It’s homecoming week at Penn State, and the conference opener against Wisconsin kicks off late Saturday afternoon — a combination that probably prompts interest among many in the program’s wide-ranging fan base. It may turn out to be the least-watched Penn State game of the season, ...
Dean Smith, the legendary men’s college basketball coach at North Carolina, believed that moving the women’s hoops regular season to the fall would increase nationwide interest in the ensuing postseason by eliminating the shadow cast by the men’s tournament. The gargantuan problem is ...
Sorting through the blue and white mailbag: Neil: I was glad you recognized Matt Suhey and what a great PSU family tree, including Steve, brothers Larry and Paul and the ex-head coach Bob Higgins. Matt Campbell is doing a great job keeping his mouth shut and eyes and ears open. I’m sure ...
Offense Penn State: What sounded like distant alarms concerning the running game’s status are growing louder after two weeks. It will be hard to win cold-weather games averaging fewer than four yards per carry, although I like the way Rocco Becht is running the offense. Koby Howard has ...
There could be a first that might impact the Penn State football team and its fans Saturday, and that’s hard to believe three games into the 140th season for the program. After all, how many firsts remain? This one relates to replay, and it came in the wake of the silliness that ...
Throughout our college football-crazed nation, more than a few hands are hovering over panic buttons. The fact that Week Two just ended is irrelevant. Omens, signs, premonitions and general overreactions are surrounding this season’s early September results. That huge sigh of relief ...
