Mike Jensen’s picks for local college basketball players to watch

Penn State took the biggest fall, going from No. 13 to unranked after losing to Wisconsin at home.

Wisconsin quarterback Colton Joseph found tight end Jacob Harris for a 72-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter to give the Nittany Lions their first loss of the season.

It was the first time Villanova had lost to Colgate since 1978, which snapped an eight-game winning streak.

Despite the loss, the Quakers' defense offered reasons for optimism. Penn opens Ivy League play next week.

The Owls now will need to win five of their final eight games to become bowl eligible, but Keeler saw signs of growth, despite the loss to the Black Knights.

Army scored a touchdown late in the fourth quarter to take the four-point lead, and the Owls' last gasp stalled for the program's third straight loss.

After biding his time behind All-Americans like Brendan Bell and Shane Hartzell, Bursey is next up. His mentor? Another former Villanova linebacker great, Forrest Rhyne.

The Wildcats (2-2) return to Patriot League play against Colgate on Saturday.

Six years after a stroke ended his head coaching career, Mihalich is still going strong as a valued assistant under La Salle coach Darris Nichols.

After missing the 2025 season, the junior made his first collegiate start about three weeks ago. Now his journey will come full circle when he plays in his hometown state on Saturday.

While No. 6 Lehigh, which features one of the FCS' top RBs, already has four games under its belt (all wins), the Quakers are finding silver linings ahead of their second game of the season.

Matt Campbell is preparing Penn State for its first Big Ten matchup of the season, but will be without its top offensive playmaker and face tougher competition upfront.

Gracie Sullivan is the second cousin of the Union's Cavan and Quinn Sullivan. She didn’t play as a freshman at Drexel, but earned a starting role and reached a milestone moment this season.

The women’s team faces three opponents that made an appearance in last season’s NCAA Tournament. The men’s will host two games at the Palestra as part of the arena’s 100th anniversary season.

The Haverford School senior point guard is the son of Nat Graham, who was an assistant under Steve Donahue at Penn. Now, Nat is coaching at Drexel and will eventually see his son play in the Big 5.

The Wildcats held opponents scoreless through their first six games of the season and are tied for fourth in the nation in goals-against average.

Jaxon Smolik left last Saturday’s game with a foot injury. With a shorter week to prepare, coach K.C. Keeler is giving Sheppard the start on Friday and Smolik time to recover.

The junior guard played alongside pros and Olympians and led Team Canada in assists as it went 5-0 in an Olympic prequalifying tournament.

Mississippi has moved into the top five of the AP Top 25 college football poll with its win over LSU. Penn State moved up one spot after its dominant win over Buffalo.

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Vladař was a full participant in Sunday’s practice and should be ready for Wednesday’s opener at Xfinity Mobile Arena against the Penguins.

A widely shared video during the nor'easter showed a dining room at the Lobster House in Cape May. Then Internet jokesters enhanced the video, adding three lobsters swimming out to sea.

Some of the numbers the vice president's task force have promoted are overstated or lack specificity, or rely on temporary pauses in funding as well as cases that long predate this year.

South Africa has struggled with violent crime for years, but recent shooting incidents have shocked a country used to some of the highest homicide rates in the world.

Iranian officials say they have not received formal notice of President Donald Trump's rejection of a proposed deal to end the war.