Category Archives: Academics

Shawney Kersey is the latest ex-Lion to land at Marshall

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Frank Bodani

Shawney Kersey’s transfer means three former Penn State football players have ended up at Marshall since the NCAA sanctions.

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Pete Massaro, John Urschel grade out as Penn State All-Americans

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Frank Bodani

Thanks to Pete Massaro and John Urschel, Penn State is still a national leader when it comes to Academic All-Americans.

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Matt McGloin and Bill O’Brien lead Penn State award watch

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Frank Bodani

While Matt McGloin ended his Penn State career by being named the nation’s top former walk-on, Bill O’Brien closes in on another big award.

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Dallastown’s Ben Kline among four Penn State academic stars

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Frank Bodani

Math genius John Urschel leads four Nittany Lions in the latest installment of academic honors.

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Penn State’s Massaro a candidate for Campbell Trophy

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Sherry Coons

Penn State senior Pete Massaro is among the candidates for the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame’s Scholar-Athlete Fellowship and the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy, presented to the nation’s premier college football student-athlete. A defensive end, Masaro … Continue reading →

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Dungy: I’m not coming back

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Jim Seip

Several months ago he looked like the perfect candidate to clean up what had become a mess. The criminal investigation involving Jerry Sandusky seemed to touch every level of Penn State athletics. Joe Paterno had been fired. The university president … Continue reading →

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PSU podcast: April 3

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Jim Seip

This week we bring you a new and improved podcast. The people at SoundCloud helped us with the fancy new player. To celebrate, Frank Bodani discusses the latest ups — but mostly downs — of Penn State’s current recruiting class.

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Penn State athletes produce more academic success

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Frank Bodani

Five Penn State sports teams earned perfect multi-year Academic Progress Rate scores — the NCAA measure for graduation progress — in the recently-released results from 2009-10. Field hockey, softball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country and women’s tennis all featured … Continue reading →

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Wisniewski featured on Big Ten Network

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Frank Bodani

Penn State All-American guard Stefen Wisniewski will be one of four players featured in a new Big Ten Network series following preparations for the NFL Draft. The program, called “Path to the Pros,” will debut at 9 p.m. on Wednesday. … Continue reading →

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Lions excel in classroom … again

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Frank Bodani

The Penn State football team is among the top 10 percent nationally and owns the Big Ten’s No. 2 Graduation Success Rate, according to data released by the NCAA. Penn State football stundent-athletes who enrolled from 2000-03 earned a GSR … Continue reading →

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