Pennsylvania State University NCAA News Archives

Talor Battle scored 28 of his 32 points in the second half and Penn State withstood a furious rally by Virginia in the final minute to beat the Cavaliers 69-66 Monday night in the opener of the Big Ten-ACC challenge.

Penn State has moved up to No. 11 in the latest Bowl Championship Series standings, announced Sunday by the National Football Foundation.

Penn State's football program currently ranks third in the nation for it's 2010 recruiting class, according to Rivals.com . The only two schools the Nittany Lions trail are Texas and Alabama.

What felt like the start of the Old Spice Classic 2.0A of two years ago ended with feeling a little better about things after a 59-57 win over Davidson in the final game of the Charleston Classic.

While the Bucks and Burrs meet in the showcase game as the state works its way down from 16 teams to eight in each class, Abington Heights and Allentown Central Catholic find themselves in the most intriguing matchup of Class AAA.

Ia TMll be first to admit, there isn't an excuse for bad play, but I think there is something worth mentioning.

Penn State released details Tuesday of changes to season-ticket pricing guidelines going into effect in two years.

Penn State's Levi Brown and Chris Baker haul off the Land Grant Trophy after beating Michigan State 17-13 in the 2006 season.

Finally, Jared Odrick is getting some big-time praise, probably more than most Penn State supporters figured he'd ever get.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., - The Penn State football team has the highest Graduation Success Rate and federal graduation rate among teams ranked in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll, according to data recently released by the NCAA.

David Jackson scored 26 points to lead Penn State to a 87-75 win over Sacred Heart on Wednesday night.

Tricia Lafferty can be reached via e-mail or at 412-380-5666. "How is the rivalry? It depends on the year," Penn State coach Joe Paterno said.

PENN STATE TEAM AWARDS Offensive MVP: Quarterback Daryll Clark. Carried the offense until the O-line got traction, and he also broke in a new receiving corps.

Wow, the NIT sure is looking nice right now for the Nittany Lions. Items in the rearview mirror may be far less significant than they appear.

When Chaz Powell was forced to leave the Nittany Lions' win over Indiana on Saturday early in the game because of a shoulder injury, Penn State wasn't left with too many options to fill his role as a slot receiver.

Senior tackle wins defensive award as chosen by league coaches. Odrick PSU ALL-BIG TEN SELECTIONS FIRST TEAM LB Navorro Bowman QB Daryll Clark OT Dennis Landolt DT Jared Odrick RB Evan Royster C Stefen Wisniewski SECOND TEAM P Jeremy Boone LB Josh Hull LB Sean Lee HONORABLE MENTION S Drew Astorino DE Jack Crawford CB D'Anton Lynn WR Derek Moye DT ...

Wisconsin running back John Clay, who leads the Big Ten in rushing, was chosen as the conference's offensive player of the year Monday night.

Iowa and Penn State ended their seasons eligible for an at-large BCS bid, and Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech are also in position to be eligible for invites to the four big-money bowl games even though they have no shot to win their conferences.

No one on the Penn State roster now, or maybe ever, has topped the breathtaking acceleration of true freshman wide receiver Devon Smith.

This is not the way Penn State and Talor Battle envisioned their trip to Charleston.

Penn State's Joe Suhey catches a pass for a touchdown on a 30-yard reception during the third quarter at Michigan State.

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Fiesta or Orange? Or Capital One? It all comes down to one simple question: Will Penn State be picked over Iowa for a BCS bowl bid? "That's not up to us," linebacker Sean Lee said.

Penn State third-string running back Brandon Beachum will miss the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee Saturday against Indiana.

Daryll Clark was 19-for-27 for 310 yards and four touchdowns as Penn State beat Michigan State, 42-14, today in East Lansing.

Tulane's Kevin Sims made a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 19 seconds to play and the Green Wave held on to beat Penn State 63-60 Friday in the second round of the Charleston Classic at Carolina First Arena.

Even in a 31-20 victory, Penn State's passing game had its suspect moments last week.

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Penn State tailback Evan Royster has found the yards a little tougher this season because of an ever-changing offensive line.

Penn State's eight-month winning streak ended quickly Thursday in the Charleston Classic.

It all comes down to one final game. Penn State can finish anywhere between a share of first place in the Big Ten or as low as fifth place.

Rather quietly, the Big Ten's top returning rusher is putting up some pretty good numbers again.

Indiana's final road game of the season played out like many of the others this year.

