Official Visitors

This weekend two recruits will be visiting Penn State. Devon Still (DE) and Richard Muldrow (OL), are expected to make the journey to Happy Valley to see what Penn State has to offer.

Academic All Americans

Paul Posluszny has won first team All American honors once again. Paul was joined by senior Tim Shaw on the first team. Nolan McCready also earned 2nd team honors. With a total of 37 Academic All-America® football players, PSU ranks fourth among all Division 1A institutions.



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Vote for PSU Players

Vote for Paul, Conner and Kapinos for ESPN awards...

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More Line Problems for Next Year?

Rumor is John Shaw is thinking about not returning next near for his fifth-year. This has been a terrible year as far as linemen walking away. PSU did have one of the best (top 3) recruiting classes in 2006 for offensive lineman, so we may see even sooner how these players ranking pan out...

Wiz Announcement Soon

Stefen Wisniewski may have his college choice decided by as early as this Sunday. The finalist for Stefen are Penn State and Boston College. Stefen did act like he was going to have a decision a month or so ago, however, playoffs took over his concentration. Now that his high school football is over, it is said he will have an answer by Sunday. Wait and see...



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Posluszny Making Another Finalist List

Paul has made it as a finalist for the Lott Trophy. This honor is given to the defensive player that has made the biggest impact on a team.

Other finalists include cornerback Daymeion Hughes (Cal) and defensive tackle Quinn Pitcock (Ohio State).



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Sukay Re-Confirms Committment

According to the Pittsburgh Tribune, Nick Sukay has confirmed that he is still committed to PSU and will enroll early. This is the first news about Nick since he was seen at the Pitt/West Virginia game.



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Anthony Grosso is a 2 star offensive guard, by rivals.com, from New Jersey. Anthony attended last weeks game at Penn State vs Michigan State and got a chance to talk to a few coaches. The lions are thinking about offering Grosso who has offers already from Northwestern, Temple, Cincinnatti, Duke and Vanderbilt.



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2 of 3 Chance

Paul Posluszny won the 2005 Chuck Bednarik Award so it would not be that shocking that he is a finalist for the award again in 2006. What is even more impressive is that PSU has 2 of the 3 finalist for the award. Dan Connor also has been selected as a finalists for the award presented to the nation's top defensive player.



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All Big 10 Announced

Paul Posluszny and sophomore safety Anthony Scirrotto, who were named to the first team All Big 10.

  

Second team selections include senior defensive tackle Jay Alford (Orange, N.J.), senior tackle Levi Brown (Norfolk, Va.), junior linebacker Dan Connor (Wallingford), senior tailback Tony Hunt (Alexandria, Va.), sophomore cornerback Justin King (Pittsburgh) and senior punter Jeremy Kapinos (Springfield, Va.).

Honorable mention all-conference recognition included sophomore wide receiver Deon Butler (Woodbridge, Va.), senior defensive tackle Ed Johnson (Detroit), senior defensive end Tim Shaw (Livonia, Mich.) and sophomore center A.Q. Shipley (Coraopolis).

Big Ten Announces 2006 Football All-Conference Teams And Individual Honors

Williams Down to Four

Erie star, Maurice Williams, has narrowed his choices to four schools; Penn State, Pitt, West Virginia and Iowa. He has already visited PSU and Pitt. He plans on visiting all four schools (including PSU and Pitt again) before making a decision. Not much of an update on him as this has been the news for the most part for a while. His football season came to an end this past weekend however, so we may hear more now with him.



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Broderick Update

Four star, by rivals.com, running back, Broderick Green, has decided he will take 5 official visits. The five visits will be to USC, Ohio State, PSU, Tennessee and Arkansas. Green is a soft verbal to USC and said that Ohio State is behind them followed by PSU. Lets see how the visits pan out before we write this one off...



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Michigan vs Ohio State Rematch?

That is how it looks right now with them both staying #1 and #2 in the BCS after their matchup this past weekend. USC is not far behind and I believe will jump Michigan if they win out over Notre Dame and UCLA...

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Lady Lions 4-0

The PSU Lady Lions are 4-0 after defeating Notre Dame last night 75-49. Their next game is against Duke on Tuesday.



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Stefen Update

Stefen Wisniewski is a recruit most if not all of Nittany Nation realize is a must get this year. Stefen did say a few weeks ago that we was close to announcing, however there have been a change of planse. Stefen plans on waiting at least until his high school career is over as they are currently in the playoffs. He even mentioned he may wait until the Army All-American Bowl to announce his choice between PSU and Boston College.



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Sukay Looking Around

Nick Sukay, 4 star #5 ranked Safety in the nation by scout.com, visited Pittsburgh last night for the Backyard Brawl. He never said if that was the reasoning, but he is deciding to take other visits. He is still saying he is committed to Penn State but is going to look around. Others that are contacting Sukay are Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Michigan. I am sure there will be others when they hear Sukay is starting to rethink some things.

