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Lions collide with Wyoming on Saturday

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State wrestling team (3-0, 0-0 B1G) heads to Laramie, Wyo., for its first ever dual meet at Wyoming (2-2). The Nittany Lions and Cowboys tangle on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 8 p.m. Eastern (6 p.m. local). The Nittany Lions are coming off an unbeaten weekend, winning 43-3 at Drexel on Friday and 36-6 at home vs. Lehigh on Sunday. Penn State went 17-3 in the two dual meets to remain unblemished on the year as a team. Penn State has ten wrestlers ranked by InterMat. Luke Lilledahl is 5-0 and ranked No. 2 at 125. Marcus Blaze is 7-0 and No. 10 at 133. ...

Report: Knowles headed to Vols

Penn State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is expected to be named the new DC at Tennessee, according to published reports. CBS college football writer Matt Zenitz confirmed Wednesday that Knowles, who spent one year on James Franklin’s staff as the highest paid coordinator in the country ($3.1 million per season for three years), would join the Volunteers’ staff. Tennessee fired Tim Banks on Monday. Banks coached the safeties and was co-defensive coordinator at Penn State from 2016-20. Knowles came to PSU from Ohio State, where he coached the nation’s best defense. Under ...

Smith hopes to continue momentum

By Neil Rudel For the Sentinel Terry Smith’s tenure as the Nittany Lions’ interim coach has been “the greatest seven weeks of my coaching career,” and he hopes it can end with a victory over Clemson in the Dec. 27 Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. “The opportunity to represent my ...

Campbell introduced as PSU’s 17th football coach

STATE COLLEGE (AP) — As he steadily built up Iowa State’s football program, Matt Campbell regularly turned down other head coaching gigs until his dream job came open. After a decade in Ames, the 46-year-old from Massillon, Ohio, couldn’t say no to the chance to take over one of college ...

Lions take a trip to Indiana

UNIVERSITY PARK – Big Ten play has arrived for the 8-1 Penn State men’s basketball team as the Nittany Lions are set to travel to Indiana for their conference opener Tuesday night. Tipoff from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is slated for 8:30 p.m. and the game will air nationally on FS1. FOLLOW ALONG TV: FS1 – Kevin Kugler (pxp) & Steve Smith (analyst) RADIO: Penn State Sports Network – Steve Jones (pxp) & Dick Jerardi (analyst) NATIONAL RADIO: SiriusXM Ch. 386 & SXM App Ch. 976 LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast GAME NOTES: Penn State Notes ...

Campbell is moved by PSU history

UNIVERSITY PARK – Matt Campbell’s background makes him appreciate football history. He grew up in Massillon, Ohio, home to one of the nation’s storied high school programs, and he played college football at Mount Union in Ohio, the most decorated Division III program of all time with 13 national titles. As a youngster, he spent considerable time visiting his grandparents and great-grandparents in Carmichaels, a small but tough coal town in southwestern PA. The patriarchs of the family and their work ethic left an impression on him, as did their favorite football team. He ...