http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/171 Recent articles about the Penn State Nittany Lions en-us More photos » by Carolyn Kaster - AP Eastern Illinois quarterback Jake Christensen (11) closes his eyes and prays Jared Odrick will show mercy and not kill him. Browse more photos » In typical classless Sparty fashion, they can't just congratulate a good player for winning an award. They have to be outraged that their player didn't get it. This morning The Only Colors, SBNation's Michigan State... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:34:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Spartans_Take_Umbrage_With_Odrick/1624234 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Spartans_Take_Umbrage_With_Odrick/1624234 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Spartans_Take_Umbrage_With_Odrick/1624234 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/c/7c79bc8e3648ed58f1e778f7947c73442e56fe32/small/Penn_State_vs_ff58.jpg 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   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 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 More photos » by Al Goldis - AP Zug levitates into the endzone for one of his two touchdowns yesterday. (AP Photo/Al Goldis) Browse more photos » Michigan State was doing something right early. The Penn State play calls weren't designed to pick up the blitz, and so when it came Clark was usually helpless to ward off an untouched attacker. It didn't help that Clark was often under center or not in a designed roll out. The coac... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:49:18 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Too_Easy_Drill_Sergeant_Penn_State_42_Michigan_State_14/1611375 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Too_Easy_Drill_Sergeant_Penn_State_42_Michigan_State_14/1611375 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 [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 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 Our Penn State correspondent Ali weighs in on Saturday's victory
 
 The 
 first quarter was ugly. It seemed like a bad dream every time special 
 teams stepped onto the field and Penn State gave up turnover after turnover. 
 It looked like it was going to be the 3rd loss at home this 
 year, but luckily the defense got the Nittany Lions back into the game 
 and the seniors could walk off the field for their final time with their 
 heads held high.... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:41:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/PSU_Seniors_Leave_On_Happy_Note/1575482 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/PSU_Seniors_Leave_On_Happy_Note/1575482 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/PSU_Seniors_Leave_On_Happy_Note/1575482 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/2/0242a9de0302c7c6ef8a160761053b4ad2e2a710/small/Penn_State_v_13d6.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 For the third week in a row, Penn State's offense came out flat. So, tied at 10 entering the second half, the Nittany Lions' defense, which had played valiantly despite working against a minus-four turnover margin, took matters into its own hands. Junior linebacker Navorro Bowman intercepted a tipped pass and ran 73 yards to pay dirt, giving Penn state its first lead of the ballgame. The Nittany Lions offense followed up Bowman's pick-six with two consecutive scoring drives of its... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Penn_State_rides_underclassmen_to_senior_day_win/1565916 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Penn_State_rides_underclassmen_to_senior_day_win/1565916 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Penn_State_rides_underclassmen_to_senior_day_win/1565916 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/0/b029c7b3f72141520b54d31316931990b4113cd6/small/c3.jpg Indiana in an upset over Penn State? Not so fast my friend...Kevin McGuire is back with a game day thread for today's Penn State-Indiana game. Feel free to discuss all things college football below and for more on Penn State football after the game head over to Examiner or Nittany White Out to see what Kevin has to say about the game.BCS? Forget about it!Big Ten championship? No chance sweetheart.New Year's Day Bowl game?Today Penn State will search for an answer to their second lo... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Penn_state_seniors_look_to_go_out_with_a_win/1563178 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Penn_state_seniors_look_to_go_out_with_a_win/1563178 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Penn_state_seniors_look_to_go_out_with_a_win/1563178 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/f/dfa70dbc7369e4a39ecc086a4b1b01381e77ebf2/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92957812.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D07534DADAB79AA61BA6ADDB41EA14EB98A08839A4CBF554B1.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 More photos » by TONY DING - AP 1 day ago: Penn State tight end Andrew Quarless (10) catches a 60-yard pass to score a touchdown in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game agianst Michigan, on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Tony Ding) Browse more photos » Before this game we heard a lot of things about the Penn State offense. They hadn't played anybody. The off... