Local & Penn State Sports

Two days out from Penn State’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Boise State, the Nittany Lions made their way under sunny Arizona skies to the JW Marriott Camelback Inn for Fiesta Bowl media day activities on Sunday morning. After Nittany Lion players and coaches took questions in press conferences and one-on-one interviews, they headed to…

PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz — David Dunn didn’t know how much weight he could bench until he attempted his limit. That’s from the movie, “Unbreakable,” a scene Penn State offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki connects to the ups and downs of a football season. That a team does not know how much adversity it can withstand until…

Tom Allen has coached against one running back that even remotely compares to Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty. That would be Derrick Henry, the Baltimore Ravens’ star who won the Heisman Trophy at Alabama in 2015. Jeanty, himself, nearly won a Heisman this season. He didn’t, but remains one of the nation’s top overall players and…

Nick Singleton stormed into the end zone untouched. He looked up and screamed in celebration then smacked himself three times on the face mask. Singleton ran toward the sideline where he was greeted by a joyous James Franklin, whose Penn State team was on its way to a 38-10 win over SMU in the first…

Christmas came early for Penn State, which added a key transfer on Tuesday. Former Troy wide receiver Devonte Ross has committed to the Nittany Lions, he announced on Instagram. The 5-foot-11, 161-pound Ross caught 76 receptions for 1,043 yards and 11 touchdowns this season en route to a first-team All-Sun Belt selection. He was also…