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Ryder rides to 36-hole lead at the Farmers Open

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Jevone Moore
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LA JOLLA, CA - Sam Ryder tees off on January 26 Farmers Open during round 2 on Thursday at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. (Photo by Jevone Moore)

La Jolla, CA – The course at Torrey Pines looks nice a plush under the sun for day two of the Farmers Open. What most couldn’t account for was the wind that was no match for Sam Ryder who held the lead despite playing today of tougher South Course.

Ryder 64-68–132( -12) played a nice a steady round navigating the South by birding the third hole and then another one on 10th. He took complete control on hole 13th & 14th with back-to-back birdies.

LA JOLLA, CA – Sam Ryder on January 26 Farmers Open during round 2 on Thursday at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. (Photo by Jevone Moore)

“Yeah, it feels great. The thing I’ve been kind of telling myself is to just try and embrace it.” Said Ryder “I feel like if I put it in the fairway, I can attack.”

His playing partner Brendan Steele 65-70—135 (-9) started the day one shot off the lead and was up and down during the round. It was a big help playing with Ryder to allow him to know to keep a level head and stay in striking distance for the weekend.

“Some weird stuff, but I played really nice and excited to be where I am going into the weekend.” Said Steele.

LA JOLLA, CA – On January 26 Farmers Open Brendan Steele watches his tee shot during round 2 on Thursday at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. (Photo by Jevone Moore)

Tano Goya 70-67–137 (-7) was one of the few to make a move playing on the easier North Course on Thursday. He made one of the biggest move from (-2) to start the round. Firing off 6 birdies during this second round. Goya shares the low round for Thursday with Jon Rahm from the North going into the weekend.

The weather gave all the golfers a little to think about when the wind kept picking up making the course just a little long for the field. With the cut line at even-par allowed 73 professionals hanging around for a shot at the $8.7 million purse with $1,566,000 to the winner.

LA JOLLA, CA – January 26 Farmers Open during round 2 on Thursday at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. (Photo by Jevone Moore)

After the first 36 holes who know what’s going to be instore for the field on Friday and Saturday.

“I’m not going to really change my approach a whole lot.” Said Ryder, “So just going to try and take it in stride and see if I can keep myself in a good position and stay aggressive.”

Boogie catches fire as USC avenges early season loss to rival UCLA

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Mykell Mathieu
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Los Angeles, CA – The eyes of the Los Angeles hoops scene went from the Crypto.com Arena a few nights ago to the Galen Center where USC upset crosstown rival #8 UCLA 77-64.

UCLA controlled the game early as the Tyger Campbell and the Bruins looked like the better team on both sides of the floor.

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The Bruins went into half with a 37-25 lead with Campbell leading the team in scoring with ten points to go along with three assists and two steals. David Singleton knocked down three 3s early to help.

The Trojans missed open shots and left defenders open. It looked like the rout was on for UCLA.

But like the game easier in the year at Pauley Pavilion, the second half was an entirely different story as the Trojans dominated the team from Westwood.

In that game, USC nearly came back from an 18-point deficit before falling short, 60-58.

This time around the team got a special performance from a special player to make sure the come back was complete.

Guard Boogie Ellis like the rest of his team started slow with four points in the first half but finished the game with a career-high 31 points to go with six assists and four rebounds.

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“I felt like the UCLA game, that definitely was on me,” said Ellis of the team’s early season loss against their rival. “But, it’s basketball. You will have your highs and lows, but you always gotta stay right in the middle. So I’m blessed and I’m glad that I was able to help get this one for my team.”

Ellis’ 27 second half points matched the total scored by the Bruins. Another impressive feat Ellis achieved was having zero turnovers on his career night.

USC won the second half by nearly 30 points outscoring the eighth-ranked team in America, 51-27.

The Trojan guard wasn’t alone in his efforts as teammate Drew Peterson chipped in with 16 points.

Defensive adjustments made in the second half also played a huge part in the win for USC.

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“We really started to hard hedge the ball screens, tried to put pressure on their guards, so (Tyger) Campbell couldn’t get in the lane and the other guys,” said Trojans coach Andy Enfield. Our big players, our centers Josh (Morgan) and Vince (Iwuchukwu) did a really good job of getting out on the ball screens and getting back before they could reverse the ball or throw it into their bigs at the rim.”

