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Archive for the ‘Penn State’ Category

July 24th, 2008

Big Ten Media Day

Recently, many of the conferences held their media days. If you missed any of the “news” (yawn), here’s a brief overview from the Big Ten:

Technorati Tags: Big Ten,Jim Tressel,Rich Rodriguez,Ron Zook,Joe Paterno,Brett Bielema,Ohio State football,Michigan,Penn State,Wisconsin,Illinois,Media Day

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July 5th, 2008

ESPN Speculates about the JoePa Situation

They aren’t really telling us anything we don’t know already, but Penn State and Big Ten fans might be interested:

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June 8th, 2008

JoePa Says No to Early Signing

Last week, I talked about the SEC’s debate regarding adding an early signing day to the schedule. Although 9 out or 12 SEC head coaches voted in favor of adding the day, the presidents and athletic directors ultimately voted it down, so the SEC will not officially endorse the idea.
And Penn State’s Joe Paterno […]

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May 23rd, 2008

JoePa Calls Out the BCS Commissioners

People often give the Big Ten ‘tude for being old-fashioned, but at least one head coach in this conference is in favor of a playoff system.
Earlier today, Penn State’s Joe Paterno called the BCS commissioner’s reasons for saying no to a playoff “bogus.” Say JoePa, who will be turning 82 on his next […]

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May 14th, 2008

Inside the 2008 NFL Draft: Carolina Panthers

Now that we’ve had a bit of time to think about the draft picks, let’s go through them one by one. How did your favorite team do? Here’s my take on Carolina Panthers.
Draft Picks:
Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon (Rd. 1, Pick 13)Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh (Rd. 1, Pick 19) Charles Godfrey, CB, Iowa (Rd. […]

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April 19th, 2008

Austin Scott Rape Charges are Dropped

Yesterday, Centre County’s district attorney announced that all charges against former Penn State running back Austin Scott were being dropped.
Way to ruin his life, people.
Ok, I’m being unfair. If Scott really had raped that girl, I feel so sorry that he wasn’t brought to justice…and regardless, I was never a huge Austin Scott […]

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April 8th, 2008

Chris Bell: One More Lost Cause?

Today, reports by the AP at ESPN and other news sources are telling us that Penn State Wide receiver Chris Bell has been kicked off the team for good after another off-field incident.
Bell, who was involved in that February suspension involving the multi-player fight off campus, allegedly threatened another student (another player?) with a […]

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March 21st, 2008

Dan Connor Featured on ESPN

I have to be a PSU fan for a second and smile that Dan Connor was featured on ESPN.com this week. Check out the video:

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March 17th, 2008

Countdown to the Most Hyped Recruiting Announcement Ever: Terrelle Pryor Chooses a College

Terrelle Pryor, the number one college football recruit for 2008, has finally made a decision.
Well, almost.
Pryor, along with a few other top recruits, didn’t choose a school on National Signing Day, and his moves have been watched closely every since. Last word was that he was deciding between Oregon, Penn State, Michigan, and Ohio State. […]

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March 8th, 2008

Four Coaches to Watch in 2008

Without a good coach, your football team is nothing.
In 2007, we saw some amazing coaching (and some amazingly bad coaching). While the entire coaching staff is important, it is ultimately the head coach that makes the calls on everything. Here’s who I think will be interesting to watching in 2008:
Charlie Weis, Notre Dame
After announcing earlier […]

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