Team Ream
When it comes to role models, we usually think of adults. We think of perhaps presidents, musicians, athletes, and actors. They are what we aspire to become. Very rarely do we come across the individual who grew up alongside of you and wish to be like that person. But …
Posted in Football, Other SportsBy Ben Baney
Blue White 2012. Welcome Back to the Pride.
It’s an annual event. Many schools have them. Many schools celebrate them. But this school and this community have a unique and special opportunity. It is no secret that the events occurring in November 2011 were tragic from almost every perspective. There were no winners, and the community of Penn …
Posted in FootballBy Ben Baney
Penn State’s 2012 Secondary Needs a Second Look
In an effort to quell concerns about how Penn State’s defense will succeed without Tom Bradley, a look into the secondary may put such worries to the test. It’s no secret that State’s defensive look will greatly alter under new coordinator Ted Roof, and change always brings fear along with …
Posted in FootballBy David Pressman
Breaker 1-9, Breaker 1-9: The Eagle Has Landed
Rarely in recent memory has the first day on a new job been so delayed, but Bill O’Brien is finally the full-time head coach of Penn State Football. It still sounds strange, doesn’t it? Strange in a good way, though, if only because O’Brien has been very impressive so far. …
Posted in FootballBy David Pressman
In Memoriam: Joseph Vincent Paterno
The gravity of this moment for anybody who truly understands it is immense. Not only for college football, but for people everywhere who learned under an honorable man. Joseph Vincent Paterno devoted his life to The Pennsylvania State University. He possessed inherently positive attributes as a man, a coach, a …
Posted in FootballBy David Pressman
Big Weekend Begets Bigger One
Last Saturday was the centerpiece of one of the most monumental weekends in decades for Penn State. The introduction of new head football coach Bill O’Brien and all that it represented was surreal for followers of the program. The day was inevitable – not that O’Brien was the selection, but …
Posted in FootballBy David Pressman
Winds of Change Storm Through Centre County
In a span of two months, Penn State has employed three head football coaches: Joe Paterno, Tom Bradley and now Bill O’Brien. You’d think there was something strange happening in State College, eh? Who exactly is O’Brien? And why was he chosen to succeed the iconic Paterno? Let’s examine that. …
Posted in FootballBy David Pressman
Penn State Endures More Off Field Issues
As if the Penn State football program didn’t already have enough going on, more troubling news broke this weekend when Matt McGloin was sent to the hospital after a locker room altercation with wide receiver Curtis Drake. McGloin suffered a concussion along with a seizure as the quarterback hit his …
Posted in FootballBy Cory Siegrist
In Defense of the Master Defender
While the Nittany Nation waits with bated breath until The Announcement occurs (yes, it deserves to be a defined term), let’s take this opportunity to realistically churn out the best possible scenario. Now, mind you that when we do this, we need to take into account the completely terrible scope …
Posted in FootballBy David Pressman
The Future of Penn State Football
With the football season coming to a close and a likely Insight Bowl appearance being all that remains for this Penn State squad, the Nittany Lion nation has already started to shift its focus from the 2011 season to the future of the program. The most begging question that will …
Posted in FootballBy Cory Siegrist
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