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SO LONG BOBBY?

Published 9 hours ago by Mark Wogenrich at Nittany Lines

The Tallahasse Democrat is reporting that Bobby Bowden is expected to announce his retirement Tuesday after 34 years as the Florida State football coach. (Read the story here) If Bowden does retire, that will clear the path for Joe Paterno...
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REPORT CARD PART II: DEFENSE LEADS THE WAY

Published 14 hours ago by willy22 at Nittany Lines

Penn State's defense was consistent and very good all year. That is reflected in this final trimester report card, in which the grades are cumulative: DEFENSIVE LINE: A Led by tackle Jared Odrick, this unit stuffed the middle and made...
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PENN STATE NO. 11 IN BCS

Published 32 hours ago by willy22 at Nittany Lines

Penn State has moved up to 11th in the penultimate BCS rankings of the year, released this evening. The final rankings will be disclosed next Sunday on television when the BCS bowl pairings are announced. Penn State leapfrogged Pitt and...
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NITTANY LION VERBAL WAS AT FLORIDA

Published 44 hours ago by willy22 at Nittany Lines

Readers and recruiting services are reporting that wideout Adrian Coxson, who verbaled to Penn State in the spring, made an official visit to Florida this weekend. The visit by the Baltimore recruit is no surprise, as months ago Coxson indicated...
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PENN STATE FINAL REPORT CARD: ONLY ONE 'A' FOR THE OFFENSE

Published 3 days ago by willy22 at Nittany Lines

Here is Penn State's final trimester report card, beginning today with the offense. The overall grades are cumulative. QUARTERBACKS: A- Big Ten first-team QB Daryll Clark had a strong year but still had misfires and they came in key situations....
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TEAM MVPS: CLARK, BOWMAN, ODRICK

Published 6 days ago by willy22 at Nittany Lines

Daryll Clark on offense and Navorro Bowman and Jared Odrick on defense are the team most valuable players for Penn State this offense -- at least in my opinion. Other award winners include Stephon Morris as newcomer of the year,...
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ODRICK NAMED BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Published 7 days ago by Mark Wogenrich at Nittany Lines

Defensive tackle Jared Odrick earned two player-of-the-year awards, and Penn State placed six players on the all-conference first team Monday, when the Big Ten football awards were announced. Odrick, a senior from Lebanon, was named the Big Ten’s defensive player...
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BOWMAN, CLARK EARN PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS

Published 7 days ago by willy22 at Nittany Lines

Navorro Bowman on defense and Daryll Clark on offense were named players of the week following Saturday's 42-14 dismantling of Michigan State. Linebacker Bowman won the award a second straight week while quarterback Clark was named a third time this...
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BREAKING DOWN THE BOWLS

Published 8 days ago by Mark Wogenrich at Nittany Lines

Penn State climbed one spot to No. 13 in the BCS standings released Sunday, which almost certainly clinches its eligibility for a BCS postseason game. Two notes of interest, however: Iowa rose to No. 11, which is two places above...
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PENN STATE 42, MICHIGAN STATE 14

Published 9 days ago by willy22 at Nittany Lines

Nothing like a 28-point third-quarter burst to make all Penn State fans happy with victory No. 10. Comments, observations and second thoughts as we now look for some other team to temporarily cheer for until the bowl game in the...
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FIRST HALF REPORT: GET A FREAKING KICKER, JOE

Published 9 days ago by willy22 at Nittany Lines

Damnit, get a freaking placekicker, Joe. How many damn times must we have to endure missed field goals? Don't you know that a 10-win season and possible BCS bowl bid are at stake? Don't you know that holiday vacation plans...
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NO HELP FROM MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA

Published 9 days ago by willy22 at Nittany Lines

Penn State's slim chances of a shared Big Ten title are getting slimmer, thanks to the ineptitude of the Michigan offense vs. Ohio State. How can an offense that looked that good early in the year look so bad now?...
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ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS SHOW MONDAY NIGHT

Published 10 days ago by willy22 at Nittany Lines

Tune in to the Big Ten Network on Monday night for the annual all-conference selection show, which runs from 8 to 8:30 p.m. The coaches and media all-conference teams -- separate squads -- will be disclosed, as will the conference...
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PENN STATE (9-2) AT MICHIGAN STATE (6-5)

Published 11 days ago by willy22 at Nittany Lines

Details: 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Mich. TV: ABC. (If it's not on ABC, it will be on ESPN.) Radio: Penn State Radio Network, including WAEB-AM 790, Allentown. At stake: Lots. Penn State will know by kickoff time...
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FINALISTS FOR BRONKO NAGURSKI AWARD NAMED
— blogs.mcall.com — The finalists for the 2009 Bronko Nagurski Trophy were announced this morning, and they include one Big... Ten player in Iowa linebacker Pat Angerer. The finalists for the award, which goes to the nation's top defensive player, were announced by... (more) FINALISTS FOR BRONKO NAGURSKI AWARD NAMED

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LGT IN THE HOUSE

Published 12 days ago by Mark Wogenrich at Nittany Lines

The Land Grant Trophy has moved from its home in the Lasch Building lobby to a prominent spot in Penn State’s locker room this week, which has caused some to wonder. “A lot of guys are looking at that, saying,...
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TICKET PRICES AND TITLE IX

Published 13 days ago by Mark Wogenrich at Nittany Lines

Penn State is scheduled to announce soon a new pricing structure that could significantly increase costs for season-ticket holders. The full details are not out yet, but according to several reports, members of the Nittany Lion Club will be required...
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NITTANY LION HOTLINE MOVES BROADCAST DAY NEXT TWO WEEKS

Published 13 days ago by willy22 at Nittany Lines

The Penn State Sports Network's Nittany Lion Hotline radio show will air on Wednesday this week and Tuesday next week, a departure from its usual Thursday broadcast, Penn State announced this afternoon. Many radio stations, including WAEB-AM 790 in Allentown,...
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BEACHUM OUT FOR YEAR

Published 14 days ago by willy22 at Nittany Lines

Sophomore running back and special teams player Brandon Beachum is out for the rest of the year after sustaining a serious knee injury in Saturday's victory over Indiana, Penn State has reported. Beachum, from Ohio, tore the ACL in his...
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FOUR-WAY TIE?

Published 14 days ago by Mark Wogenrich at Nittany Lines

Impressive that the Big Ten has decided its automatic BCS berth, but the conference-title race still has a few laps to go. Actually, because of the Big Ten's everyone-gets-a-trophy mentality (11 teams, no title game), it's possible that four teams...
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