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Campbell will need time

Pat Kraft’s delay cost precious time for Matt Campbell to organize a team. James Franklin took 10 players and lost others. We lost a recruiting class. All potential great transfers were gone. Campbell had to bring 24 Cyclones to fill the roster, and it’s quite evident Big 12 talent doesn't match Big Ten talent. Campbell appears to be a coach that embraces and feels the legacy of PSU and Joe Paterno. Saturday night, 114,000 poured their lungs and hearts into the White Out. We will endure many more potholes this season. We have great tradition, a magnificent facility and still ...

Hurts finds his Philadelphia future in question

Jalen Hurts has faced questions about his passing efficiency, willingness to run and leadership ability despite winning one Super Bowl MVP award and leading the Philadelphia Eagles to two NFC championships. He faces a challenge bigger and more serious than silencing critics and quieting ...

James can be Sixers’ missing piece

In the eyes of most Philadelphians these days, LeBron James figuratively stands taller than the William Penn statue atop City Hall. Considering that a gentleman’s agreement once forbade building construction that exceeded the hat resting on Penn’s head, James is breathing the rarified air ...

PSU faces reality vs. expectations

NIL not withstanding, Penn State fans don’t appear to see the reality of a football program that has only won two national championships in its existence, and a 9-3 or 10-2 season might be really all that can be expected. Granted, this may be a sit back and wait season, but last year’s “recruiting” (ie. shell out NIL money) was doomed to be a failure, and so give the new guy wiggle room to spend $20-30 million to buy a decent team. And that might just be two or three losses. Face up to college football reality, enjoy the pageantry, the tailgating and the game itself. ...

Eagles’ Sirianni, Hurts to face their toughest test

Injuries are piling up for the Philadelphia Eagles. Key starters are gone. A new offensive coordinator is off to a rough start. The head coach is hearing more criticism. It’s a familiar story the Eagles hope has a similar ending. It was at this point of the NFL season two years ago that ...

Wisconsin game brings warning

I looked up James Franklin’s winning percentage — almost 70% (.698). That includes not only the patsies but bowl games, too. Everyone looked to Matt Campbell with high hopes, and the new savior did everything right with stomping three patsies. So was Wisconsin real, just good luck or a sign maybe Penn State was not worthy of ranking? If Wisconsin played us so tough, can we beat USC, Michigan and Washington? I think not. I do like Campbell. Let’s hope he can recruit like Franklin then develop what Franklin could not. I bleed blue and white, was a big Joe Paterno fan, ...