This definately can not be a good thing...



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Possible Walk-On?

Karon Robinson (6-1, 177) is a 3 star WR rated by scout.com but has yet to receive an offer from any D1A school. He is listing his favorites as Rutgers, Penn State, Villanova, Minnesota and Iowa. He mentioned Butler's name in the interview as knowing he can make the same sort of impact at any school he attends. He did go on to say that if it came down to it, he may try walking onto PSU.



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Shady to Return

LeSean McCoy is coming back to PSU this weekend for the Michigan State game. He attended the second half of the Temple game last week (due to car trouble) but plans on making the entire game this weekend. In his latest interview, LeSean admits that Miami is completely off his list of possible schools and that Pitt and Penn State are the only two he is down to. He did mention Florida, but then went on to say, "not really". Insiders are saying PSU is the leader right now between the two. LeSean finished by saying he may meet with Joe Paterno this weekend. Let's hope Joe convinces him to stay in Central PA...



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Joe is Back...

Joe attended practice on Tuesday for a short amount of time, however was on the field yesterday in his new ride...

PSU Men's BB Add Another

Jeff Brooks, 6-8 small forward from Louisville, chose Penn State today over Arkansas. Other schools to offer Brooks includes Georgia, Clemson and Virginia Tech. Brooks is listed as a 3 star forward by scout.com and rivals.com.

Brooks marks the second committment to the men's basketball team this year so far and takes the last of the free rides (scholarships) available. Point guard, Talor Battle (New York), officially signed his LOI for Penn State last week.



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Paterno: From the Eyes of Sue

A great read on Joe and how he has been handling things the past week and a half from the eyes of his wife.

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Another Lineman to Walk Away

Penn State redshirt junior offensive tackle Chris Auletta is apparently not returning for his 5th year of eligibility next year. It was posted and confirmed by the PSU office that this weekend will be Chris's last game as a Nittany Lion.

Chris was predicted by many to be Levi Brow's replacement next year at left tackle.

Stanton Questionable

Michigan State quarterback Drew Stanton has yet to be cleared to play against Penn State this weekend in the final regular season game for PSU. Stanton is still questionable and MSU is practicing as if sophomore Brian Hoyer will be the starter.

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Boys Are 2-0

Jamelle Cornley helped lead the PSU men's basketball team to a 2-0 record last night with a 69-56 win over UNC Greensboro. Cornley has his second double-double of the season in two games.



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Freshman Updates

Earlier this season it was reported Brett Brackett, 3 star QB last recruiting season, was practicing at the tight end position as well as QB. Rivals.com is now reporting that Brett will move to the tight end position permanently for next spring. The speculation is that Brett will play on the opposite side of Andrew Quarless next year in a double tight end formation.

Rivals.com is also reporting that Pat Devlin is pleasing coaches and is expected to push Daryll Clark for the #2 spot next year behind Morelli.

Latimore will start spring practice at the left defensive end position.

Johnnie Troutman will be moved to the left offensive tackle position.

J.B. Walton will play at either center or guard. Reports are looking like mostly guard.

Both Antonio Logan El and Lou Eliades will compete for the starting left guard position next season with other fellow PSU undergraduates.

Evan Royster is looking good. It was reported that he would have moved to the #2 RB position behind Hunt if he did not suffer from shoulder stingers.

That is all for now...

Tony Big 10 POW

Tony Hunt shared the Big 10 Offensive Player of the Week honors with Troy Smith of Ohio State. Tony rushed for 167 yards and 4 TDs.



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Wrestle Off Bracket

Wrestle-offs were this weekend for the PSU wrestling team. Below is the link to the brackets and their results.

125 - Mark McKnight, junior
133 - Jake Strayer, sophomore
141 - Bryan Heller, junior
149 - Dan Vallimont redshirt freshman
157 - Jason Lapham, sophomore
165 - Mark Friend, sophomore
174 - James Yonushonis, senior
184 - Phil Bomberger, sophomore
197 - Phil Davis, junior
HVY - Aaron Anspach, senior.

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Colasanti's Season Over

Chris Colasanti's high school season is over with a loss this weekend in the playoffs. Chris, PSU first commit of the year, says he is going to take a week and a half off and then get into his off season conditioning program. That time off may even include a visit to Happy Valley this weekend for the Michigan State game, he goes on to say. Rivals.com has Colasanti ranked as the #3 inside linebacker in the country.



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Still in it

PSU is still in the running for the top player in Delaware, Devon Still. He is down to three schools: Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State. Still dropped Miami from his list and says he is "not considering them".

You have to wonder if it has to do with all the recent bad news in Miami. First the fight with FIU and then the shooting this week. Larry Coker is more than likely counting his last days as head coach, so I would not be surprised at all for all this to be too much for Devon.