Penn State defensive tackle Jared Odrick, seen here deflecting a Ben Chappell pass against Indiana, is PSU's most consistent player, according to Bob Flounders.

Talor Battle, center, and the Nittany Lions will play UNC-Wilmington at 4 p.m. today in the first round of the Charleston Classic.

Penn State still has the opportunity to become a flashpoint of college football, but it will have to win in East Lansing first.

Line: Penn State by 3. Series Record: Penn State leads 13-12-1. Last meeting: 2008, Penn State 49-18. What's at Stake Penn State likely must win the regular-season finale to have a shot at an at-large BCS berth.

If you think the Indiana Hoosiers are rattled and demoralized after three straight close losses, and six defeats in the last seven games, think again.

Senior Jeremy Boone is averaging a career-best 44.1 yards per punt, dropping 36 percent of his attempts inside the opponents' 20-yard line.

York Daily Record/Sunday News reporter Frank Bodani talks Penn State with readers every Monday during football season.

Joe Paterno has a couple solutions to his team's punt return problems. Problem is, neither are really feasible, especially not letting Michigan State punt Saturday.

Last season is hard to forget when it comes to Penn State. And that, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said, will be a major point of emphasis this week.

Maybe with so much on the line this coming weekend, the Nittany Lions will start the proceedings with a different attitude.

Penn State quarterback Daryl Clark, center, is tackled by Ohio State's Jermale Hines and Brian Rolle during the first half of theirl game in State College Saturday.

All Navorro Bowman wanted to do was send the senior class out with a bang. With his future in Happy Valley undecided, his 73-yard interception return wouldn't be a bad send-off for himself, either.

Penn State's class of 2005 is hailed in Happy Valley as a group of players who helped bring the storied program back from football purgatory to national relevance.

Tim Frazier scored 19 points to lead Penn State to an 80-61 victory over Robert Morris on Monday night.Chris Babb added 15 points and Jeff Brooks had 12 points and five rebounds for the Nittany Lions , who are on a seven-game winning streak dating back to last season.Russell Johnson scored 11 points and had five rebounds to lead Robert Morris .

Dr. Wayne Sebastianelli, the Penn State director of athletic medicine, said Beachum will have surgery within the next two weeks and the rehabilitation will take a minimum of nine months.

Chaz Powell didn't waver. He expects to be back on the field, playing some part in Penn State's season.

Despite apparently steadying itself in October, Penn State's offensive line is springing leaks again as the season winds down.

STATE COLLEGE A A " Penn State's bowl prospects are about as cloudy as the future of its two top juniors.

On Senior Day in Beaver Stadium it was the senior defensive captain who did not allow his team to lose for a second straight week.

Once again, the Penn State special teams found new ways to confound and frustrate.

Linebacker Navorro Bowman had a 73-yard interception return for a touchdown and Evan Royster scored twice as No.

I guess we now know why Pryor was a 5 star recruit in HS and Clark was barely more than a walk on in terms of talent.

The standards for gridiron success are quite different for Indiana and No. 19 Penn State.

Gary McGhee scored on a three-point play and a putback during successive Pittsburgh possessions in the final 21/2 minutes, Brad Wanamaker scored 15 points and the inexperienced Panthers rallied from a 13-point deficit in the second half to beat Wofford 63-60 on Friday night.

New season, same old Talor Battle. Penn State's pesky guard scored 27 points and added 10 rebounds as the Nittany Lions debuted their 2009 NIT championship banner in a 70-55 win over Penn on Friday night.

Devlin never got to start so he is not part of the survey and Joe has no one to turn to if Clark struggles.

Penn State assistant coach Bill Kenney, left, talks with tackle Dennis Landolt, during Penn State Football Media Day in State College.

TO HEAR HIS more celebrated teammates tell it, somebody ought to make a movie about Penn State's inspirational scout-team plugger, Patrick Mauti.

Where do we go from here? That's the question that Penn State fans are asking this week.

What a sweet homecoming for quarterback Terrelle Pryor. The Pennsylvania prep star threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for another to lead Ohio State past Penn State 24-7 over the weekend.

The 20-somethings and teenagers who'll take the field Saturday when No. 15 Iowa plays at 10th-ranked Ohio State don't remember when the Rose Bowl was every Big Ten player's fantasy.

Taran Buie, a 6-foot-2 guard who earned second-team all-state honors in New York last season, signed a national letter of intent with Penn State, where he will join his half-brother, Nittany Lions junior point guard Talor Battle.

