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College Football Playoff picks: SMU, Clemson, Vols, Hoosiers beware as CFP opens on campus
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. Bundle up, buttercup. Snow showers are forecast to give way to cloudy skies...
Brr! Winter adds an old-school challenge to the CFP. Visiting teams insist it's 'snow' problem
Asked if playing in near-freezing weather at Ohio State might pose a challenge for his team, Tennessee coach Josh Heupel quickly noted that it wouldn’t be the Volunteers’ first rodeo with the cold. Kicker Max Gilbert even posted a photo last week standing with teammates as light...
Franklin lobbies for transfer portal changes as Penn State loses Pribula during playoff run
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State coach James Franklin hopes college football players soon won’t have to make the same decision as backup quarterback Beau Pribula. The sophomore, who played a key role in No. 5 Penn State’s first run to the College Football Playoff, won't be...
Baldwin sets school record 16 assists to lead Penn St. to 48-point win over Coppin St.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Yanic Konan Niederhauser scored 14 points and Ace Baldwin Jr. set a single-game program assists record and Penn State overwhelmed Coppin State 99-51 on Saturday. Baldwin, a fifth-year senior, recorded his fourth double-double of the season scoring 11...
Baldwin, Dilione lead Penn State to 81-70 win over No. 8 Purdue
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Ace Baldwin Jr. scored 17 points, Freddie Dilione V added 14 and Penn State pulled away from No. 8 Purdue for an 81-70 victory in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Thursday night. Puff Johnson had 13 and four steals, and Nick Kern Jr. had 12 points and...
Here's Jason: Kelce will host late-night show on ESPN beginning final week of NFL season
Jason Kelce will try his hand at late-night television early next year. Kelce announced during an appearance on ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Thursday night that he will host “They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce,” on ESPN. The one-hour show will tape on five straight...
No. 4 Penn State tries to keep fading Big Ten title hopes alive when it visits reeling Purdue
No. 4 Penn State (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten, No. 4 CFP) at Purdue (1-8, 0-6), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST (CBS) BetMGM College Football Odds: Penn State by 28 1/2. Series record: Penn State leads 16-3-1. What’s at stake? The Nittany Lions are one of...
Pribula's versatile nature gives No. 4 Penn State more options for offense down the stretch
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — It’s too chilly in Happy Valley for shirtless strolls around the practice field, but Beau Pribula and Andy Kotelnicki continue to bond even as those walks come to an end. In his first year as Penn State’s offensive coordinator, Kotelnicki has had to...
No. 6 Penn State looks to rebound, avoid another setback against Washington
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State players know their goal is still within reach. The No. 6 Nittany Lions (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten, No. 6 CFP) also realize a College Football Playoff berth could slip away if they let last week’s humbling loss to No. 3 Ohio State snowball. ...
Jason Kelce apologizes for cellphone incident at Ohio State-Penn State before Bucs-Chiefs game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Retired Eagles center Jason Kelce apologized during ESPN's pregame show Monday night after grabbing the phone of an unruly fan and spiking it to the ground before the Ohio State-Penn State game last weekend. “In a heated moment, I decided to greet hate...
