Penn State celebrates Rose Bowl victory; Lions land a transferring receiver: Newsstand
LOS ANGELES — Penn State news, notes, and updates for Jan. 3 include a look back at the Rose Bowl plus a new transfer addition and more.
It’s time to dive into Tuesday top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with a recap of the Rose Bowl. Penn State beat Utah 35-21. Sean Clifford and Nicholas Singleton both scored twice and the defense snared two interceptions and nine sacks in the victory over the PAC-12 champions.
Afterward, the team celebrated on the field and then in the locker room. It leaves California early on Tuesday morning pacific time.
“I’m just proud of these guys,” head coach James Franklin said. “I was here in 2016, one of the better Rose Bowl games, and watched somebody else celebrate, and I wanted this for them. I couldn’t have wrote the script any better for Sean Clifford to be the offensive MVP, and my man Tig to be the defensive MVP.
Top 10
- 1Breaking
Dylan Raiola injury
Nebraska QB will play vs. USC
- 2
Elko pokes at Kiffin
A&M coach jokes over kick times
- 3Trending
Dan Lanning
Oregon coach getting NFL buzz
- 4
Bryce Underwood
Michigan prepared to offer No. 1 recruit $10.5M over 4 years
- 5Hot
5-star flip
Ole Miss flips Alabama WR commit Caleb Cunningham
“It’s awesome, sending these guys out the right way, in a time in college football that I think it’s more challenging than ever.”
In other news, Penn State picked up a new transfer commitment on Monday night. The Lions landed former North Carolina State receiver Devin Carter. He caught 25 passes for 406 yards and two touchdowns this season for the Wolfpack and has 10 total scores so far in his career.
Headlines of the day
‘I just took off’: The story behind Nick Singleton’s memorable Rose Bowl run: Flounders, BWI
Sean Clifford, battling through setbacks, slays final test: Column: Bauer, BWI
Penn State Goes Big at the Rose Bowl: Wogenrich, SI
Read everything Penn State coach James Franklin said following the Lions’ Rose Bowl win over Utah: Pickel, BWI
Lions answer question of just how good they really are with Rose Bowl rout: Giger, DKPittsburgh Sports
First Impressions from Penn State’s Rose Bowl win over Utah: Fitz, BWI
‘Special’ | Nick Singleton joins elite Penn State football company with highlight-filled Rose Bowl performance: Ralph, Daily Collegian
Sean Clifford’s Swan Song Was the Best of What College Football Can Be: Jones, Statecollege.com
Quote of the day
“I felt good about when I called it,” Yurcich said. “We had talked about that play leading up to it, all bowl prep. At halftime, we revisited it, and so when it came out of my mouth I was like, ‘this is a sound call you know, 3-and-2, didn’t have great field position.’ So, we weren’t risking [a] turnover.
“But when they lined up I think they were in an out blitz. So I was like, oh s—, this sucks. We’re down two hats [to block]. This is not good. But the play is, it’s a little tricky. So we tried to fool them and then we caught them off guard and our guys executed. At the end of the day, it’s really not the plays, it’s about your execution.”
–PSU OC Mike Yurcich on the play call that led to Nicholas Singleton’s 87-yard touchdown run.
