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Penn State Searching For Identity As Offensive Struggles Threaten Season
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
14
First seen
Oct 7, 12:17 PM EDT
updated Oct 15, 12:00 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by The Daily News, Williamsport Sun Gazette and 12 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Penn State football lost its top defender for the season, Lebanon Daily News reported. Meanwhile, pass rush struggles boiled over during a loss against USC, according to the Hanover Evening Sun.
Written by our system from the sources below (12), version 15, Oct 16, 11:08 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Penn State still in search of ‘the perfect match’ in struggling run game · The Daily Collegian
- Run-game issues continue to hold Penn State football back · Williamsport Sun Gazette
- Penn State looking for answers · The Daily News
- Penn State football loses top defender for the season · Lebanon Daily News
- Penn State football loses top defender for the season · Chambersburg Public Opinion
- Penn State football loses top defender for the season · York Daily Record
- Penn State football loses top defender for the season · Tri-County Independent
- Penn State football loses top defender for the season · The Record Herald
- Penn State football loses top defender for the season · Pocono Record
- ‘Missing the mark’: Penn State’s defense knows it must improve to overcome losing streak · The Daily News
- Penn State football's pass rush problem boiled over in loss vs. USC · Hanover Evening Sun
- Penn State football's pass rush problem boiled over in loss vs. USC · The Daily American
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Penn State searching for identity as offensive struggles threaten season · The Daily NewsOct 7, 12:17 PM EDT
Penn State offensive linemen share thoughts on struggles, practice changes · The Daily CollegianOct 7, 5:19 PM EDT
Penn State football struggling to find identity · Williamsport Sun GazetteOct 8, 12:00 AM EDT
Penn State is updating its practice philosophy to rectify its ‘embarrassing’ run defense · Pittsburgh Post-GazetteOct 8, 11:00 AM EDT
Penn State’s defense had to ‘change everything’ about practice, emphasizing tackling · The Daily CollegianOct 8, 5:14 PM EDT
Penn State needs its quarterback to lead it back to winning side · Altoona MirrorOct 9, 8:35 PM EDT
Penn State football's pass rush problem boiled over in loss vs. USC · The Record HeraldOct 10, 8:00 PM EDT
Penn State football's pass rush problem boiled over in loss vs. USC · Lebanon Daily News · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 10, 8:00 PM EDT
Penn State football's pass rush problem boiled over in loss vs. USC · Hanover Evening Sun · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 10, 8:00 PM EDT
Penn State football's pass rush problem boiled over in loss vs. USC · The Daily American · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 10, 8:00 PM EDT
Penn State football's pass rush problem boiled over in loss vs. USC · York Daily Record · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 10, 8:00 PM EDT
Penn State football's pass rush problem boiled over in… · Pocono Record · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 10, 8:00 PM EDT
Penn State football's pass rush problem boiled over in loss vs. USC · Chambersburg Public Opinion · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 10, 8:00 PM EDT
Penn State football's pass rush problem boiled over in loss vs. USC · Beaver County Times · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 10, 8:00 PM EDT
Analysis: After suffering its 3rd straight loss, how can Penn State football move forward? · The Daily NewsOct 11, 10:40 AM EDT
Senior leader on how Penn State football can break its losing streak · Pocono RecordOct 11, 8:00 PM EDT
Senior leader on how Penn State football can break its losing streak · Tri-County Independent · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 11, 8:00 PM EDT
Senior leader on how Penn State football can break its… · The Record HeraldOct 11, 8:00 PM EDT
Senior leader on how Penn State football can break its losing streak · Lebanon Daily News · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 11, 8:00 PM EDT
‘Missing the mark’: Penn State’s defense knows it must improve to overcome losing streak · The Daily NewsOct 12, 10:42 AM EDT
Penn State football loses top defender for the season · Lebanon Daily NewsOct 12, 8:00 PM EDT
Penn State football loses top defender for the season · Chambersburg Public Opinion · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 12, 8:00 PM EDT
Penn State football loses top defender for the season · Tri-County Independent · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 12, 8:00 PM EDT
Penn State football loses top defender for the season · York Daily Record · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 12, 8:00 PM EDT
Penn State football loses top defender for the season · Pocono Record · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 12, 8:00 PM EDT
Penn State football loses top defender for the season · The Record Herald · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 12, 8:00 PM EDT
Penn State still in search of ‘the perfect match’ in struggling run game · The Daily CollegianOct 13, 6:32 PM EDT
Penn State looking for answers · The Daily NewsOct 14, 8:00 AM EDT
Run-game issues continue to hold Penn State football back · Williamsport Sun GazetteOct 15, 12:00 AM EDT
How It Unfolded
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How We Decided
Oct 7, 2:52 PM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 8, 1:12 AM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.