The Class of 2011 has been slow to develop, but Penn State can still recover if it moves quickly One would think after an 11-2 season, a bowl victory over LSU and a recruiting effort that received widespread acclaim as the best in the Big Ten, everything would be in place for Joe Paterno and [...]
Philly native Anthony Fera returns to his home state to help the Lions fill an urgent need Glance at Penn State’s football roster, and you’ll quickly notice redshirt freshman kicker Anthony Fera is one of just three players who lists Texas as his home state.
Now in its 50th year, PSU’s iconic home, Beaver Stadium, has stood the test of time Joe Paterno has made some pretty good calls over the years. Sure, you can quibble with a draw play here or an off-tackle there or Guman up the middle on fourth-and-goal in the You-Know-What Bowl. But the man has [...]
New coach Eric Wolford looks to put the Penguins back on top of their conference Eric Wolford cut his teeth as a coach by working under some of the best coaches and for some of the best programs in college football. Now he’s using that experience for his biggest challenge.
A shrewd plan, decades in the making, gave the Nittany Lion football program room to grow In late March of 1959, as Penn State’s 14,600-plus students were streaming out of town for their annual spring break and the football team was about to start spring practice, a small battalion of bulldozers, steam shovels, grading machines [...]
Penn State’s rowdy home can be inhospitable to opponents, but they wouldn’t have it any other way Sure, it’s an impressive thing to behold, thousands of T-shirts arrayed in a vast expanse of white that arises from the perimeter of the field and swirls upward and outward, deep into the night, part blizzard, part hurricane. [...]
Penn State’s turf management team has helped make Beaver Stadium a natural wonder When fans ask Bob Hudzik, Penn State’s director of outdoor facilities, for access to the field at Beaver Stadium, it’s usually for one of two purposes.
Gate A entrance is latest upgrade; concessions, restrooms next in line Paternoville finally got some furniture. In fact, the renovations made to the student section’s Gate A at Beaver Stadium this summer have made the place downright cozy.