. Four 11-win seasons in seven years sounds pretty good to me.
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“I wanted to prove a point.”
Penn State wrestling star Carter Starocci and Iowa’s Gabe Arnold have had beef in the past.
PSU commit Zack Ryder hasn’t forgotten about that, and was “very proud” after beating Arnold twice to qualify for the U20 World Team.
🎥
@USAWrestling
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“Did I have some bad days? Yeah, for sure. But at the same time, I know I’ve given this program everything I’ve got, laid my guts on the line for this place... I love everything about Penn State.”
This snippet of Sean Clifford’s postgame interview is worth your time.
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One of the greatest in Penn State wrestling history is going to the Olympics.
Here’s the moment courtesy of
@FloWrestling
.
The Zain Train is rolling to Paris.
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Penn State QB great Kerry Collins will be an honorary captain for the Peach Bowl.
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A lot of people seem to be displeased with Penn State OC Mike Yurcich.
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There’s Manny Diaz shooting a free throw in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Not a sight Penn State fans envisioned.
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For those who don’t know, the Packers and Patriots will be playing next Saturday (Aug. 19) at Lambeau Field.
A potential Sean Clifford vs. Trace McSorley matchup. 🍿🍿🍿
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Keyvone Lee’s last year at Penn State didn’t go the way he wanted. But without this touchdown, Penn State might not go to the Rose Bowl. Not a lot of college football players get to have a signature moment. Lee did, and this was it.
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You think Penn State’s players are happy for Deion Barnes? I think they might be. Awesome stuff.
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PSU ‘24 commit Peter Gonzalez tonight for Pittsburgh Central Catholic:
Seven catches, 268 yards, three touchdowns (83, 59 and 46 yards.)
Is that good?
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Penn State CB Joey Porter Jr. has declared for the NFL Draft and will forgo Penn State’s bowl game.
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“Run, run pass ain’t gonna work,” a Penn State fan said to James Franklin as he was leaving the field.
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Notice Daequan Hardy’s apparent homage to Penn State legend Saquon Barkley. Awesome.
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Franklin is right, and it’s a shame to an extent that what was an awesome moment for Beau Pribula, who grew up a PSU fan and who scored in Beaver Stadium for the first time, has turned into a debate about sportsmanship.
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As usual, Josh makes great points here.
I’ll add that so many people have called James Franklin overrated that it’s damn near impossible to say that he is.
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Miles Sanders is going to the Super Bowl.
Which means that, after this season, a Penn Stater still will have appeared in every Super Bowl
except for five since 1967.
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Trace McSorley was supposed to be one of Penn State’s honorary captains along with Grant Haley for tomorrow’s White Out game.
Apparently, plans have changed.
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Pat McAfee: “Now, the defense has been incredible for Iowa, but they’re about to take on a new animal in Drew Allar.”
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Franklin said he thinks Trace McSorley and Grant Haley will be there Sept. 23 for the White Out.
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Pat McAfee on Penn State: “They have it all, seemingly on paper, to make a run.”
Kirk Herbstreit: “I think their defense is going to get back to being nasty.”
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Penn State fan to James Franklin: “Personally, I think you’re doing everything in the image of our beloved coach Joe Pa.”
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I can’t confirm this. But I believe that if Parker Washington knew when he was going to go in the draft (sixth round), he would have returned to Penn State. And boy, would this team like to have him.
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Your 2024 Big Ten champ at 165.
Mitchell Mesenbrink. Know the name.
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“I would have spit in his face.”
Penn State wrestling star Carter Starocci wasn’t thrilled with Jordan Burroughs’ actions at the end of his semifinal bout against teammate Mitchell Mesenbrink last night.
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“How loyal are you?”
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Penn State LT Olu Fashanu on Drew Shelton: “If everything goes right, he should be a lot better than I ever was.”
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You think ESPN regrets not sending GameDay to Penn State-Michigan?
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Auburn lost 31-10 to New Mexico State today.
Things could be much worse for Penn State.
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Franklin said Penn State’s only had “one other guy,” in his tenure that has Abdul Carter’s level of acceleration toward a ball carrier.
Gee, I wonder who that guy could be?
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Penn State DE Adisa Isaac was ESPN’s Louis Riddick’s Senior Bowl Practice MVP.
“Once we get into the testing phase of the evaluation, if he runs and jumps up there in the upper percentiles for his position group, he’s going to get drafted way higher than people expect.”
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Penn State has a chance to do the funniest thing ever.
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Theo Johnson’s word’s to Penn State QB Drew Allar after Allar threw his first college pick late in the fourth quarter: “You’re the best in the country, and don’t you forget that. (The pick) doesn’t define you.”
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Christian Veilleux, to me, was a case of right place, wrong time at Penn State.
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Penn State OC Mike Yurcich has been criticized often (much of it justifiable) for a lack of creativity.
Well, this was pretty damn creative.
Holy hell.
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It’s Penn State and Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl.
How are you feeling about that, Penn State fans?
