• The Crowd Impact

    The Crowd Impact

    | Posted by Nick Levine

    Saying the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game was a massacre would be an understatement. With three unanswered touchdowns in a row by the Hoosiers and then a safety to seal the deal, things were looking very bleak for our football...

  • Mea Culpas Don’t Work That Way

    Mea Culpas Don’t Work That Way

    | Posted by David Pressman

    The easement of the Penn State sanctions as it relates to the scholarships was not a gift, but rather a takeaway which should’ve never happened in the first place, but that is not news (by those that understand, anyway). Putting...

  • Back To Business In Bloomington

    Back To Business In Bloomington

    | Posted by David Pressman

    The first of two bye weeks in Penn State’s 2013 season is now in the rearview mirror and the conference schedule begins on Saturday against the 2-2 Indiana Hoosiers. The good news is that Penn State has never lost to...

  • Paterno is Not a Dirty Word

    Paterno is Not a Dirty Word

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    I was at the grocery store today and I saw a guy who looked just like Joe Paterno. I wanted to take my picture with him. But how would I explain that? Three years ago I wouldn't have thought twice....

  • Making Penn State Memories

    Making Penn State Memories

    | Posted by Samantha Kennelly

    Last Saturday’s inclement weather didn’t stop Penn State fans from venturing back to University Park. Families still arrived dressed in their best PSU rain attire along with their toddlers in Penn State cheerleading uniforms and Nittany Lion costumes. The Creamery...

  • Sing Our Love and Loyalty

    Sing Our Love and Loyalty

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    My favorite new tradition is the post-game singing of the alma mater. Win or lose, the players loyally sing with the fans. When I arrived at University Park my freshman year, I was determined to learn the gosh darn words....

  • Full Tort Liability – John Butler Declaration

    Full Tort Liability – John Butler Declaration

    | Posted by David Pressman

    John Butler is a talented defensive football coach. He’ll have better Saturdays in the future. He’ll have better Saturdays this season. He’ll have a better Saturday this upcoming weekend. But this past Saturday inside Beaver Stadium, a building upon which...

  • Learning to Lose

    Learning to Lose

    | Posted by Dawn Meyer

    Don’t you hate losing? I used to tell my students to check the score of the Penn State game before coming to school on Monday. Just so they’d know if they shouldn’t mention it. I’ve always felt like it was...

  • Penn State Blue Out 2013

    Penn State Blue Out 2013

    | Posted by Emily Waschenko

    It’s that time of year again! This year’s Blue Out Event is set for Saturday, September 21st when the Penn State football team takes on Kent State at 3:30pm. For those who may not know (or who may need a...