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.

No. 6 seed Penn State used two first-half interception returns for touchdowns to jumpstart a 38-10 blowout of No. 11 seed SMU in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday at ...

PSU_Singleton 1 run (Barker kick), 1:03. SMU_FG C.Rogers 28, 10:59. Advertisement Article continues below this ad PSU_FG Barker 40, 8:13. PSU_Ka.Allen 4 run (Barker kick), 12:56. SMU_Daniels 28 ...

Conte Forum. The Mustangs are no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. Last Saturday, SMU was able to grind out a solid victory over LSU ...

Penn State’s defense didn’t need any help from the offense in beating SMU on Saturday. The No. 6 Nittany Lions intercepted SMU QB Kevin Jennings three times in the first half and returned two ...

It was no secret that I was openly and actively rooting ... In some respects, the Penn State Nittany Lions and SMU Mustangs are similar in that both narrowly missed winning their conference ...

Pat McAfee added SMU “better show up today” because they have no rank wins either. Texas had one win over a top 25 team during the regular season (at Texas A&M) before falling to Georgia in ...

In the first round of the College Football Playoff, the No. 6 seed Penn State Nittany Lions Lions showcased their dominance with a powerful performance against the No. 11 seeded SMU Mustangs ...

REQUIRED READING:SMU vs. Penn State final score ... Penn State will meet up with No. 3 Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl, which is serving as one of the four CFP quarterfinals this season, on ...

PSU_Singleton 1 run (Barker kick), 1:03. PSU_Ka.Allen 4 run (Barker kick), 12:56. SMU_Daniels 28 pass from Jennings (C.Rogers kick), 7:31. RUSHING_SMU, B.Smith 18-62, L.Johnson 6-26, McFall 2-0 ...