Bo Nickal among UFC 300 winners; more Penn State Blue-White highlights: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for April 15 include a recap of Bo Nickal’s latest UFC fight, highlights from the Blue-White game, and more.
It’s time to dive into Sunday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with Bo Nickal. The former Penn State wrestling great is now 6-0 in the UFC after beating Cody Brundage by technical knockout in the second round. It was the first time Nickal fought beyond the first round in his MMA career. He was disappointed with his end of the first round performance but otherwise happy with the victory, which came via a rear naked choke. Forbes called him one of the big winners of the night.
“I feel like I’m a little bit embarrassed with that performance,” Nickal told reporters after the fight. “I gave him a few too many opportunities and he forced me to be a little more tactical and not get into positions where I’m vulnerable.”
Bleacher Report’s Lyle Fitzsimmons added some additional color to those comments.
“Indeed, the eight-plus minutes Nickal had to go before securing the rear-naked choke that prompted a tap from Brundage at 3:38 in the second round was easily his longest fight,” Fitzsimmons writes. “He’d never gone into a second round before, and, had never gone as far as three minutes. He wound up with 45 strikes, three takedowns and more than seven minutes of control time before locking up his sixth straight finish and fourth win by submission. And unlike a lot of fighters, he didn’t immediately campaign for a title shot. Instead, he conceded he’d need to climb the ladder and promised to convert the non-believers along the way.”
In other news, BTN has released some social media highlights from the Blue-White game. Find those below:
Headlines of the day
Penn State’s spring award winners, defensive ends in the spotlight, more notes: Flounders, PennLive
Who were the top prospects that attended Penn State’s Blue-White Game?: Snyder, BWI
Running Back Quinton Martin Jr. Stands Out in Penn State Debut: Ralph, SI
Penn State Blue-White game superlatives: An overreaction, first-year star, and more: Pickel, BWI
Penn State WRs post big Blue-White Game amid questions: Linderman, Daily Collegian
Abdul Carter opens up about Penn State position switch from linebacker to defensive end: Pickel, BWI
5 Quick Takeaways from Penn State’s Spring Scrimmage: Jones, Statecollege.com
Quote of the day
“What I think is going to be good for us this year and you know what we need to change from the past few years I’ve talked to Liam [Clifford] and Trey [Wallace] about it a little bit already. [We] haven’t really dove into it too much yet because it isn’t finalized, but we’re gonna have a really good plan of attack this summer. And I think, honestly, it’ll probably be a lot more meeting and film watching together than it will be routes on air.”
-PSU QB Drew Allar on the team’s plan to work on the passing attack this summer.