Campbell finished the game with 14 points and Singleton only made one three-point field goal after halftime.

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“We just didn’t get the job done. They turned up the heat, they created deflections. We didn’t handle it. Then they got going. Once they got going, the crowd got behind them. They made some un-guardable shots” said UCLA coach Mick Cronin.

But the star of the night was Ellis who boogied all over the floor and led his team to a resume building win.

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“We were supposed to be more aggressive on him. We played him soft and he made his play. And that’s what he does when you are playing soft” coach Cronin said.

Now both teams will look to finish strong to compete for the regular season Pac-12 title.

Kraken capture their “white whale,” obliterating Canucks 6-1

By
Charles Hamaker
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Seattle, WA – Coming into tonight’s contest, the Seattle Kraken had never beaten their rivals to the North, the Vancouver Canucks, through six meetings in Seattle’s existence. A team that has seen vast change in numerous ways, the Kraken put their foot (or tentacle) down and annihilated the Canucks in a six goals to one performance. Seattle jumped out to a two-goal lead throughout the first frame, dominating possession and pinning Vancouver deep in their own zone. Seattle tacked on three more goals in period two, effectively putting the game to bed with 20 minutes still to play.

Oliver Bjorkstrand has had the “snake bitten” label all over him for the entirety of the 2022-23 season with Seattle, having near miss after near miss plague him. Underlying numbers have shown that the former Columbus Blue Jacket has still performed well for the Kraken, but he just might be turning a corner. Bjorkstrand was feeling his game early, scoring the first goal of the night on a juicy rebound thanks to a shot by Adam Larsson. Bjorkstrand, while falling backwards, fired away instantly and beat a sprawled-out Spencer Martin top shelf. Bjorkstrand spoke postgame about his performance tonight.

“It feels good, I feel better. I feel like I’m creating more, just as a line we’re playing really well together. With Tolvy and Gourdy. It’s definitely nice to see it go in,” Bjorkstrand said.

The Kraken imposed their will against Vancouver, showering the Canucks with waves of goals, courtesy of their depth. Five Seattle skaters scored goals and ten of them recorded a point in a complete all-around effort. Not only did nearly half the team have a hand in scoring, but the collective group did an excellent job of blocking shots, keeping Vancouver out of prime passing lanes, and playing selfless hockey. Although it came against a struggling Canucks team, Seattle’s well-rounded performance is a prime example of what this group can accomplish when they play their game for the entirety of 60 minutes. Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol reflected on his team’s performance, postgame.

“We played 60 minutes, made it hard right from the start. We played a real direct game, did everything pretty quick, and we sustained that through the first 40 minutes and for the majority of 60 minutes. We didn’t give up very much because of that,” Hakstol stated.

The Kraken will get a team day off following tonight’s beatdown of the Canucks, a well-earned one at that. The rest is a short one, though, as Seattle picks things up on Friday, January 27th against the Calgary Flames in the first game of a back-to-back. Puck drop for another divisional rivalry game is at 7PM PST, as the Flames will look to disrupt Seattle’s positive play heading into the All-Star break.

Kraken unable to fully summit against Avalanche, falling in overtime shootout

By
Charles Hamaker
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Seattle, WA – The expression that a sport is a game of inches can be played out, but it rang especially true in the Saturday showdown of the Colorado Avalanche and the Seattle Kraken. The Avalanche bested
the Kraken in an overtime shootout, as both teams traded near misses throughout the first three periods and overtime. Ultimately, Seattle’s inability to finish on one on one with the goaltender did them in as Colorado goaltender Pavel Francouz’s perfect save percentage in shootouts remained squeaky clean. Despite recording a point in the loss, the Kraken fell to second in the division as Las Vegas won their game tonight.


Mere inches decided this contest between the defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche and upstart Kraken, as both teams peppered each other’s goaltenders with chances in the high danger area. Several Kraken skaters made incredibly critical plays to keep the Avalanche off the board, cleaning up their own messes. A major example of this was defenseman Adam Larsson, who flung the puck back up the ice after it was slowly inching towards the goal line. Larsson’s heads up play wiped a goal off the board and kept his team in it. Unfortunately, Colorado was able to get the fortunate bounces necessary in the shootout as Seattle failed to score any of their three opportunities and the Avalanche converted twice. Adam Larsson discussed what it was like defending against the reigning champs with the media, postgame.

