44 for 44: A.Q. Shipley
July 28, 2010 – | View Comments

Penn State has produced plenty of quality offensive linemen–and that’s pretty much a given when you consider just how solid the running game has been just about every year in the past 50. But only one Penn Stater ever received the highest honor for his …

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Iowa Game will be played under the lights
April 9, 2009 – 4:50 pm | View Comments
Iowa Game will be played under the lights

Game time for Iowa has been announced for 8pm.
The Northwestern Game will be played at 4:30 pm.
The Ohio State game will not be played at night [Edit 04/14/09] supposedly due to new Big Ten rules discouraging night games in November due to “contractual provisions” already …

Big 3 continues to pack them in
February 17, 2009 – 5:03 pm | View Comments
Big 3 continues to pack them in

For the third consecutive season, the Big Trio of Michigan, Penn State and Ohio State continues to draw the biggest crowds on Saturdays.
The 757,775 fans that packed Beaver Stadium last season marked the 3rd highest total home attendance only surpassed by the 2007 and 2002 …

Tuesday Afternoon Link Dump
February 10, 2009 – 4:06 pm | View Comments

I haven’t done this much, but here are some stories about which I have little to say, but you’ll find them interesting.

Mark Schlabach is showing Penn State some love, ranking the Nittany Lions at #9 in his [way too early] 2009 Preseason Rankings.
Despite the last …

Big Ten Bloggers Roundtable: Recruitin’ Edition
February 9, 2009 – 11:48 pm | View Comments

Well, even though it’s not football season, our new Penn Staters are in the spotlight.  Signing Day was last week, and Zombie Nation has provided the questions upon which we will base our analysis of the newest Nittany Lions.  Let’s jump right in to the …

PSU Goes 1-3 on Signing Day: I’ll Take It
February 5, 2009 – 1:25 pm | View Comments
PSU Goes 1-3 on Signing Day: I’ll Take It

Coming into Signing Day, Penn State had most of it’s class finalized.  Yes, we know signing day can hold some surprises in store (see: Henne, Chad and Shaw, Michael), but very few of our prospects had even looked elsewhere.  Had Larry Johnson left for Illinois, …

LOI Update II
February 4, 2009 – 1:20 pm | View Comments

Ring up two more for Larry Johnson! From the very high school that brought you sensational program changing WR Derrick Williams, comes CB Stephon Morris.
Though he measures in at just 5-foot-9, Morris uses his moxy and phenomenal ball skills to establish himself on the field. …

LOI Day Update
February 4, 2009 – 1:01 pm | View Comments

Recruiting Update:
These players have sent in signed letters of intent
OG Frank Figueroa
OL Mark Arcidiacono
ATH Devon Smith
OT Adam Gress
WR Christian Kuntz
DT Jordan Hill
RB Curtis Dukes
OL John Urschel
S Stephen Obeng-Agyapong
CB Mike Wallace
ATH Curtis Drake
WR Brandon Felder
OT Eric Shrive
LB Glenn Carson
DT Sean Stanley
TE Garry Gilliam
QB Kevin Newsome
C Ty …

Eastern Supremacy
February 2, 2009 – 10:30 am | View Comments

So Penn State is losing its recruiting edge to Pittsburgh and Rutgers you say? Well I suppose if this recruiting season is a sign of Pittsburgh and Rutgers’ best recruiting haul in years, things sure are bleak for the Panthers and Scarlet Knights. Even amidst …

The Keystone State IS the state of Champions
February 1, 2009 – 10:10 pm | View Comments
The Keystone State IS the state of Champions

A man amongst boys. Big Ben is a Steelers legend.
Wow! What a game. Make it 6 for the Steelers Dynasty.
With the Phillies World Series championship and now the Steelers winning the Super Bowl, the Keystone State IS the state of Champions once again.
Imagine if the …

2009 Schedule Official
January 29, 2009 – 9:52 pm | View Comments

All that talk about a possible ACC team finding its way onto Penn State’s football schedule this fall? Its beginning to look like it won’t happen. All that talk was premature in the first place considering Virginia will already be on our non-conference rotation 2012-2013. …