By Eric Olson The Associated Press One of the nitpicks about the first College Football Playoff rankings was that the committee undervalued Indiana. The Hoosiers’ No. 8 ranking — they’re in the same ...

Too many obstacles in the way to become consistently elite By Cory Giger [email protected] No, Penn State will not become a consistently elite program. Why? Let me count the ways. 1. James ...

Quarterback Drew Allar vigorously defended the play of Penn State’s wide receivers, even though they didn’t have a touchdown catch in the first five Big Ten games. “I’ll defend them to the day I die,” ...