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:17:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Grading_the_Penn_State_Offense_Against_Michigan/1436544 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Grading_the_Penn_State_Offense_Against_Michigan/1436544 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Grading_the_Penn_State_Offense_Against_Michigan/1436544 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/b/db8245703dad62fffb880d18a0ba696bd245770f/small/c5.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 We're two days away from the Michigan Penn State Game, and dammit, we're excited here at Maize n Brew. In the interest of gaining as much inside information as possible, we tracked down Mike from Black Shoe Diaries at his bunker in northern Siberia and forced him to answer some questions. Well. Not really. Mike tracked me down and roused me from my two week slumber and forced me to talk about Michigan. He also had me sign all sorts of papers, including something in h... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:39:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Michigan_Penn_State_Question_and_Answer_with_Black_Shoe_Diaries/1417904 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Michigan_Penn_State_Question_and_Answer_with_Black_Shoe_Diaries/1417904 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Michigan_Penn_State_Question_and_Answer_with_Black_Shoe_Diaries/1417904 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/5/751de97d8ea6d7416bb84e44730d09328c21f835/small/Rose_Bowl_159b.jpg The University of Minnesota is apologizing after its Goldy Gopher mascot poked fun at a Penn State football player who was praying before last week's game. A video made before Saturday's game at State College shows Penn State defensive end Jerome Hayes kneeling in prayer in the end zone. Goldy Gopher kneels in front of Hayes, according to the video posted on YouTube. When Hayes stands up, so does Goldy. The mascot tries to make some contact, but Hayes ignores him and trots back to the... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:11:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Minnesota_apologizes_for_mascot_mocking_prayer/1416232 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Minnesota_apologizes_for_mascot_mocking_prayer/1416232 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Minnesota_apologizes_for_mascot_mocking_prayer/1416232 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/7/877afe0da7abe954e87c8c67185190c0b8ed4323/small/gopher76884152.jpg Thanks to Ali for her PSU wrap. Apologies for my tardy delivery of it.Playing 
 on the coldest Homecoming since JoePa’s been coaching, Penn State 
 delivered its first shut out of the season yesterday, defeating Minnesota 
 20-0 to improve to a 6-1 record. It was the earliest snowfall on record 
 in State College, and I was woken up entirely too early on Friday morning 
 from the PSU text system telling me the grass lots would be closed for 
 game day. Empty tail... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:59:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Penn_State_Fights_the_Cold_Beats_Minnesota/1405919 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Penn_State_Fights_the_Cold_Beats_Minnesota/1405919 Michigan State at Penn State 2008, originally uploaded by Flickr member sxtKevin here once again from Examiner and Nittany White Out to provide you with your Penn State game thread for today.Normally when you hear about a White Out and Penn State you think of a stadium with over 100,000 fans all dressed in white. Not quite the case this weekend as Penn State gets back to Big Ten competition with a home game against Minnesota. On Thursday State College was covered with over four inches of sn... Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/White_Out_of_a_different_nature_at_Penn_State/1385557 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/White_Out_of_a_different_nature_at_Penn_State/1385557 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/White_Out_of_a_different_nature_at_Penn_State/1385557 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/f/6f0104335901b2a8f5e311f988dbcf5502f58d06/small/Valero_Alamo_a932.jpg This one ought to inspire some commentary from the Panther-bashing Nittany Lion fans out there who think that Pitt is a minor-league program. None other than JoePa himself just endorsed Pitt as a possible addition to the Big TenLeven: "Everybody else is playing playoffs on television. You never see a Big Ten team mentioned. So I think it’s a handicap.’’ Paterno’s solution? "Let’s get a 12th team -- Syracuse, Rutgers, Pitt -- we could have a little bit of a playoff.’’ So if Pitt&... Fri, 01 May 2009 09:14:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/PATERNO_Pitt_in_Big_Ten/614453 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/PATERNO_Pitt_in_Big_Ten/614453 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/PATERNO_Pitt_in_Big_Ten/614453 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/f/8f5ea1fd6269f39cf14d31ba6223b4b9aedcfd72/small/82693136.jpg