“You need the whole team to defend against a line like that. I thought we did a pretty solid job, didn’t give them too much. Obviously, we two can clean up some stuff, but we got one point out of this… It’s fun to play in a game like this, you’re playing last year’s champs, everybody was excited for this one. Obviously, we aren’t happy with the end result, but some good effort out there,” Larsson stated.


This Kraken team may be coming back down to Earth a bit following their eight-game winning streak, but this loss against the Avalanche is one that I’d consider to be constructive. Seattle has obvious areas from this loss that need to be improved upon, some with higher priority than others. The Kraken have not been relatively good at all when it comes to finishing in one-on-one situations against opposing goaltenders, and that must improve especially when it comes to breakaways and shootouts. Seattle looked like they had overcomplicated their shootout opportunities. Another one of those addressable areas is the ability to get greasy goals, something the Kraken failed to do in this game as well. Seattle head coach Dave Hakstol discussed how he felt about his teams effort, postgame.


“That was a battle, we were in the battle for 65+ minutes with the shootout. Obviously, it’s disappointing when you don’t win in the shootout and get the extra point. In terms of our effort, work level and battle, it was good throughout the hockey game. You’d like to be able to execute better in a couple situations, but it was that type of hockey game all the way through. Really proud of the guys for their effort and
consistency throughout the game, we were in the fight,” Hakstol stated.


The Kraken will get three scheduled days off following the loss, but the reality of it is that two of those days will include activities. Seattle is hosting it’s “Skills showcase,” an event geared toward the fanbase at
Climate Pledge Arena where the roster displays skills in several different competitions such as hardest shot, a relay race, and many more. Following the short-term break, the Kraken get back to the gauntlet of their January schedule when they host the pesky Vancouver Canucks. The two Pacific Northwest rivals will meet on Wednesday, January 25th with a puck drop of 7PM PST as Seattle still is searching for their first ever win over the Canucks.

Kraken dance with the Devils, escaping with a 4-3 overtime victory

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Charles Hamaker
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Seattle, WA – A battle between two teams that have impressed this season, and both named after cryptids, it was the Seattle Kraken that emerged victorious once the ice had settled. Seattle opened the game with an energized effort, as Ryan Donato led the way with two goals in the first two frames. New Jersey lurked around though, as goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood made numerous remarkable saves to keep the Devils within striking distance. A shorthanded goal and score with their own net empty meant that the Kraken had demons to exercise in overtime. Andre Burakovsky broke out of his slump, slamming home the game winner.

Tonight’s driving force out of the gate was winger Ryan Donato, who flirted with a hat trick as he scored two goals in the first two periods. The Massachusetts born man was on a mission against New Jersey, firing off a career high seven shots on the night. The veteran wings goals were stellar, first a laser beam from the faceoff circle and then a missile on a two on one from the faceoff circle. Donato’s excellent night was yet another example of Seattle’s depth, a key component to their success this season. Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol discussed his team’s depth, postgame.

“Donny, those two goals… that’s the story of our year, right? The story of our team, somebody stepping up and scoring goals at the right time. We had a ton of good opportunities at that point in time, both in tight and some different looks. That first goal was a big one in the hockey game in order to break through, it was a hell of a shot,” Hakstol stated.

A common theme for this years Kraken squad has been that they are overall solid defensively, but their key mistakes here and there allow their opponents back into games. Tonight, Seattle’s mistake was not being careful with the puck in the neutral zone. New Jersey’s first goal came as Yanni Gourde failed to get a pass up ice, and Devils defensemen Damon Severson took advantage of tired legs, beating Martin Jones top shelf. The second Devils goal was shorthanded, as Andre Burakovsky tried to get a pass back to Vince Dunn, but Dunn never collected the puck. New Jersey’s Erik Haula took it the other way for an easy breakaway, beating Martin Jones at point blank range. Despite making those mistakes, the Kraken were able to remain resilient and battle back. Seattle head coach Dave Hakstol discussed his team’s character, postgame.

