Penn State, college football playoff and SMU

Penn State's Dom DeLuca Has a Great College Football Story. His Might Be the Last
Penn State's Dom DeLuca went from walk-on to captain with the Nittany Lions. "You can't help but love Dom," Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen said.
Penn State dominates SMU with defense in College Football Playoff to reach Fiesta Bowl quarterfinal
Penn State scored twice on interception returns to key a defeat of SMU in the College Football Playoff. Up next is Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl.
Former walk-on DeLuca provides early spark, Penn State drills SMU 38-10 in CFP; Boise State up next
Dominic DeLuca and Tony Rojas returned interceptions for touchdowns and Penn State toyed with mistake-prone SMU in a 38-10 victory in the opening round of the College Football Playoff.
Penn State Is Taking a No Regrets Approach to the College Football Playoff
Penn State Nittany Lions coach James Franklin made an aggressive call vs. SMU and said he'll do it again in the College Football Playoff.
Penn State vs. SMU: Predictions, odds for College Football Playoff first-round game
SMU will travel to University Park to face Penn State in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday.
College football analyst praises Penn State ahead of Fiesta Bowl, points to 'pressure' to advance to semifinal
National college football analyst Josh Pate likes what he sees from Penn State ahead of its second-round matchup against Boise State. However, Pate believes the Nittany Lions' path to the semifinal may never again be this manageable.
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Penn State vs SMU final score updates, highlights from Nittany Lions' CFP first-round win
No. 6 seed Penn State had few, if any, troubles with No. 11 seed SMU, rolling past the Mustangs for a 38-10 victory ...
Penn State’s Tom Allen on a defender’s late surge: ‘He played his best game of the season against SMU’
Penn State defensive tackle Coziah Izzard and defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton tackle Southern Methodist running back ...
How Penn State dashed SMU’s Cinderella dreams with ease: Takeaways from a Playoff rout
Two early pick sixes sent Penn State on its way to a 38-10 Playoff rout of SMU and a quarterfinal date with Boise State in ...
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Who needs offense? Not Penn State football in CFP as defense outscores SMU
STATE COLLEGE — When Penn State football couldn't get anything going early on against SMU on Saturday, it was shaping up to be a closely-contested College Football Playoff game in Happy Valley ...
Full coverage: SMU can’t overcome nightmare start, falls to Penn State in CFP debut
Quarterback Kevin Jennings got off to a rocky start, throwing two pick-sixes in the Mustangs’ first four drives.
Kobe King on growth in Penn State’s linebacker room, his favorite 2024 memory, more
Kobe King led Penn State in tackles against SMU. His fellow linebackers led the Nittany Lions in big plays. King, in his fourth year, is a team leader and one of the defense’s most productive players.
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Watch two Penn State football pick-six TDs provide early CFP lead on SMU
What a postseason start for the Penn State defense − for linebackers Dom DeLuca and Tony Rojas −on about the coldest, windiest December day possible in Beaver Stadium. The No. 6-seeded Nittany ...
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What time does Penn State football play SMU in CFP? Info for home playoff game
Penn State football will celebrate a day-time White Out Saturday afternoon. How will the expected sell-out crowd account for itself in frigid conditions during its first College Football Playoff ...
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BWI Live: Two Penn State RPMs for 2026 targets | Recapping SMU visitors
The Penn State Nittany Lions Football team has been busy adding players for the future of the program while battling for a ...