Position Profile: Defensive Line
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With less than two weeks until Penn State takes on Youngstown State, the mixing and matching of the spring and summer is starting to die down. The starting lineup and rotation is mostly set, and we’re taking a look as just how each position stacks …

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Notre Dame can’t afford to fire Charlie Weis
May 29, 2009 – 2:30 pm | View Comments
Notre Dame can’t afford to fire Charlie Weis

So you claim your last coach should be fired because he couldn’t recruit well enough. Then you proceed to hire some supposed offensive guru from the pros hoping to restore dignity to your football program. The new coach manages to use those “inferior” recruits left …

Goodbye, transparency. Coaches Poll to go Private.
May 29, 2009 – 12:23 am | View Comments
Goodbye, transparency. Coaches Poll to go Private.

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In case you hadn’t heard, the American Football Coaches Association will make a change for the 2010 season.  No, it’s not going to affect gameplay or anything like that.  Rather, they have voted, rather puzzingly, against transparency.  The Coaches Poll, come 2010, will be confidential.
According …

I swear it never happened
May 28, 2009 – 1:13 pm | View Comments
I swear it never happened

Apparently Notre Dame aren’t the only ones trying to bury their dirty secrets in a pile of statistics.
The Golden Gophers tried to do the same by omitting their season ending 55-0 loss to Iowa under the 2008 season, listing scores for 12 of their 13 …

Congratulations, Drew Adams
May 28, 2009 – 12:01 am | View Comments
Congratulations, Drew Adams

Goalie Drew Adams
Drew Adams might well be the best player in Penn State lacrosse history.  Of course, I’m not the one to say, because I never watched a pre-Drew Adams Nittany Lion team play, but suffice it to say we’re not, historically, a lacrosse powerhouse.  …

0-1 Before the Season Starts?
May 27, 2009 – 1:26 pm | View Comments
0-1 Before the Season Starts?

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That is exactly what the football squad at Delaware State will be when the regular season kicks off this fall.  The Delaware State Hornets will start their football season not only 0-1 in overall play, but a more critical 0-1 in the MEAC standings.  How …

The Recruiting Service Gimmick
May 27, 2009 – 10:30 am | View Comments
The Recruiting Service Gimmick

There’s an interesting read over at The State concerning the star rating of high school recruits.
We all sort of knew that recruiting and its star rating is more of a crap shoot than an actual indicator of talent. A top 5 class can just as …

Happy Memorial Day Nittany Lion fans
May 25, 2009 – 11:30 am | View Comments
Happy Memorial Day Nittany Lion fans

To all our readers and those serving abroad, happy Memorial Day from the crew here at Nittany White Out.

TOFiM Trophy Week 3
May 22, 2009 – 12:10 pm | View Comments
TOFiM Trophy Week 3

Week 3 of our latest ongoing series. From the Twittering antics of Lane Kiffin to the Wisconsin mob, who has made the biggest ass of themselves this week?

Big Ten Network Awards Show Nominees
May 20, 2009 – 11:02 am | View Comments
Big Ten Network Awards Show Nominees

Joe Paterno is up for nomination.

The Big Ten Network will air their own Awards Show on Friday, June 19 (9pm air time).  They are asking fans to vote for their choices for three awards, and Penn State is represented in each category.
Joe Paterno naturally is …

What Does the Nittany Lion Mean to You?
May 19, 2009 – 12:40 pm | View Comments
What Does the Nittany Lion Mean to You?

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Imagine going to a Penn State football game in the middle of autumn. What are the sights and sounds? Joe Paterno on the sidelines. The Blue Band playing the fight song. Students dressed in white. And the score board showing a lead for the Nittany …