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Bo Nickal is back in action tonight; which College Football Playoff tier is Penn State in?: Newsstand

Greg Pickelby:Greg Pickel09/27/22

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Bo Nickal poses for the media during Dana White's Contender series season six, week ten weigh-in at Palace Station on September 26, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Penn State news, notes, and updates for Sept. 26 include Bo Nickal returning to MMA action plus where the Lions are as a CFP contenders and more.

It’s time to dive into Tuesday’s top tweets and headlines about the Lions and athletics.

Penn State tweets of the day

We start with another MMA appearance for Bo Nickal. The former Penn State wrestling great fights Donovan Beard in Dana White’s Contender Series Tuesday night on ESPN+. He competes in the 185-pound weight class and is undefeated professionally. He is aiming to earn a UFC contract by continuing to thrive in mixed martial arts.

“Bring it, I’m ready to go,” Nickal told ESPN MMA. “A lot of dude likes to talk and say crazy stuff how ‘I’m only 2-0, I don’t have experience, I’ve never been in there’. You’ve never done what I’ve done, you’re not a three-time national champion, you didn’t compete for the greatest collegiate programme in college wrestling history. You didn’t train since you were five years old, I grew up doing this, this is what I live for.

“I train everyday, I put the work in and for them to be coming at me saying I don’t know what it feels like is outlandish. I competed in a sold-out Maddison Square Garden at 18 years old, who else is doing that? At the end of the day it’s a little crazy for guys to talk that way but the result will prove themselves.”

In other news, ESPN’s Heather Dinnich ranked the current College Football Playoff contenders. She put them in tier four, which is ‘undefeated teams who need to show more.’

Top 10

  1. 1

    Elko pokes at Kiffin

    A&M coach jokes over kick times

  2. 2

    Dan Lanning

    Oregon coach getting NFL buzz

  3. 3

    UK upsets Duke

    Mark Pope leads Kentucky to first Champions Classic win since 2019

    Trending
  4. 4

    5-star flip

    Ole Miss flips Alabama WR commit Caleb Cunningham

    Hot
  5. 5

    Second CFP Top 25

    Newest CFP rankings are out

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“Penn State’s offense is improving with quarterback Sean Clifford, a key being that it has found some help in the running game,” Dinnich writes.

“The Nittany Lions have the schedule to impress the committee, but that’s a double-edged sword. If they’re good enough to beat Ohio State and Michigan and win the Big Ten, they’ll be good enough to finish in the top four.”

Headlines of the day

Penn State’s Kaytron Allen named Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Flounders, PennLive

Top Penn State prospect Quinton Martin updates his recruitment following busy September: Snyder, BWI

First Look: Penn State Vs. Northwestern: Wogenrich, SI

The weekly rundown: What to make of Penn State after a 4-0 start: Pickel, BWI

College Football Power Rankings: Tennessee leaps into top 10 as Penn State, Florida State, Kansas join: Dodd, CBS Sports

Penn State football redshirt report: Which freshmen have played over the first four weeks?: Pickel, BWI

Penn State punter Barney Amor’s story sounds fictional, but it’s not: Scarcella, Reading Eagle

Confirmed list of recruiting visitors for Penn State’s game against Central Michigan: Snyder, BWI

Big Ten Power Rankings: Traditional powerhouses hold serve in Week 4: On3

Quote of the day

“I probably talk to them every other day. I talk to Coach Terry [Smith], I talk to their running backs coach, [Chris Mahon], Coach [James] Franklin. Our bond hasn’t gone anywhere. If anything, it’s just getting stronger.”

Four-star Class of 2024 running back Quinton Martin on Penn State.

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