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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Penn State fell 33-24 on Saturday night in the latest iteration of “almost” in the series between these two teams. Sean Clifford managed nearly 400 yards passing and the Nittany Lion defense held Ohio State to just two touchdowns all game and a handful of short field goals as well. A loss…

COLUMBUS, OH. Merriam-Webster defines opportunity as “a favorable juncture of circumstances.” And if there is any one word that summarizes the James Franklin era as it pertains to Ohio State it is opportunity. Because added to the ledger, Penn State’s eventual 33-24 loss to No. 5 Ohio State was the latest in a growing list…

For better or worse, Penn State football has always been unique, long headlined by one man who became the connective tissue between generations of fans and players. Nothing about that is wrong, but nothing about it is normal. For comparison, Ohio State has had more head coaches since 2010 than Penn State has had since…

Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford is anticipating being 100% healthy this weekend as the Nittany Lions face No. 5 Ohio State on the road this Saturday, but whether or not this is the last time he faces the Buckeyes remains to be seen. “I really haven’t thought about it that much,” Clifford said when asked…

Penn State coach James Franklin says the Nittany Lions are expecting a fully healthy Sean Clifford this weekend as the Nittany Lions face Ohio State in Columbus on Saturday. “We expect to have a 100-percent Sean Clifford this weekend,” Franklin said during his weekly press conference on Tuesday. The three-year starter struggled mightily in Penn…

It was a no good, very bad day for James Franklin this past Saturday as the Nittany Lions fell in nine overtimes to Illinois for one of the ugliest defeats in program history and maybe the worst of the Franklin era. There is a lot to unpack following a game like this but it’s also…

As you probably know, Penn State lost to Illinois on Saturday in nine overtimes following one of the ugliest games a person might ever see. Not every game is pretty, but most games aren’t that ugly. And the Nittany Lions rarely post grades this bad, especially by a glass-half-full grader. Nevertheless, here they are. Offense:…

Early in Penn State and Illinois’ endless overtime spiral Nittany Lion safety Jaquan Brisker had the game-winning interception seemingly in his hands. And he dropped it. These things happen, of course. Sports are full of errors; that’s how games are decided. Nobody plays perfectly and sometimes the ball just bounces your way and sometimes it…

“We felt like Sean gave us the best opportunity to win,” Penn State coach James Franklin said on Saturday following the Nittany Lions’ 20-18 overtime (nine of them) loss. Which says a lot about a lot of things. Clifford, clearly in pain for the entirety of the game, was limited running the ball and clearly…

Penn State is back in action after quite the off week that had no shortage of drama between allegations that the Nittany Lions were faking injuries against Iowa to the overall health of quarterback Sean Clifford. But with quite the dramatic week in the mirror, the Nittany Lions will now turn their attention to Illinois…