“That’s credit to these guys, the next group up has to go out and push back. To realize the moment of the game, and to be able to push back. We did that, when we gave up the shorthanded goal. In overtime, we had a little bit of patience. We got a good opportunity,” Hakstol remarked.

Seattle will get a day off prior to a Saturday, January 21st meeting with the Colorado Avalanche. The Kraken will host the Avalanche for the first time this season, having previously beaten the team in Colorado when the teams met back in October. Puck drop for this contest is at 7PM PST, as the defending Stanley Cup champions continue their pursuit to regain last season’s form, while Seattle looks to take sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division.

Kraken fizzle out in grinding game against Lightning

By
Charles Hamaker
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Period 1

Seattle, WA – On Martin Luther King Jr Day 2023, the Seattle Kraken saw their historic winning streak end at eight games as the Tampa Bay Lightning spoiled the short homecoming. Following seven games over the course of 13 days and the pedigree of the opposition, Seattle was visibly slower and less explosive compared to the juggernaut we saw on the road trip. All things considered, the Kraken put up a solid fight against a Tampa Bay team that has won two of the last three Stanley Cups, but it was ultimately critical defensive issues that nailed Seattle’s coffin shut. One thing remains apparent for a Kraken team gunning to make a playoff appearance in the second year of their existence: they must find consistency defensively if they want to take things to another level.

Following an eight-game streak that saw Seattle’s attack score four or more goals every outing but one, and eight goals twice, the Kraken simply looked like they ran out of juice against Tampa Bay. Seattle was held to 23 shots today, 11 of those coming in the final period when the Kraken were just trying to fling pucks on net. While playing against Vezina trophy winning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy certainly didn’t help, the Kraken had trouble breaking into Tampa Bay’s offensive zone and could not generate clean looks. The only score of the day for Seattle came off a bomb of a shot from the blue line that deflected off a Lightning defenseman. The scorer of that goal, Vince Dunn, discussed his team’s offensive effort postgame.

“I think we could have been better with our execution out of our zone… I don’t think that there’s any excuse to be honest, we had the whole day yesterday off and this morning… we just came out flat. We can always have more traffic net front, I think that our forwards were doing a good job… when you play good teams like that, you have to find a way to score dirty goals,” Dunn stated.

For most of this contest, the Kraken were able to make up for the occasional error that they made defensively, with effort and active sticks. But two key and untimely mistakes ended up dooming Seattle, as the other two Tampa Bay goals were empty netters with time ticking down. The first notable mistake was by Jamie Oleksiak, who was caught out in no-man’s land as two Lightning skaters had free real estate in the Kraken high danger area. An Ian Cole puck from the blue line in period one was tipped in easily by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, who was left wide open as Oleksiak seemed to have forgotten his assignment. The second came a little under seven minutes into the third period, as Vince Dunn turned the puck over to Nicholas Paul right next to the Kraken goal, and Dunn even screened his own goaltender as Paul slotted the puck home. Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol discussed his team’s areas to improve.

“We knew it was gonna be a tight hockey game, first period we didn’t do a good job coming out of the zone… tough puck play in the neutral zone, but we cleaned that up a little bit in the second. We were able to generate a little more offensively in the third. It was a tight hockey game, we’re disappointed in the result and outcome, but it was still a tight hockey game,” Hakstol stated.

Immediately following the loss to the Lightning, the Kraken had to get back on the road as they will play the second game of a home-away back-to-back. Seattle heads to Edmonton for a divisional battle against the Oilers at Rogers Place with a puck drop of 6PM PST. The Kraken will look to get back to their winning ways in another difficult contest, facing off against Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.

Georgia wins second straight national title in dominating fashion

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Eric Ramos
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Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett had an important decision to make last year. Ride off into the sunset and be the legendary quarterback who won a National championship or come back for one more season.


Bennett told head coach Kirbay Smart, “that’s not just who I am. Why should I do that when I have an opportunity to play again? Why don’t we go win it again?” Bennett came back and scored six total touchdowns in a dominating 65-7 win over TCU in the College Football National Championship on Monday at SoFi Stadium.


