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Penn State Football: New Job? What Happens to All Those Team Issued Shirts? An Investigation.
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Let’s talk about polos. If you spend any amount of time around a football program – literally take your pick – you’re going to see an astronomical amount of team apparel. Seriously, think about the last time you saw your favorite college football coach take the podium wearing anything other than something with a logo…
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Penn State Football: Luketa Set for Time at Linebacker and Defensive End
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Penn State linebacker Jesse Luketa will get time this season at defensive end, according to coach James Franklin, who spoke to the media on Saturday. “We’re going to split his time,” Franklin said. “I would say probably more of his time will be spent at defensive end in training camp, just because he has such…
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Penn State Football: For Clifford, Yurcich and Franklin, Keeping the Backup on the Bench Is Key to Success in 2021
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For better or for worse, each of the last three seasons Penn State has seen its backup quarterback take meaningful snaps in meaningful games. It started in 2018 when Tommy Stevens entered for an injured Trace McSorley against Iowa (McSorley would eventually return). Just a week later Stevens would once again play meaningful snaps, this…
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Penn State Football: Keaton Ellis Makes Switch to Safety
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State College product and Penn State junior Keaton Ellis is set to make a switch to safety this offseason, giving the Nittany Lions more depth at the position. “We’re excited about his abilities at the position,” defensive coordinator Brent Pry said on Saturday afternoon. “If we need him, we’re comfortable putting him back at corner.…
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Penn State Football: Isaac ‘Most Likely’ to Miss Season with Injury
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Penn State junior defensive end Adisa Isaac will “most likely” miss the entirety of the upcoming season after sustaining an offseason injury away from football, coach James Franklin confirmed during the team’s Media Day on Saturday. Isaac was slated for a more significant role at the defensive end position after the departure of ends Shaka…
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Penn State Football: Auburn Ticket Clocks High Price on Secondary Market
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Penn State football single game tickets went on sale to the general public Thursday morning as the Nittany Lions sit less than a month from their season opener against Wisconsin in Madison. With tickets now out among the general public, that means the secondary market will begin to form as the season draws closer. And…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball: Nittany Lions Not Short on Experience, but Will Have to Mesh Quickly
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For better or for worse – check back in a few months for the answer – Penn State men’s basketball approaches its first season under coach Micah Shrewsberry with just four players that have seen meaningful minutes on the floor at the Bryce Jordan Center. John Harrar, Myles Dread, Sam Sessoms and Seth Lundy. The…
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Penn State Men’s Hockey: Nittany Lions Add Goaltender Depth
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Penn State men’s hockey added some depth to its goalie room earlier this week with the addition of Doug Dorr. The Pittsburgh product bounced around four different teams when he last played during the 2019-20 season, starting out the year with the Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL. Dorr saw limited action this past season but…
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Penn State Football: With Practice Set to Begin, Nittany Lions Look to Break Free of 2020 Ice
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Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all. – Ernest Shackleton In 1915, stuck tantalizingly close to the South Pole somewhere within the ice of the Weddell Sea, Ernest Shackleton ordered his crew to fire up the engines and ram the ice. They had come so far at this point, Shackleton, an Irish born explorer…
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State College Little League 11U Team Wins State Championship
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Daeshon Hardison did a little bit of everything on Friday afternoon in Pittston Township as the State College Little League 11U All Stars team won 5-1 against East Side (West Chester) for its first state title in two decades. On the mound, Hardison pitched all six innings, allowing five hits and one run while striking…