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- Penn State Senior DE Carl Nassib, who needs one sack Saturday to set the Lions’ single-season mark, has been named a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award, presented to the Defensive Player of the Year. Nassib is one of 20 semifinalists.
- Clarion sophomore Evan DeLong (Kane) at 165-pounds and red-shirt freshman Brock Zacherl (Brookville) at 141-pounds won individual titles, while teammates Jacob Keller (Jr. Curwensville) at 149 and Evan Daley (Jr. Erie, Fort. LeBoeuf) were fourth in leading the Golden Eagle wrestling team at the Clarion Open on Sunday at the Clarion Rec Center
- In a memo sent by District 9 football chairman Bob Tonkin to six athletic directors in the KSAC Small School Division that has been obtained by D9Sports.com, a tiebreaker has been outlined to determine the KSAC SSD’s second-place team that is granted the second and final automatic bid in the District 9 Class A playoffs awarded to the KSAC.
- Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi wants to open some eyes against No. 8 Notre Dame.