Georgia won back-to-back College Football Playoff titles and finished the season 15-0, joining Clemson (2018) and LSU (2019) as the only 15-win teams since the late 1800s. Bennett is the first player in the CFP championship game to earn Offensive Player of the Game honors twice.


“Stetson speaks for himself, the way he leads and prepares,” Smart said. “His mental makeup is such of a quarterback that believes he can make every throw and what he did tonight was truly amazing. Probably had his best game of his career, in my opinion, with some of the checks he made, some of the decisions he made, just really elite.”


The Bulldogs took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter when Bennett scrambled into the end zone for a 21-yard touchdown on their opening drive.


On the ensuing drive, TCU wide receiver Derius Davis was stripped on the jet sweep and Georgia recovered the fumble. TCU held the Bulldogs to a 24-yard field goal and trailed 10-0.


TCU cut the Georgia lead 10-7 on quarterback Max Duggan’s 2-yard touchdown run. The score was set up by a 60- yard reception from Davis. Georgia came right back with a 37-yard touchdown pass from Bennett to Ladd McConkey. The Bulldogs took a 17-7 lead with 2:43 left in the first quarter.


Bennett scored his second rushing touchdown of the first half, this time from six yards out and the Bulldogs extended their lead 24-7. After Duggan was intercepted by Jevon Bullard, running back Kendall Milton scored from a yard out to give Georgia a 31-7 lead with just over a minute left in the second quarter.


Duggan threw his second interception of the first half, which led to a 22-yard touchdown pass from Bennett to Adonai Mitchell and a 38-7 halftime lead.


On the opening drive of the third quarter, Bennett hit tight end Brock Bowers for a 22-yard touchdown and a 45-7 lead. Bowers finished with seven receptions for 152 and a touchdown.

Georgia took a commanding 52-7 lead on Bennett’s 14-yard touchdown pass to McConkey.
This was Bennett’s sixth total touchdown of the game.


Branson Robinson added two rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.
The Bulldogs defense held TCU scoreless for the final three quarters and limited the Horn Frogs to 188 yards on 51 plays.

CFB Playoffs invade LA on and off the field

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Mykell Mathieu
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Los Angeles, CA – Fans and members of both teams were excited for the College Football Playoffs experience here in the City of Angels.

The LA Convention Center was the home for two of the biggest events of the weekend, the Playoff Fan Central and Media Day.

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The Fan Central event was filled with interactive games, special guest appearances and multiple exhibits to celebrate college football.

Fans could play flag football, run the 40 and even take pictures with the most prestigious trophies college football has to offer.

The players had their time to shine as well with Media Day that took place on Saturday morning.

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Both TCU and Georgia enjoyed their time in the spotlight as Media Day gave players and coaches the opportunity to talk to media members from all across the country as they prepared for the championship game.

This is LA, so you know there was going to be top-notch entertainment available for fans to attend as well. Banc of California Stadium housed two free sold out concerts over the weekend. Headlined by bill-topping sets from the Jonas Brothers, Saweetie, Pitbull and more.

Fans and both teams will have to wait for tonight for the football action — but they certainly scored with this entertaining jam packed weekend.

UCLA falls back to be beat USC

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Jevone Moore
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Westwood, CA – Protecting your home court is always a battle cry during the crosstown rivalry game. UCLA was able to creep back for a 61-60 women’s basketball victory of USC Women of Troy basketball team at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday afternoon.

UCLA was trailing by 4 points with 4:18 left on the game clock, when Charisma Osborne (20) kicks ball out to 6’4 forward Emily Bessoir (11) who drains a three pointer over the USC defense. This was a key basket on the Women’s Bruins fall back into the lead 55-54 after a steal and basket by Osborne.

UCLA guard Londynn Jones (3) lead the Bruins with 22 points in 26 minutes. Bessoir grabbed 5 rebounds while scoring double digits with 11 points.

Osborne bring the ball up the court. Photo by Chanel Foster / fi360 News

“Being together I feel like is the biggest thing,” Jones said. “Knowing that we all have each other’s back through the highs and through the lows… that’s what sets us apart.”

