Ben Jones
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Penn State Football: Now That They’re Back, Five Things I Missed About Fans
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As Blue White Illustrated’s Nate Bauer says accurately in his Twitter bio: “You like Penn State football. I like writing stories about it.” And that’s true, we’re all here to do our jobs, write stories and get the information fans are interested in. How well we actually do that job is up for you to…
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Penn State Football: Beaver Stadium Set for Full Capacity in 2021
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Beaver Stadium will once again have its roar as Penn State announced on Tuesday that it intends to allow for full-capacity fan attendance for the upcoming 2021 season. The news comes just a day Pennsylvania lifted most of its COVID-19 restrictions, including limits on event sizes. Other Penn State athletic venues also will be at…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball and Hockey Set Ticket Sale Highs in 2019-20
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Penn State men’s basketball and men’s hockey both recorded record-high ticket sale figures during the 2019-20 fiscal year, according to athletic department’s annual financial report released on Friday. For men’s hockey, the Nittany Lions capped off a Big Ten regular season title run with fans buying just over $2 million in tickets. The mark is…
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Penn State Athletics’ Annual Financial Report Shows Slight Increase in Revenue for 2019-20
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Penn State Athletics most recent annual financial report showed a slight increase in revenues and profits for the 2019-20 fiscal year, a timespan that ends just prior to the onset of the vast majority of the COVID-19 pandemic. In turn, the report — which was released by Penn State Athletics on Friday evening and was…
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Penn State Football: Kick Times Set for Wisconsin, Ball State and Illinois Games
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Kickoff times for three Penn State football games this fall were announced on Thursday afternoon. The Nittany Lions and Wisconsin will open the 2021 season in Madison with a noon (11 a.m. local) kick on FOX. Penn State’s home opener against Ball State in Week 2 will kick at 3:30 p.m. on FS1. The homecoming…
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Penn State Athletics, Big Ten Set To Conclude Daily COVID-19 Testing Among Student Athletes
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For the second-straight week Penn State Athletics reported no positive COVID-19 test results following its latest round of testing, and will cease daily antigen testing on May 30th along with the rest of the Big Ten Conference. “For the period of May 15-21, Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics conducted 92 COVID-19 tests of students with zero positive…
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Penn State Football: 2022 Class Sitting at No. 6 in the Nation Following Latest Commitment
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Penn State football’s 2022 recruiting class is sitting at No. 6 in the nation following the latest commitment by punter Alex Bacchetta on Tuesday evening. Bacchetta is rated a five-star specialist according to Kohl’s Kicking, he is otherwise an unrated prospects on other recruiting services, although generally those sites do not actively evaluate kickers for…
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Penn State Football: Sitting Down with Parker Washington
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The first thing you notice is his confidence. The second thing is his smile. These are related of course, and if they’re indicative of anything, it’s that Penn State receiver Parker Washington is someone who knows exactly what he’s good at and where it could take him. Of course like all journeys, the road between…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball Eying Director of Operations Hire
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Penn State men’s basketball is closing in on what ought to be the final hire of Micah Shrewsberry’s coaching staff as the athletic department listed a job opening for Director of Operations/Assistant to Head Coach position earlier this week. The role comes following the departure of former Nittany Lion and Pat Chambers’ assistant Talor Battle…
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State College Spikes’ Return a Big Moment for the Team and Fans
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It has been a long time coming — 631 days to be exact if Joe Putnam’s math is correct. Not that he has been counting or anything. But Putnam – the Spikes’ communications director and play-by-play announcer – could have also been counting down. Not toward first pitch but toward the last pitch as Major…