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Penn State isn't the only Bottom 25 newcomer this week. Kentucky is making its first appearance of the season after falling 35-14 at Georgia. But there is hope: Big Blue Madness is on Saturday. The annual preseason basketball party will provide a welcome distraction from the fact that UK football team is required to play seven more games.
Lane Kiffin and Co. secured a commitment from a Top-10 quarterback in America, program's shot-caller took to social media to troll finalists.
The Nittany Lions will certainly cycle down the Top 25, but falling in OT to a Top 10 team shouldn’t fully eliminate Penn State on its own.
Below is the full AP Top 25 poll for Week 7. First-place votes are in parentheses. Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 129, Texas 111, Penn St. 97, Utah 84, Nebraska 60, Southern Cal 46, UNLV 19, North Texas 16, TCU 14, Washington 10, Mississippi St. 10, Navy 4, Louisville 3, Auburn 1.
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Reeling Penn State players and coaches are looking to salvage season after disastrous two weeks
The pain and anger was just beginning for Penn State players as handfuls of UCLA fans stormed the Rose Bowl to celebrate their Bruins' upset win.
Penn State has some major additions, but it does not come without the loss of some key pieces, like goaltender Arsenii Sergeev who was a major addition for the Nittany Lions last season after transferring from the University of Connecticut.
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Penn State's updated bowl projection is a true "what if" scenario
In the updated College Football Playoff and bowl projections from USA TODAY's Erick Smith, the Nittany Lions are sitting outside of the 12-team College Football Playoff. Instead, Smith has Penn State projected to play in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa,
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Penn State has a ‘plan’ to develop LB depth, and James Franklin says it includes 2 youngsters
Junior transfer Amare Campbell has emerged as one of the Penn State defense’s top playmakers through five games. Campbell, who played at North Carolina last season, is the Nittany Lions’ leading tackler by a large margin.