Osborne was really active all game on both sides of the ball. She lead the team with 7 rebounds and dished out 4 assist, 9 points. Osborne digging deep late in the game after playing 37 minutes.

Kiki Rice reads the defense. Photo by Chanel Foster / fi360 News

Bruins Coach Cori Close dialed up a great gameplan to move the Lady Bruins to 14-2 overall record and 3-1 in conference.

“Obviously a lot of really difficult moments,” Close said. “But when you have a selfless team and a neutral team, … we get ready for big moments when we need it. Londynn Jones was ready for that big moment.”

The Women of Troy were led by forward Rayah Marshall (13) who scored a shared team high 15 points, and 8 rebounds. Guard Kayla Williams (4) also scored 15 points that was almost enough to get the victory.

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Okako Adika (24) played 39 minutes the most for both teams in this slug fest where she dropped 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Now the Trojans move to 11-4 record and 1-3 in the PAC-12 games.

They will face the foes from the Bay area this up coming week a hard task to face No 2 Stanford and Cal. These next few weeks will be important for both teams as want a good seed in the PAC-12 tournament at the end of the season.

Penn State rolls past Utah to become 2023 Rose Bowl Champs

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Eric Ramos
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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 02: Penn State Nittany Lions running back Nicholas Singleton (10) runs the ball for a gain during the Rose Bowl game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Utah Utes on January 2, 2023 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Jordon Kelly/fi360 News)

Pasadena, CA- No. 11 Penn State used big plays and a stout defense to defeat No. 8 Utah 35-21 in the 109th edition of the Rose Bowl on Monday in Pasadena.


Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford passed for 279 yards and two touchdowns while running
back Nicholas Singleton rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns to help the Nittany Lions
become the 2023 Rose Bowl champions.

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 02: Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Sean Clifford (14) during the Rose Bowl game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Utah Utes on January 2, 2023 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Jordon Kelly/fi360 News)


“I’m just happy for our guys,” Penn State head coach James Franklin said. “To come out here
and play that team, got so much respect for Utah and Coach Whittingham out here on the road,
it’s basically a home game for them, and our guys played their tails off. I’m just so proud of
them, offense, defense and special teams.”


After an interception by Kalen King, Penn State capped an 11-play, 82-yard drive with
Singleton’s 5-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Utah answered with Cameron Rising’s 1-
yard touchdown pass to Yasmin Thomas in the second quarter.

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 02: Penn State Nittany Lions wide receiver Mitchell Tinsley (5) runs the ball for a gain during the Rose Bowl game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Utah Utes on January 2, 2023 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Jordon Kelly/fi360 News)


Penn State came right back when Clifford found Mitchell Tinsley in the end zone for a 10-yard
touchdown and a 14-7 lead with 4:47 left in the second quarter. Utah evened the score 14-14 on
a 19-yard touchdown run by running back Ja’Quinden Jackson with 2:38 remaining in the first
half.


In the third quarter, Jackson turned on the wheels and raced 87 yards for the score and a 21-14
lead. Penn State opened the fourth quarter with a 88-yard touchdown pass from Clifford to a
wide open KeAndre Lambert-Smith.

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 02: Utah Utes quarterback Cameron Rising (7) gets hit during the Rose Bowl game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Utah Utes on January 2, 2023 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Jordon Kelly/fi360 News)


“Our guys just stuck together, made some big plays when we needed to, and we found a way to
get a win against a really, really good Utah team,” Franklin said. “I do want to take a moment
and just make sure that we show enough respect and appreciation for the University of Utah.
I’ve got so much respect for the university as a whole, for Coach Whittingham and what he’s
done across his entire career. Watching them on tape, for people that know and love football,
that’s a really good football team.”


Rising injured his knee in the third quarter and did not return to the game. Bryson Barnes came
into the game and finished with 112 yards and one touchdown. Barnes was intercepted on his
first drive.

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 02: Utah Utes quarterback Cameron Rising (7) during the Rose Bowl game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Utah Utes on January 2, 2023 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Jordon Kelly/fi360 News)


Penn State scored its second touchdown of the fourth quarter on a 1-yard run by Kaytron Allen
and the Nittany Lions took a 35-14 lead. Utah added a late touchdown with 25 seconds
remaining in the game.

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