The Penn State Nittany Lions are the first team in the College Football Playoff semifinals, punching their ticket into the final four with a 31-14 win over the No. 3 seeded Boise State Broncos in ...

At the end of the following season, and with Penn State at 9-0, the Nittany Lions had been invited to play against SMU in the Cotton Bowl. Like Miami, Dallas was segregated, with restaurants ...

Penn State (13-2), meanwhile, has quietly emerged as a strong contender. Despite being overshadowed in the Big Ten by powerhouses like Oregon and Ohio State, the Nittany Lions have demonstrated ...

PITTSBURGH — The minute the inaugural College Football Playoff bracket was released, No. 6 Penn State's path was ... four touchdowns) looks uncoverable at the moment. Quinn Ewers of Texas ...

Franklin spent his first three seasons as a head coach at Vanderbilt, where he accumulated a 24-15 record overall, and an 11-13 record in SEC play. The Commodores went 9-7 in SEC play in his final ...

Quarterback Will Howard has been on point with every throw and hasn’t been sacked in two CFP games, and star freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith looks like a player who could start in the NFL ...

Marcus Freeman savored the moment, but he knows what looms for Notre Dame: a Penn State team that would make Georgia look meek ... Bowl opponent that will be like looking in the mirror.

Penn State is now 13-2 and the Irish will head to the Orange Bowl with a record of 13-1. Opening Penn State vs. Notre Dame odds The opening line for the Orange Bowl matchup gives Notre Dame a ...

Here's an early look at the semifinal matchups between the four remaining teams in the 12-team field. -- Heather Dinich Jump to: Penn State vs. Notre Dame Texas vs. Ohio State When: Jan. 9 at 7:30 ...