After the shooting in Miami this week, it has been noted that LeSean (Shady) McCoy even said, "That is the reason no one will be going to Miami". LeSean is a current Miami verbal commit, however it is nothing new that people started to realize how loose that connection has become.



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No Joe

Joe Paterno will not be in attendance Saturday. This is quite a change from the beginning of the week when he felt he would be on the sideline for Temple. I guess the doctors have finally settled him down a little about pushing too hard.

This marks only the third time in Joe's history of being a head coach that he will miss a game. One time was when his father passed away and the other was when his son was in an accident.



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Going for Two

Posluszny was honored today as being selected as one of three finalist for the Butkus award this afternoon. Paul has a chance to do what only one other person has done; win the award twice. Brian Bosworth (Oklahoma) was the only person to ever do it in 1985-86.

Other finalist include James Jaurinaitis (Ohio State, So) and Patrick Willis (Mississippi, Sr). The winner will be announced December 7th during the Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN.

Paul was also named as a semi-finalist for the Lott award given to college football's defensive IMPACT (Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity) player of the year.



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Battle is Official

Taylor Battle has signed is Letter of Intent to play for the Penn State men's basketball team today. Taylor is ranked as a 3 star point guard (by rivals.com) and ranked 17th in the nation at that position.



Lions win the Battle

More PSU on Giants

Matthew Rice has been signed by the New York Giants to the practice squad.

Scout.com: Toomer to Miss Rest of Season

Paterno Out

It has just been announce that Joe Paterno will not be on the sidelines this weekend. At best, Joe will be in the press box looking over the field. The doctor is worried about potential blood clots from the surgery and returning too quickly can increase the risk. He could be in the hospital for up to 3 more days. The doctor was asked if the injury was career ending and he said he expects Paterno to be back on the sideline next season.



Joe Paterno Update - www.scout.com

Penn State Wrestle-Offs

The Penn State wrestling team is having their wrestle-off this weekend. If you are unable to attend, you can listen to the action on Takedownradio.com.

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Paterno Still in the Hospital

And will stay there until at least today. He fully expects to be on the field for Saturday...

ESPN.com - NCF - Paterno to remain in hospital as precaution

Posluszny a Finalist

Posluszny has been selected as a finalist for the Lombardi Award. This award is given to the top linemen or linebacker in the country each year. Other finalist include guard Justin Blalock (Texas); defensive tackle Quinn Pitcock (Ohio State) and defensive end LaMarr Woodley (Michigan).



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Michigan State Gametime Set

12 Noon on ESPN2...

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Langley to Tennessee

As expected, Donald Langley chose to go to Tennessee over Penn State.

BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - DT chooses Vols

Joe Memorial Gets Bandage

The Joe Paterno memorial got a knee brace and a get well soon sign.

Joe suffered a tibial plateau fracture of his left leg and ligament damage in his knee. He is expected to stay on normal schedule as much as possible this weak and coach on Saturday.

Next Commit?

Donald Langley, 3 star DT by rivals.com, is set to announce his college choice at noon today at his high school. Donald make his visit to PSU for the Illinios game and loved his visit. Others in the race are Michigan State, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas A&M.



BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - Decision Day

PSU Women Soccer

The PSU women's soccer team won the Big Ten tournament this weekend with a 3-1 win over Illinios. PSU also won their ninth consecutive Big Ten title earlier in the year.



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Paxson Signs with the Packers

Twist is that it is not on defense. He is practicing on the offensive line.

Packers.com » News » Press Releases » November 2, 2006: Packers Add Paxson To Practice Squad

Morgan Commits

Well, true to his word, Derrick Morgan committed. However, he committed to Georgia Tech. Most thought it came down to PSU vs OSU, however, Morgan chose the Yellow Jackets.

Scout.com: Georgia Tech's 18th commitment

Morgan is Ready

4 star DE, Derrick Morgan, is ready to announce his college selection at the end of this week. He lists his top 5 as Ohio State, Penn State, Georgia Tech, Miami and Boston College. It is thought by many to be down to PSU (his local school) vs. OSU (his favorite team growing up). A couple more days and we will know his decision. Morgan is not planning a press conference and instead will simply call the coaching staff of his choice. Derrick also plans on enrolling in January.



BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - Morgan ready to announce decision

Claxton Injured

PSU's leading scorer and rebounder has been sidelined by a broken pinkie. Geary Claxton broke his pinkie while going for a rebound last evening against Edinboro. It is expected that he will miss at least 2 weeks and then it will be week to week. Geary was selected to the Pre-Season Big Ten All-Conference Team at the end of October. He was only the 2nd Nittany Lion to ever have that accomplishment.



Men's Basketball Downs Edinboro 71-53 In First Exhibition Of Season