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Cool thing about college wrestling. You won’t see James Franklin or any other big-time college football coach posing with fans moments before the start of a game/meet. But here’s Cael Sanderson with an Iowa fan.
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The highest-graded edge rusher in college football according to Pro Football Focus?
Penn State’s Chop Robinson.
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How about the star power in this video?
After Aaron Brooks beat David Taylor, David Carr was right there to greet him. Bo Nickal, coaching Brooks, was closely behind.
Only nine national titles and two Hodge trophies between those three.
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Michigan has the No. 1 total defense in the country.
Penn State’s No. 2.
Yeah, Saturday might be a vintage Big Ten game.
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James Franklin is only 334 wins away from the Penn State record.
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Nick Singleton had 87 yards in basically one half.
Kaytron Allen had 86 yards in literally one half.
People will focus on the fumbles, but Penn State wasn’t far from having two 100-yard rushers today. And that’s exciting.
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Oklahoma State QB Alan Bowman is the son of former Penn State TE Kirk Bowman.
Kirk Bowman made a pretty important play in PSU history.
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If Dante Cephas can keep this up into the last three games for Penn State, look out.
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Fan just asked James Franklin if Drew Allar will ever have a chance to call an audible.
Franklin: “He does it every game.”
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Can confirm that Penn State is targeting A-10 Player of the Year Ace Baldwin, who entered the transfer portal today. No surprise. Baldwin played for Mike Rhoades at VCU for three seasons. Rhoades is now the boss at Penn State.
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Of Penn State’s five wins, Iowa was the most impressive performance.
But WVU is the best team Penn State’s beaten thus far.
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Don’t disagree, but also needs some added context. Paterno had three undefeated seasons and four undefeated regular seasons at Penn State before winning a title.
It took Joe Paterno 16 seasons before he won a national title at Penn State.
James Franklin deserves more time.
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Penn State receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith embraces the booing Buckeye faithful.
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Daryus Dixson and Jahmir Joseph are Penn State football’s two highest-rated commits of the 2025 class to this point per 247Sports.
Both are corners.
Both committed within a week following official visits.
Terry Smith is putting in work.
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James Franklin on last-second touchdown against WVU. “Once those twos get in the game, then they deserve the right, the chance to play, and compete.”
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Second largest crowd in Beaver Stadium history. The fourth largest was in the season opener against WVU.
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I’d fix Beaver Stadium’s WIFI.
If you were made the next Big Ten Commissioner, what’s the first move you’d make?
(outside of division elimination/realignment, we all know that one’s too easy)
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The son of one of the greats in school history has a Penn State offer.
After a humbling conversation with
@ZemaitisTouch_
and
@coachjfranklin
, I am deeply honored and blessed to receive my tenth D-1 offer to my fathers Alma Mater: Pennsylvania State University. Thank you!
#WeAre
#ST1XC1TY
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Carter Starocci avenged the only regular-season loss of his college career, and there were fireworks afterward.
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Here’s Penn State wrestling great Bo Nickal and some other guy (via Bo Nickal’s Instagram).
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Charles Barkley just said on a Zoom call that Penn State provided a blueprint on how to beat Purdue.
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Yeah I’m gonna bet this will be the most creative costume we see at Penn State today. Any guesses as to what it is?
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Franklin starts his presser by announcing that Penn legend Sean Lee will be a game captain for Monday, as will longtime manager Brad “Spider” Caldwell.
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Olu Fashanu voted third-team All-Big Ten by media.
Ridiculous.
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Penn State QB Drew Allar ok
#n
his performance: “Sucked.”
Never have seen a PSU player so visibly upset in a postgame interview.
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Sean Clifford was booed before the Minnesota game.
@CoryGiger
asked him about it after.
Clifford’s response was classy, and perfect.
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“I had a blast playing.”
Sean Clifford after his preseason debut last night.
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John Lynch on former Penn State S Ji’Ayir Brown: “The guy’s a stud.”
I asked the 49ers GM about Brown’s rookie season earlier today. Here’s what he had to say.
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Penn State fans, what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you see a picture of this guy? Let me hear it.
@NittanySN
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Top-ranked ‘25 wrestling recruit PJ Duke has committed to Penn State.
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Interesting take from Penn State James Franklin: He feels the noon game will make a much better environment for Beaver Stadium.
Feels night games can be “sleepy” and fanbase will be jazzed from their morning coffee.
Do you agree with that?
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Haynes was once committed to Penn State.
BREAKING: Georgia WR Yazeed Haynes intends to enter the Transfer Portal, per
@RivalsFriedman
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Penn State No. 16 in AP Top 25.
Feels like that’s a generous spot.
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Penn State is now 3-0 both overall and against the spread.
Describe the win in five words or fewer. Let me hear it.
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The defending heavyweight champ is coming back to Penn State wrestling.
Penn State will now have eight of its 10 regular starters back from last year’s national champions.
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Penn State wrestling fans, if last night is the last time Carter Starocci wrestles for PSU, what’s your favorite memory of his college career? Let me hear it.
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