The defensive back from Washington, D.C., reveals when and why he picked the Nittany Lions. Smith was State's first Class of 2013 commit since the program was hit with NCAA sanctions.
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August 15, 2012
GQ has published excerpts from Joe Posnanski's soon-to-be-released biography of Joe Paterno and in it, Paterno's reaction to his dismissal from Penn State is featured.
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August 14, 2012
While most of the sports attention is placed on the recovering of the football program in State College, we should also remember that other sports programs are gearing up for the 2012 season as well. That includes the women's volleyball team, which is ranked third in the American Volleyball Coaches Association preseason poll, which was released yesterday.
Penn State did not...
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August 14, 2012
An accrediting organization has told Penn State that its status is ''in jeopardy'' based on recent developments in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which accredits universities in the Mid-Atlantic region, cited information in the school's internal investigation led by former FBI director Louis Freeh...
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August 14, 2012
NORMAN, Okla. Justin Brown went to his Penn State teammates for their blessing.
Certainly he didn't have to, but Brown did. He told them he wanted to transfer to Oklahoma for his senior season, but wanted to ask what they thought about the idea first.
"It was a hard decision, so I ran it by them," Brown said. "Most said for me to do what was best for me. They...
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August 15, 2012
Joe Paterno sobbed while meeting with his coaches and a former player the day after he was fired from Penn State, according to an excerpt of an upcoming on Paterno to be published in GQ magazine.
The Hall of Fame coach was quoted in the excerpt as telling his son, Jay, that he had spent his whole life trying to make something of his name ''and now it's gone.''...
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August 15, 2012
Well, we know Penn State wasn't bluffing about those names on the jerseys. First this image was posted on the official Penn State football Facebook page. Now there is this short video to see how the process works for adding a name to the jersey.
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August 15, 2012
Joe Paterno sobbed while meeting with his coaches and a former player the day after he was fired from Penn State, according to an excerpt of an upcoming article on Paterno to be published in GQ magazine.
The Hall of Fame coach was quoted in the excerpt as telling his son, Jay, that he had spent his whole life trying to make something of his name ''and now it's gone....
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August 15, 2012
Penn State University is holding a national child sex abuse conference as it seeks to rebound from the scandals involving former assistant football coach and convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky.
The Child Sex Abuse Conference: Traumatic Impact, Prevention and Intervention will be held at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on Oct. 29 and 30.
Speakers will include Sugar...
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August 14, 2012
Bill O’Brien looks to get new era started in right direction
He has been asked some of the same questions since taking over the job of head coach at Penn State, but Bill O’Brien’s message remains the same. This may be a new era of Penn State football but he will not forget the traditions that have helped the program be built over the years in the wake of severe NCAA sanctions...
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August 15, 2012
“My name,” he told Jay, “I have spent my whole life trying to make that name mean something. And now it’s gone.” Monthly men’s magazine, GQ, has provided excerpts from former SI senior writer Joe Posanski’s biography entitled, Paterno. Posanski was asked by the late Penn State Nittany Lions’ head coach Joe Paterno to write [...]
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August 13, 2012
On Monday it became public that redshirt junior Mike Wallace, CB, would not play for Penn State during the 2012 football season due to a bicep injury. Wallace will remain with the team in a leadership role for the season, however.
Wallace's injury caused him to miss most of spring practice and hindered his ability to full workout with the team during the summer. Because...
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August 15, 2012
In the wake of all the hoopla that is the Penn State scandal, the public has had a front row seat into the twisted world that is the arrest and trial of Jerry Sandusky whether we wanted it or not.That being said, Jerry Sandusky seems to think he has more to add to the discussion. Lostlettermen and Deadspin are reporting that now that Sandusky will most likely be calling a prison...
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August 13, 2012
(PhatzRadio / AP) — Penn State trustees took no formal vote but the vast majority of members voiced support Sunday for the university president’s acceptance of tough penalties imposed by the NCAA over the university’s handling of its child molestation scandal.
Board chairwoman Karen Peetz told fellow trustees during a Sunday evening conference call that the panel could not...
According to excerpts from GQ, the former Penn State coach struggled to cope in the days after he was fired last November.
The redshirt freshman receiver has benefited greatly from Penn State’s new strength program.
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