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Organizers of a private reunion for football players coached by Joe Paterno will provide their own security for the Friday night event, Penn State spokesman Ben Manning said. The reunion is separate from a university celebration of the 50th anniversary of Paterno's head coaching debut planned for Saturday's game against Temple. Both mark a milestone that has emerged as a sensitive issue for the university and its community given Paterno's role in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Continue to Article

September 16, 2016 3:48:pm EST

Saquon Barkley doesn't care about statistics, except one he focused on in the days following Penn State's loss to Pitt. It's just how I am,'' Barkley said. It occurred in the third quarter and stalled Penn State's comeback in Week 2. Continue to Article

September 16, 2016 2:23:pm EST

Middle linebacker Jason Cabinda trotted out to the sideline with a cast covering his left hand and wrist, and that was as close as he got to playing. Then Penn State defensive tackle Kevin Givens left with an injury. The Nittany Lions allowed 341 yards rushing in a 42-39 loss to Pitt on Saturday. Continue to Article

September 13, 2016 6:34:pm EST

The history of the 123-year-old rivalry between Pittsburgh and Penn State is undeniable. Trying to convey decades of antagonism to players who were in preschool the last time the Nittany Lions and Panthers shared a football field is another matter. Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi made it a point in the run-up to Saturday's renewal after a 15-year hiatus to give his kids a crash course, one that happened to coincide with a rare media blackout that Narduzzi described as necessary to make sure the Panthers didn't get caught up in any distractions before arguably the program's most notable nonconference game since Sept. 16, 2000, when Pitt handed Penn State and coach Joe Paterno a 12-0 loss. Continue to Article

September 09, 2016 2:45:pm EST