• White Out

    White Out

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    There was a lively discussion on the Lion’s Pride facebook page the other day-- a contest to name the greatest White Out game. The top three shook out exactly as I would have placed them myself. First up was the...

  • Get to Know Coach Joe Moorhead, Offensive Coordinator

    Get to Know Coach Joe Moorhead, Offensive Coordinator

    | Posted by Kristin Goett

    It was not too long ago that disgruntled mumbles about former Offensive Coordinator John Donovan could be heard throughout the stands at Beaver Stadium. Fans and students were griping about the misaligned plays, clueless play calling, and lack of passion...

  • Big Ten Roundup

    Big Ten Roundup

    | Posted by Kristin Goett

    For the first time in over a month, there is no Penn State Football to look forward to this weekend. Your Nittany Lions have a bye-week, which brings some much needed rest, regrouping, and refocusing for the team and coaching...

  • Game Ball and Helmet Stickers: Welcome Back Swagger

    Game Ball and Helmet Stickers: Welcome Back Swagger

    | Posted by Eric Herrold

    Here ye, here ye, I hereby declare the unmistakable sighting of progress. I proclaim that along with this newly discovered and validated progress, Penn State football has found its identity once again. With that, a little swagger has emerged in...

  • Penn State Prepares to Take on Maryland for Homecoming

    Penn State Prepares to Take on Maryland for Homecoming

    | Posted by Kristin Goett

    When Maryland (4-0) was first added to the Big Ten, most people assumed they would be the joke of the conference. In fact, when Penn State first played them, it was assumed that the game would be a blow-out in...

  • Game Balls and Helmet Stickers: Mission Accomplished

    Game Balls and Helmet Stickers: Mission Accomplished

    | Posted by Eric Herrold

    The sweet taste of victory. Can you smell it? Can’t you just feel it in the air? We needed this one, more than ever. And darn it, they got it in the end! They managed to pull a win out...

  • Guts and Glory

    Guts and Glory

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    I know all is right in the world when the game ends and my phone immediately starts ringing with my PSU alumnus sister on the other end. No hello, just “YEAH PENN STATE!!!” as a greeting. It’s the kind of...

  • Penn State Returns Home for Minnesota Game

    Penn State Returns Home for Minnesota Game

    | Posted by Kristin Goett

    After last week’s tough welcome to the Big Ten this season with a loss against No. 4 Michigan, Penn State returns home to Beaver Stadium this weekend for a kickoff against fellow Big Ten team, the Minnesota Golden Gophers. With...

  • Linebacker U

    Linebacker U

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    The first great linebacker in the history of Penn State was the 1906 captain, William “Mother” Dunn. Legend has it that he got his nickname when, as freshman class president, he led his class across campus and somebody shouted, “There...