#Jack Ham

PASADENA, Calif. - Penn State's players, coach James Franklin and even the radio broadcast team of Steve Jones and Jack Ham wore white No. 34 jerseys as they arrived at the stadium Monday. That's the number the late Franco Harris wore at Penn State, although he's probably better known nationally as No. 32, which he wore during a hall of fame career…

Kyle Whittingham is completing his 18th full season as head coach at Utah. James Franklin is completing his ninth season as head coach at Penn State. After Franklin and the Nittany Lions went 11-11 combined during 2020 and 2021, they have compiled a10-2 record this season while Whittingham and the Utes have gone 10-3. Monday, Jan. 2, 5 p.m. ET at…

There is plenty on the table for James Franklin's Penn State football team when it faces Michigan State this afternoon at Beaver Stadium. A 10-win regular season. The Land-Grant Trophy. A victory on Senior Day. A potential top-10 ranking. The 11th-ranked Nittany Lions have won their last three games and a triumph over the Spartans would give PSU a…

Penn State and Rutgers have significant goals that remain with the regular season winding down. James Franklin's team will finish with a top-10 ranking if it can win its final two contests and defeat a quality opponent in a bowl game. The Scarlet Knights must win their final two games to get to.500 and (hopefully) earn a bowl invite. Rutgers is…

Penn State overcame some injury issues on the offensive line to clobber Indiana last Saturday in Bloomington. Those issues may still be in place today when James Franklin's Nittany Lions tangle with Maryland today at Beaver Stadium. But this is one of the deeper teams of the Franklin era and Penn State's running game and defense should present…

Penn State and Central Michigan have only met once before. The Nittany Lions hosted the Chippewas during their magical 2005 season, thumping the visitors 40-3. The second game between these two programs looks like another lopsided affair. By the way, that PSU team finished with a one-loss regular season and then beat Florida State in the overtime.…

Penn State's home-and-home series with Auburn concludes with a matchup in Alabama later today. James Franklin's Nittany Lions won 28-20 over the Tigers in 2021 at Beaver Stadium. The SEC program is looking for payback this year. Here are some details. No. 22 PENN STATE (2-0) vs. AUBURN (2-0) Kickoff: 3:30 today at Jordan-Hare Stadium. TV: CBS (Brad…