Author Archives: Frank Bodani

All Penn State fans attending the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 are being encouraged to wear white. The Nittany Lions also will wear white as the visiting team in the 95th Rose Bowl, which will begin at 5:10 p.m. ET … Continue reading →

It’s getting difficult to keep up with all of the All-America honors for Penn State center A.Q. Shipley. This time it’s ESPN.com passing out the praise — which is rather exclusive considering that it picked only one team of recipients, … Continue reading →

Here’s an overlooked fact that tells a lot about the makeup of these Nittany Lions: They are one of the least penalized teams in the nation, averaging only about three flags and 26.4 yards per game. They had no penalties … Continue reading →

  The Penn State coaching staff has a unique job over the next week or so: Give their players a needed break during a bye week while keeping their focus enough not to disrupt their tremendous momentum. The Lions … Continue reading →

ESPN The Magazine has declared that Penn State owns the best football student section in the nation. In the categories that determine the overall winner, Penn State ranked No. 1 for “most fun,” No. 2 for “most creative” and No. … Continue reading →

Two former Nittany Lions who recently left the team have apparently found new football homes. Redshirt freshman offensive lineman Josh Marks is reportedly enrolling at Pitt. Coach Joe Paterno announced last Friday that Marks had left the team for undisclosed … Continue reading →

It didn’t take long for Chris Baker to find another football team. The redshirt junior who was thrown off the team for good last week, will play football at Division I-AA Hampton University in Virginia.

The losses are coming on offense this week. Though not as critical as last week’s departures of starting defensive tackles Chris Baker and Phil Taylor, Penn State still is practicing without two offensive linemen. Redshirt freshman Josh Marks and junior … Continue reading →

The upcoming Penn State football season is sold-out at Beaver Stadium. For the second-straight year, more than 93,500 season tickets have been sold. More than 15,000 student season tickets for freshmen, sophomore and juniors sold out in about three minutes … Continue reading →

Though Penn State football officials aren’t offering a clear explanation for the dismissal of defensive tackles Chris Baker and Phil Taylor this week, police are investigating two recent incidents that may have involved them and other players. Both players had … Continue reading →