PENN STATE RUMORS & GOSSIP

Penn State snags 2013 guard Brandon Austin

Penn State is making important in-roads in upgrading its talent for the future, which is a necessity given their current last place status in the Big Ten. While he won’t help next year’s team, and will arrive for the 2013 season, the Nittany Lions scored a very important verbal commitment from Philadelphia-native Brandon Austin, a [...] Related posts: Post Brandon Taylor...
Via Hoopniks  |  1 hour ago

Nittany Lions add big pledge

Four-star small forward Brandon Austin has committed to Penn State
Via scouthoops.scout.com  |  13 hours ago

No. 18 Penn St. 69, Wisconsin 54

Maggie Lucas scored 16 points to help No. 18 Penn State beat Wisconsin 69-54 on Thursday night. Alex Bentley and Ariel Edwards each added 14 to lead the Lady Lions (19-5, 9-3 Big Ten) to their eighth win in the last nine games. Penn State also swept the season series with the Badgers (8-16, 4-8). Mia Nickson chipped in 11 points and seven rebounds for Penn State. Penn State, which...
Via Fox Sports  |  13 hours ago

Class of 2012 Review: Wide Receivers

Who We Lost: Derek Moye Prospects Needed: 1-3 Prospects Signed: 4 Malik Golden (Cheshire, CT) Eugene Lewis (Plymouth, PA) Jonathan Warner (Camas, WA) Trevor Williams (Towson, MD) Penn State never went after some of the top national talent at the wide receiver position, even when highly touted prospects such as Stefon Diggs (Uncommitted) and Jordan Payton (UCLA) claimed to have...
Via Nittany Lions Den  |  23 hours ago

Lions can’t make up mind at No. 11 Sparty, fall hard

Michigan State was 7-3 in Big Ten play before it hosted Penn State last night, and they’ve won each of those games by at least 10 points. Not a whole lot of people thought the Nittany Lions would account for the Spartan’s fourth B1G loss – they had a chance to be. Not a whole lot of people thought PSU would be Sparty’s first B1G casualty to come within...
Via The Sports Jags  |  1 day ago

Petition: Restore Joe's Name on the B1G Trophy

Penn State students and alumni, as well as fans from all other BigTen schools, have begun electronically signing a petition to restore Joe Paterno's name on the BigTen's football trophy.  If you would like to sign the petition, it can be found here.  It reads in part:   "In the after math of the Sandusky scandal, the Big Ten Conference unjustly removed Joe Paterno...
Via Nittany Lions Den  |  1 day ago

Seven Lions Invited to NFL Combine

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; February 7, 2012 – Seven Penn State football student-athletes have been invited to participate in the National Football League’s 2012 Scouting Combine, among the nation’s highest totals.
Via pennstate.scout.com  |  2 days ago

7 Nittany Lions headed to NFL Combine

2011 was a huge year for Penn State…and not in a good way. The Nittany Lions didn’t have a chapionship-caliber season like Alabama or LSU, or even Wisconsin. No, they had their football program and university forever tarnished by one man, and they watched as their beloved coach was fired and then died months later. But Penn State got some honorable news this morning...
Via The Sports Jags  |  2 days ago

Brown is High on the Lions

Penn State is looking at several quarterback prospects in the Class of 2013, including Boeing Brown of Brookfield (Conn.) High. He talks to Fight On State about where he stands with the Lions.
Via pennstate.scout.com  |  2 days ago

No. 19 Penn St. 68, Minnesota 65

Mia Nickson scored 20 points and Alex Bentley added 16 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 38.9 seconds to play, to help No. 19 Penn State rally for a 68-65 victory over Minnesota on Sunday. The Lady Lions (18-5, 8-3 Big Ten) trailed by 15 points in the first half and still trailed by three with 90 seconds remaining. But Penn State closed the game on an 8-2 run to secure...
Via AP on Fox  |  4 days ago

Penn State men’s basketball coach Patrick Chambers dresses like Joe Paterno: Wisconsin visits the Joe Pa statue

This Tuesday was the first time the Penn State’s men’s basketball team had a home game since the passing of Penn State football head coach and legend Joe Paterno. Though, Penn State’s men basketball coach Patrick Chambers has only been at Penn State since May Paterno had a big impact on him. Paterno wanted Chambers and the basketball program to succeed . Paterno would help...
Via roundballchat.com  |  7 days ago

O'Brien lauds recruits sticking with Penn State

New Penn State coach Bill O'Brien is giving credit to recruits who stuck to their commitments to the Nittany Lions. A 19-member class announced Wednesday includes a highly rated receiver who could contribute right away in Penn State's revamped offense. O'Brien is finishing up his duties as offensive coordinator for the Patriots, who play in the Super Bowl on Sunday....
Via AP on Fox  |  8 days ago

Signing Day comes up huge for Pitt, PSU

There were no big surprises for Pitt or Penn State on National Signing Day but Paul Chryst and Bill O’Brien got some pretty big recruits to help them in their first years at their new gigs. The Jags will have recaps on the Panthers and Nittany Lions tomorrow morning, just incase Dorial Green-Beckham decides to scrap his Letter of Intent to Missouri in favor of the Keystone...
Via The Sports Jags  |  8 days ago
SHOWING RESPECT

Penn State coach dresses like JoePa

Penn State basketball coach Patrick Chambers paid tribute to the late Joe Paterno by wearing clothes just like his for his team's game against Wisconsin.

Via The Arena Pulse  |  9 days ago

Bernhardt, Fitzgerald join PSU staff

New Penn State coach Bill O'Brien has added two more staffers in special assistant Jim Bernhardt and director of strength and conditioning Craig Fitzgerald. O'Brien, announced Jan. 7 as Penn State's coach, is currently working with the Patriots as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach as they get ready for Sunday's Super Bowl. Bernhart, also director of player...
Via AP on Fox  |  10 days ago
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