Following the disappointing fall to Ohio State this past Saturday, I couldn't help but wonder and worry about the future of Penn State's offense.

Despite its obvious warts, Penn State could end up in a big-money Bowl Championship Series game if it wins its final two regular-season games.

The medical report states that Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi, who led the Hawkeyes to a 9-0 start this season - the best in school history - had minor surgery on his injured ankle Tuesday and will not be able to play on Saturday when Ohio State hosts Iowa.

The day started out on a very positive note in sunny Happy Valley. While some of the games earlier this season had terrible weather, that was not the case on Saturday.

Some news and notes from Penn State football coach Joe Paterno's press conference today: -- Joe Paterno doesn't plan on changing his philosophy toward special teams but did allow he might not have the right personnel on the field.

What a lackluster performance from the Lions. Let me start out by saying this as a Penn State Fan.

Game data: Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions ... Today, 3:30 p.m., at Beaver Stadium ... Big Ten game.

Ohio State's Austin Spitler and Kurt Coleman stop Penn State running back Evan Royster as the Buckeyes hold the Nittany Lions to season lows in several offensive categories Saturday night.

Offensive line The big difference in this showdown was the play of the quarterbacks.

Brian Babin threw three touchdown passes as Southeastern Louisiana shut out Northwestern State 27-0 on Saturday.

There's no question that Penn State can play defense. They give up less than 10 points per game.

Daryll Clark still doesn't remember a two-series stretch of last year's game in Columbus.

Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark tried everything, from rollouts to quick counts to shortening his steps.

Penn State - Ohio State is a big game, but in the vague, intangible way that is unique to college football .

Imitate Graham Zug, a/k/a Amish Lightning, and catch David Jones' 1:30 p.m. Penn State football chat JOE HERMITT/The Patriot-News, 2008 Join columnist David Jones at 1:30 p.m. today as he talks about Penn State, Ohio State and any other college football topic of his choosing.

The quarterbacks will have the cameras pointed at them, but defense will be the true focus of today's game.

It may be tough sledding for the Buckeyes on the ground against a stout Penn State defensive front seven.

The hero in last season's Penn State and Ohio State game sounds relaxed. Pat Devlin describes the last year of his life with no sense of turmoil or regret.

Talor Battle had 16 points and 10 rebounds Friday night, leading Penn State to an 82-51 exhibition victory over Division II Slippery Rock.

The $10 T-shirt had been scheduled to be on sale today at the student union but no longer will be sold.

IF THERE IS a lesson to be learned from this week's elections, it's that it isn't always possible to spend your way into high office.

A top-25 battle in the Big Ten takes place in Happy Valley this weekend, as the 11th-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions take on the 15th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes.

As the Ohio State Buckeyes travel to Happy Valley to take on the Nittany Lions this weekend, much more remains at stake than a top conference finish and possible BCS berth.

After each victory, Minnesota coach Tim Brewster announces a series of team award winners.

Penn State safety Drew Astorino has been dealing with a left shoulder injury - which he said is not severe - since camp.

The postseason picture is coming into focus. With several teams still vying for front-line bowl eligibility, here are this week's key games.

He might be "the most criticized" college football player in the nation. And he's coming to Beaver Stadium on Saturday afternoon, for an electrically-charged homecoming of sorts.

JoePa vs. Jim Tressel. Daryll Clark vs. Terrelle Pryor . The best defense in the Big Ten against the league's second-best unit.

The "bulldog" lowers his shoulders and crashes into defenders, bringing the cracking of pads and helmets against each other.

After routing Northwestern in the fourth quarter last week, Penn State is gearing up for its biggest game of the year on Saturday.

PSU's Graham Zug and Northwestern's Zeke Markshausen weren't on the radar of most Division I schools.

Unassailable and unbeatable as a high school senior, Terrelle Pryor found out in 2008 against Penn State he was no longer bullet-proof. His attempt to turn a quarterback sneak into a sneak attack resulted in a fumble that led to the decisive touchdown in a 13-6 loss.

Ohio State, Penn State sides gear up for showdown COLUMBUS, Ohio - No sooner had Ohio State and Penn State wrapped up their latest victories than both were looking ahead to their critical tangle at Beaver Stadium on Saturday.

Daryll Clark patiently probed Northwestern's defense until finally finding the openings Penn State had been seeking all game.

Every Penn State vs. Michigan game has to end and so does the 50-Yard Lion game journal.

Although Central Catholic High School is nearly 500 miles from Northwestern, the Vikings' football program will be well represented today at Ryan Field.