Penn State

Sputtering start

This is one of the downsides of playing a Florida International. Dominate as a 41.5-point favorite, and you should. But struggle, as the Nittany Lions did for practically the entire duration of Saturday afternoon’s game at Beaver Stadium, and it raises caution flags. The 34-0 outcome did nothing to justify Penn State’s No. 2 ranking and underscored that the Nittany Lions can’t play like this against Oregon and Ohio State and get away with it. James Franklin didn’t hide from a less-than-desirable performance. “We made it harder than it needed to be at times,” he ...

Penn State-FIU football

Lions top New Hampshire

UNIVERSITY PARK – No. 5 Penn State women’s volleyball hit .430 as it rolled to a 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-20) sweep over New Hampshire in a non-conference match Sunday at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions evened their record at 3-3, while the Wildcats fell to 4-2. Penn State’s Emmi Sellman needed to play just two sets for to reach double-digit kills as she tallied 11 on .647 hitting. Caroline Jurevicius wasn’t far behind her with eight kills, Maggie Mendelson hit .500 with seven kills, and Alexis Ewing hit .455 with six kills. Addie Lyon picked up her second-straight start at setter and ...

Special teams impress

UNIVERSITY PARK — Nobody will call Penn State’s 34-0 win over Florida International on Saturday the prettiest game they’ve ever seen. In fact, it wasn’t very pretty for much of it despite the defense pitching a shutout. “We’re playing a bunch of young guys, and it felt like that at times,” PSU coach James Franklin said. The offense sputtered through a lot of it, and QB Drew Allar didn’t look like himself for a good portion. One aspect no one will fault, however, are the special team units. For starters, Gabe Nwosu punted three times after not needing to do it ...

No. 2 Lions clash with FIU

UNIVERSITY PARK – No. 2/2 Penn State Football hosts FIU in West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium on Saturday at noon. The contest will air on BTN with Guy Haberman, Yogi Roth and Rhett Lewis on the call. Saturday’s game is presented by Slaymaker Rentals. Fans are encouraged to visit Game Day Central for all information as it relates to Penn State Football game day traffic, parking and information on the match up. Real time traffic, parking and gate information will be shared on the Beaver Stadium X (formerly Twitter) account (@beaver_stadium). Fans are also encouraged to sign ...

Spikes thumped in Championship Game, 12-5

UNIVERSITY PARK – The State College Spikes took an early lead in the winner-take-all 2025 MLB Draft League Championship Game before the West Virginia Black Bears took control with a 20-hit barrage, giving the Black Bears their third MLB Draft League crown with a 12-5 victory on Thursday night at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The Spikes took a 4-2 lead after three innings as T.J. Salvaggio doubled in a run in the first, Adam Paniagua knocked in a run in the second with a sacrifice fly, and Adonis Forte’s RBI double and Trotter Boston’s RBI single scored a total of two runs in ...