Category Archives: Life on the road

Life on the road: To South Africa and back

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Frank Bodani

Following Penn State football means more than watching the game, especially on the road. You get Bill O’Brien behind closed doors. And a taste of South Africa.

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Video: Ben Kline, Frank Bodani put on their dancing shoes

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Jessica Sprenkle

Penn State linebacker Ben Kline shows reporter Frank Bodani how to dance at football media day on Aug. 9, 2012.

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Life on the Road Part II: Culinary steps into unchartered territory

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Frank Bodani

Even in times of scandal and intrigue, Penn State is playing big games on the road. Which means that we must follow and write and report about it all  –  and, of course, eat. So with a crazy-early flight into … Continue reading →

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Life on the Road: Bumping into Penn State’s Matt Millen

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Frank Bodani

You never know who you’re going to see while hanging around a big airport, waiting to get on a plane in a faraway city. Like on one of those tiny planes that you really can’t stand up in and used … Continue reading →

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Pickup basketball with Penn State reporters, staffers

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Jessica Sprenkle

Kickoff for Penn State’s game against Northwestern on Saturday isn’t until 7 p.m., but the Penn State entourage — players, coaches, reporters, photographers, staff members — arrived in the Chicago area by Friday night. So how do they fill the … Continue reading →

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A Mexican culinary gem hidden at Chicago’s O’Hare airport

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Frank Bodani

We have a couple of themes to honor during our Penn State football “Life on the Road” series. The first is rather simple: Since you must eat, you might as well eat well. The second only applies to this season … Continue reading →

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Freezing football at Penn State … in the middle of spring

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Frank Bodani

Maybe never before have Penn State fans and players dealt with weather like this during the football carnival known as the Blue-White Game. How many mid-April days of any kind, for that matter, can you remember quite like this? We’re … Continue reading →

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A frosty Florida beginning

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Frank Bodani

I felt sorry for the palm trees. This is Florida, central Florida even. Gulf Coast Florida. Maybe even a bit of southern Florida, if you consider how the University of South Florida is in town. And yet … It was … Continue reading →

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Life on the Road

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Frank Bodani

When you’re on the road covering Penn State football, there are a lot of opportunities to grab a meal at some steak house or Midwest chain-of-the-day, like a Steak’n Shake. Some of us attempt, very strongly, to do the opposite. … Continue reading →

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Some weirdly-warm weather for Lions

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Frank Bodani

For sure, tomorrow’s Penn State game in Columbus will be easy on the fans. The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with temperatures around 67 degrees at kickoff with a 7 mph wind from the south. Even when the fourth … Continue reading →

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