Some concerns allayed, one big one remains after Blue-White Game
For all of the excitement and hype surrounding the Blue-White Game, let’s recognize it for what it is: the final practice of spring drills.
Archive | At the Game
Both Miles and Paterno should feel lucky about Capital One Bowl outcome
ORLANDO — n the final analysis of the 2010 Capital One Bowl, one thing is clear — each coach should consider himself lucky. And we’re not talking about the weather or field conditions.
Emotions flow freely from Nittany Lions as they say farewell on Senior Day
Tom Bradley, as he usually does, strolled into the Beaver Stadium Media Room and took his seat in the front left chair. He wore his familiar blue Penn State ball cap and white Nittany Lion pullover. It could have been any game on any Saturday this season.
Buckeyes exploit Penn State’s biggest weakness, punt return, coverage teams
There are numerous reasons why Ohio State exposed Penn State as a BCS fraud during the Buckeyes’ 24-7 throttling of the Nittany Lions on Saturday. For rational denizens of Nittany Nation, none of them should come as a big surprise.
Kafka’s ill-timed injury helps Nittany Lion defense slam the door
Evanston, Ill. — In the end, the only thing that will matter to the Penn State Nittany Lions and their f a n s i s t h e y w o n , 3 4 – 1 3 , S a t u r d a y a t Northwestern.
A.J. Wallace up to challenge of shutting down Minnesota’s Eric Decker
Throughout his star-crossed Penn State career, senior cornerback A.J. Wallace has been challenged many times. Until Saturday, however, those challenges have been overcoming some of his own well-documented poor decisions off the field.
For $450,000, don’t Penn State fans and the Nittany Lions deserve more?
Let’s face it, there’s not much to gain from a team the caliber of Penn State playing a team the caliber of Eastern Illinois. In spite of Joe Paterno’s righteous indignation over the implications of the previous sentence, the reality is that with a young team breaking in so many inexperienced key contributors, you would [...]
With pressure on, Clark turns the page and turns in a winning performance
In this age of instant gratification, any athlete’s reputation is as good as his most recent performance. For Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark, those qualifications had reduced his standing with Nittany Nation to rubble.