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Lock Haven has tough test hosting No. 3-ranked Kutztown in football

After a week off, Lock Haven’s football team is back in action and has a very tough test this week as the Bald Eagles host No. 3-ranked Kutztown for a 6 p.m. kickoff at Hubert Jack Stadium today. In the last matchup between the two, Kutztown defeated Lock Haven in 2025 34-7 thanks to 27 first-half points. The Bald Eagles haven’t defeated the Golden Bears since a 21-14 win in 2002, suffering a 16-game losing streak since. To upset Kutztown, Lock Haven will have to play solid from start to finish in all aspects. Ezequiel Johnson is Lock Haven’s top running back so far this ...

Clutch red zone defense lifts Shamokin past Jersey Shore

COAL TOWNSHIP — Shamokin Area's defense conceded the notion that it was going to stop an athletic, all-state quarterback like Nolen Pauling in his tracks. But if the Indians could limit the Jersey Shore quarterback and the rest of his high-tempo, explosive offense when it mattered most, ...

No. 14 Penn State defeats Buffalo in a rout at home 55-13

STATE COLLEGE (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for 212 yards with two touchdowns, Koby Howard scored twice and No. 14 Penn State cruised past Buffalo 55-13 on Saturday. Becht secured his Bowl Subdivision-leading 29th win and the Nittany Lions (3-0) capped their nonconference schedule in relatively ...

No. 3 Kutztown uses early lead to beat Lock Haven 35-20

LOCK HAVEN — The Lock Haven football team scored 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, but No. 3 Kutztown’s early advantage held true as the Bald Eagles fell to the nationally-ranked Golden Bears, 35-20 on Saturday. Saturday marked the 2026 home opener for The Haven at Hubert Jack Stadium. Lock Haven (1-2) trailed 35-7 entering the fourth quarter, but won the fourth-quarter battle 13-0 behind a pair of touchdown connections from quarterback Robert Footman Jr. and Connor Foltz. Footman Jr., who also accounted for a touchdown on the ground, found Foltz in the back of the ...

Neil Rudel on Penn State: Money becomes talk of college football

Since NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) was implemented in 2021, the great mystery surrounding college sports but mainly football has been how much money the players make and how much each school is spending. You’ll recall in the summer of 2022 when James Franklin lamented Ohio State coach Ryan Day’s contention that it would take $13 million to keep the Buckeyes’ roster together and why Penn State shouldn’t expect to compete with anything less. One of Franklin’s specialties was trying to keep up with the Joneses off the field, even though schematically on the field, he ...