http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/school/49 Recent Yardbarker Articles: Penn State Nittany Lions en-us Senior defensive tackle Jared Odrick was voted the Big Ten's Defensive Player of the Year, and Defensive Lineman of the Year by the conference coaches. Odrick was just one of six Nittany Lions selected First Team All-Big Ten, including Daryll Clark, Evan Royster, Stefen Wisniewski, Dennis Landolt and Navorro Bowman. Penn State tied Iowa for the most first-team selections. Breakdown of Penn State's 2009 All-Big Ten selections:OFFENSECOACHES FIRST TEAM: Daryll Clark, Evan Royster, Stefe... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:27:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Odrick_Penn_State_rake_in_the_All_Big_Ten_honors/1621655 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Odrick_Penn_State_rake_in_the_All_Big_Ten_honors/1621655 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Odrick_Penn_State_rake_in_the_All_Big_Ten_honors/1621655 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/c/7c79bc8e3648ed58f1e778f7947c73442e56fe32/small/Penn_State_vs_ff58.jpg With the Big Ten prematurely ending its season–only Illinois has not yet finished their regular season–they also become the first conference to release it’s end of year awards.  And it’s beyond obvious the respect and admiration that the coaches and media members have for some ... Related Posts:Counting Down the Lions: #3Penn State Countdown: 71Counting Down the Lions: #8 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:15:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Jared_Odrick_is_Big_Ten_DPOY_PSU_Players_honored/1621397 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Jared_Odrick_is_Big_Ten_DPOY_PSU_Players_honored/1621397 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Jared_Odrick_is_Big_Ten_DPOY_PSU_Players_honored/1621397 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/c/7c79bc8e3648ed58f1e778f7947c73442e56fe32/small/Penn_State_vs_ff58.jpg   Yaaaaaaaaaay and gradulations: The All-Big Ten football team was announced tonight live on the Big Ten Network. Penn State's six first team honorees were tied with Iowa for first among all conference schools. The Nittany Lions' nine overall honorees were second to the Hawkeyes' 11. Four Nittany Lions were selected to the first team offense: Clark, senior tackle Dennis Landolt (Burlington, N.J.), junior tailback Evan Royster (Fairfax, Va.) and junior center Stefen ... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:06:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Odrick_Named_Big_Ten_Defensive_Player_Of_Year/1621162 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Odrick_Named_Big_Ten_Defensive_Player_Of_Year/1621162 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Odrick_Named_Big_Ten_Defensive_Player_Of_Year/1621162 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/3/738760cd23f566cd04239f301947eef66f074781/small/Oregon_State_Beavers_f515.jpg A conference-high six members of the Penn State football team have been selected first team All-Big Ten and senior defensive tackle Jared Odrick (Lebanon) was named Defensive Player of the Year in voting by the conference head coaches and media panel. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:11:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Six_Nittany_Lions_Selected_First_Team_All_Big_Ten_Odrick_Named_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year/1620894 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Six_Nittany_Lions_Selected_First_Team_All_Big_Ten_Odrick_Named_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year/1620894 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Six_Nittany_Lions_Selected_First_Team_All_Big_Ten_Odrick_Named_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year/1620894 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/c/7c79bc8e3648ed58f1e778f7947c73442e56fe32/small/Penn_State_vs_ff58.jpg More photos » by Al Goldis - AP Penn State's Evan Royster (22) rushes against Michigan State's Eric Gordon (43) in what could be Penn State's best win of 2009. Or not. Browse more photos » Twelve weeks. That's all you get. Like the changing of the leaves in the brisk breeze of autumn, the season comes and goes before you know it. You have to enjoy it while it's here, because it's a ... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:57:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/So_Ends_The_Forgettable_Season/1617286 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/So_Ends_The_Forgettable_Season/1617286 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/So_Ends_The_Forgettable_Season/1617286 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/2/22fe0ba1e41c80ef3c88c5f50d5e42eabf902af6/small/Oregon_State_Beavers_dcfb.jpg TNL Said: 21-17 (Sparty)Actual Score: 42-14 (PSU)Wow, this is one time I am happy to be completely wrong. For a half it looked like the offense was left back in Happy Valley but then WR Curtis Drake took an end around pitch and lobbed a 14 yard touchdown pass to TE Andrew Quarless and Penn State blew up. Graham Zug and Quarless each had two touchdowns as Daryll Clark had a career day throwing for 310 yards, 4 TD's and no picks. With the lone exception of the Bend and then Break Our Hearts... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:06:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/PSU_Review_Michigan_State/1620335 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/PSU_Review_Michigan_State/1620335 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/PSU_Review_Michigan_State/1620335 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/b/db8245703dad62fffb880d18a0ba696bd245770f/small/c5.jpg Penn State senior quarterback Daryll Clark, and junior linebacker Navorro Bowman swept the Big Ten's Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week awards for their performances against Michigan State in the season finale. Navorro Bowman Bowman recorded 10 tackles (seven solo), with 3.5 TFL (minus-17), a sack and a pass break-up to lead another superb defensive effort in East Lansing. He tied a team season-high for TFLs in a game with 3.5, matching Jared Odrick's total from the Eastern I... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:17:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Clark_Bowman_named_Big_Ten_Players_of_the_Week/1614962 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Clark_Bowman_named_Big_Ten_Players_of_the_Week/1614962 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Clark_Bowman_named_Big_Ten_Players_of_the_Week/1614962 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/0/b029c7b3f72141520b54d31316931990b4113cd6/small/c3.jpg Daryll Clark won't be missed by Michigan State fans, as the senior quarterback and Penn State overcame a slow start Saturday night in East Lansing to pound the Spartans 42-14. In two career games against Michigan State, Clark has thrown for 650 yards, eight touchdowns and no interceptions. The Nittany Lions earned their 10th win of the season, and made a big statement for BCS bowl scouts looking at Penn State for a possible at-large bid. But despite the final score, for nearly two full qu... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Penn_State_blasts_Spartans_42_14/1609307 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Penn_State_blasts_Spartans_42_14/1609307 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Penn_State_blasts_Spartans_42_14/1609307 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/4/84b7efc2f9095153ecb4505b75fb9e88c9cd4eb1/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f91183974.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0E2CB8A9077D1AFD199D5C975D485CBDE596FEA4B48AEDFC8.jpg EAST LANSING, Mich.(AP) Daryll Clark passed for 310 yards and four touchdowns as No. 13 Penn State wrapped up its regular season with a 42-14 victory at Michigan State on Saturday. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:25:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Lions_blow_out_Spartans/1608882 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Lions_blow_out_Spartans/1608882 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Lions_blow_out_Spartans/1608882 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/f/4f5340d24da4eb6b70ca5974b55d060d80aca390/small/Ohio_State_v_6274.jpg [Programming note:  Penn State's basketball team tries to extract themselves from the quicksand today at 12:30 p.m. against Tulane (0-2).  No front-page open thread for this one, so it'll be up to someone to put up a Fanpost. - RUTS]   This must have been during a MSU-Notre Dame game. LOLtato. BSD Mike: Oh, how I look forward to this game. It seems like every year Sparty comes into the season finale licking their wounds and hoping to squeak out an invitation ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/BSD_Staff_Previews_Michigan_State/1601178 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/BSD_Staff_Previews_Michigan_State/1601178 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/BSD_Staff_Previews_Michigan_State/1601178 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/c/bc97925ca7e5a7cb3674ff9c7e62420f57c5f5fa/small/Iowa_v_Penn_f61a.jpg Oh, forget it. I don't even have the heart to write the fake "Tarheels Beat Nittany Lions" post.  This game was a disaster, practically from the opening tip.  UNC-Wilmington (1-2) -- a team that went 7-25 and had a RPI ranking of 273 one year ago -- never lost the lead after breaking a 7-7 tie early in the first half, although Penn State (2-1) whittled the deficit to two points with three minutes remaining.  Chris Babb, Andrew Jones, and Tim Frazier combin... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:11:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/North_Carolina_Defeats_Valiant_Penn_State_80_69/1598290 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/North_Carolina_Defeats_Valiant_Penn_State_80_69/1598290 So sayeth The Daily Collegian: Brandon Beachum will miss the remainder of the 2009 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee on Saturday, according to a release issued by the Penn State football program. Beachum, a true sophomore running back, hurt his knee while attempting to recover a Jerome Hayes fumble on a kickoff return on the first play of the third quarter in Penn State's 31-20 win over Indiana on Saturday. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:07:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Brandon_Beachum_Officially_Tears_ACL/1576178 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Brandon_Beachum_Officially_Tears_ACL/1576178 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Brandon_Beachum_Officially_Tears_ACL/1576178 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/1/7160347db2ce68a7f626398ab8c911604045b7c1/small/IL_Penn_State_ef2c.jpg Well, this wasn't difficult.  