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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Saquon Barkley added some highlight-reel material to an already magnificent season, including a 98-yard return of the opening kickoff for a touchdown and a TD on his first career pass, but he stayed pretty much in the background Saturday as the Penn State offense struggled with Indiana. Behind two touchdown passes from…
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Trace McSorley completed a 7-yard pass to Juwan Johnson on the game's final play and No. 4 Penn State defeated Iowa 21-19 on Saturday night at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. In a game that was dominated by the defenses, the teams scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns. McSorley, who finished 31 of 48 for 284 yards…
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- With nearly 20 reporters huddled around him last Saturday, Saquon Barkley wasn't in a mood to exalt his own performance. Sure, Penn State's star running back could have easily smiled and nodded when reminded of his day -- 246 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns. Instead, he took the time to point out…
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Sixth-ranked Penn State opened the 2017 season in dominant fashion with a 52-0 win over Akron on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa. The Nittany Lions (1-0) led 35-0 at halftime as their offense, defense and special teams all contributed to the blowout. DeAndre Thompkins began the onslaught with a 61-yard…
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No. 6 Penn State will begin the season hoping to pick up where it left off on offense. The Nittany Lions averaged 45.6 points in their final seven games as they surprisingly surged to the Big Ten title. They even scored 49 in the Rose Bowl against Southern California, before losing on a last-second field goal.…
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Penn State approved a six-year contract extension for head coach James Franklin through at least the 2022 season, the school announced Friday. The new contract for the football coach will average $5.73 million per year for six years, according to Sports Illustrated and confirmed by ESPN. Franklin was scheduled to make $4.7 million this year under…
