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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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the STEP Program
July 6, 2010 – 1:55 pm | View Comments
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the STEP Program

When the Penn State Athletic Department rolled out their plans for the Seat Transfer and Equity Program, there seemed to be a considerable backlash from the Penn State faithful.  As minimum donation requirements increased, the student section moved, and fans who’d had season tickets for …

Happy 4th of July!
July 4, 2010 – 2:00 pm | View Comments
Happy 4th of July!

Party hard, be safe!

Shawn Oakman Commits to Penn State
July 2, 2010 – 12:19 pm | View Comments
Shawn Oakman Commits to Penn State

I can’t find a picture of him playing football. Sorry.
According to Philly.com, Penn State has secured their second commitment of the 2011 recruiting season, one that was long expected, yet comes as a relief to those who’ve wondered just what the heck was going on, …

Meadowlands to continue Penn State – Syracuse rivalry
June 30, 2010 – 2:47 pm | View Comments
Meadowlands to continue Penn State – Syracuse rivalry

All the cool kids are doing it.
Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida and Texas A&M are just a few among the long list of recent neural site game participants. Nittany Lion fans can look forward to joining that list.
Penn State announced today …

Citi ends Rose Bowl sponsorship after 7 successful years
June 23, 2010 – 1:55 pm | View Comments
Citi ends Rose Bowl sponsorship after 7 successful years

There’s a new sheriff in town and things are a’changing.
Since ESPN took over the reigns of the BCS bowls from FOX this year, college football has seen FedEx drop it’s 21-year long sponsorship of the Orange Bowl (longest partnership for any BCS game), now it …

Kardiac Kids do it again!
June 23, 2010 – 12:40 pm | View Comments
Kardiac Kids do it again!

Way to go Team USA! You’ve got a nation of believers behind you.
And the poor officiating that keeps popping up in the sports grandest stage is just abysmal. You’re telling me a sport that takes 90 minutes AND change, commonly ends in a 0-0 tie …

Nebraska, Divisions, and the Eternal Search for a Real Rival
June 22, 2010 – 4:23 pm | View Comments
Nebraska, Divisions, and the Eternal Search for a Real Rival

It’s been just a couple weeks since the Big Ten made the decision to add Nebraska, and rather than set off catastrophic realignment, 16 team superconferences, and the dissolution of the Big XII, well, not much else really happened.  Though it’s on assuredly shaky ground, …

Penn State Football Student Tickets: Senior allotment exhausted
June 21, 2010 – 3:28 pm | View Comments
Penn State Football Student Tickets: Senior allotment exhausted

And the annual frantic rush begins. Eat your heart out Pitt.
In fact, Greg Myford confirmed to NittanyWhiteOut today:
More than 4,000 season tickets were sold between 7am and 2pm, with just over 90% of that coming in the first hour of the sale.  There were a …

Success with Honor: Jeff Tambroni named next LAX head coach
June 18, 2010 – 1:55 pm | View Comments
Success with Honor: Jeff Tambroni named next LAX head coach

You’ve got to hand it to Tim Curley and the athletics department,  Faced with the adversity of four coaching vacancies in one offseason, they remain unfazed and simply replace the departing coaching legends with another.
The track record speaks for itself. Wrestling legend Cael Sanderson was …

Farewell to Penn State Women’s Gymnastics coach
June 17, 2010 – 1:55 pm | View Comments
Farewell to Penn State Women’s Gymnastics coach

Make that four.
First it was men’s soccer, followed by men’s lacrosse, then women’s lacrosse suffered the same fate, now Steve Shephard, the head coach of the women’s gymnastics program has resigned to pursue other career opportunities. He marks the 8th coach in Penn State women’s …