God bless the internets.     Lost in yesterday's crapfest -- Navorro Bowman has likely played his last game at Beaver Stadium.  As for injuries, Brandon Beachum sustained what appeared to be a very serious knee injury on the second half kickoff.  A.J. Wallace left the game with a concussion, and Chaz Powell left the game with what was preliminarily described as a sprain of his AC shoulder joint. Despite Penn State's l... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:52:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Special_Teams_Coach_Located_And_Free/1568702 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Special_Teams_Coach_Located_And_Free/1568702 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Special_Teams_Coach_Located_And_Free/1568702 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/0/b029c7b3f72141520b54d31316931990b4113cd6/small/c3.jpg Some Senior Day speculation -- is it also the last home game for Evan Royster and Navorro Bowman? Bowman and Royster might not be in Maybin's class, but both of them are clearly NFL-caliber players. Both would go very high in next April's draft.Todd McShay, a well-regarded talent evaluator who works for ESPN and Scouts, Inc., ranks Bowman as the 13th-best player in college football. He has Royster ranked 50th.Bowman and Royster should at least think about leaving early. They... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Royster_And_Bowman_To_Bolt/1538366 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Royster_And_Bowman_To_Bolt/1538366 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Royster_And_Bowman_To_Bolt/1538366 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/3/13d33c30a219cc9c7b992ec375165b74d7fb4084/small/Temple_v_Penn_8b7e.jpg by Carolyn Kaster - AP 1 day ago: Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, right, frowns as he looks at assistant coaches Larry Johnson, center, and Tom Bradley, left, during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Ohio State in State College, Pa., Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Ohio State won 24-7(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) View full size photo » We just couldn't make some big plays. -Joe Paterno Wh... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:30:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Making_Big_Plays/1528774 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Making_Big_Plays/1528774 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Making_Big_Plays/1528774 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/0/b029c7b3f72141520b54d31316931990b4113cd6/small/c3.jpg On yesterday's ESPN GameDay show, Chris Fowler and the crew passed along information that Penn State coaches indicated their offensive playbook would be uncharacteristically open against Ohio State.  The coaching staff trusted the improved offensive line, and especially trusted Daryll Clark to win the game for Penn State.  If such a strategy was ever in place for the Penn State offense, it was scrapped after their first offensive play of the game as defensive end Camero... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:42:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/And_Here_Come_The_Pretzels/1523795 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/And_Here_Come_The_Pretzels/1523795 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/And_Here_Come_The_Pretzels/1523795 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/4/84b7efc2f9095153ecb4505b75fb9e88c9cd4eb1/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f91183974.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0E2CB8A9077D1AFD199D5C975D485CBDE596FEA4B48AEDFC8.jpg More photos » by Carolyn Kaster - AP 9 days ago: In this Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, photo, Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark passes the ball during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Minnesota in State College, Pa. Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark has what seems to be an embarassment of playmaking options in a passing game that has the No. 12 Nittany Lions rolling into Northwestern this weekend on a four-g... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:12:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/So_Much_On_The_Line/1518518 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/So_Much_On_The_Line/1518518 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/So_Much_On_The_Line/1518518 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/f/2f2e56904d790aae45fd4ac9c31018a85f224ad8/small/Rose_Bowl_4878.jpg More photos » by Carlos Osorio - AP about 18 hours ago: Penn State defenders celebrate a fumble recover during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) Browse more photos » Your eyes weren't deceiving you -- Michigan's first offensive drive against Penn State looked a lot like their first quarte... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:12:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Penn_State_35_Michigan_10_Kneel_Before_Zug/1431198 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Penn_State_35_Michigan_10_Kneel_Before_Zug/1431198 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Penn_State_35_Michigan_10_Kneel_Before_Zug/1431198 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/b/1b75914dd314b3ea13f2f7d37bbf223e36d76d5e/small/Syracuse_v_Penn_ebb7.jpg