Mike Poorman
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UCLA, USC & Penn State, Part 1: By The Numbers
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There are many ways to compare Penn State with both UCLA and USC, who will soon join the Big Ten Conference.
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Title IX at 50: How Did Sandy Barbour Do at Penn State and Where Does PSU Rank in the Big Ten?
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Last Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity — i.e., college sports — receiving federal financial assistance. This coming Thursday marks the end of Sandy Barbour’s nearly eight-year tenure as Penn State’s athletic director — her first day was…
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Patrick Kraft’s No. 1 Task: Stop Penn State’s Freefall to No. 42 in the Learfield Cup Rankings
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Patrick Kraft takes over as Penn State’s new athletic director at 12:01 a.m., next Friday, July 1. Though he has not officially started yet – he’s already on campus, meeting with dozens of ICA employees and Penn State stakeholders – the job continues to get tougher. Take last week. Please. In the penultimate Learfield Directors’…
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10 Questions with Ja’Juan Seider About Penn State Football’s Running Game… and His Future
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Ja’Juan Seider is beginning his fifth season as Penn State’s running backs coach. It has been a long and winding road to — and at — Penn State. A former All-American quarterback who was drafted 205th in the 2000 NFL Draft – just six spots after Tom Brady – Seider coached at three high schools in…
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James Franklin About to Hit $50 Million in Penn State Football Career Earnings
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By the time James Franklin coaches the Nittany Lions in their 2022 season opener on Sept. 1 at Purdue, his career earnings at Penn State will have reached over $50 million. To be exact: $50,290,833. The total jumps another $1.98 million – for a grand total of $52,270,833 — when you add 396 private aircraft…
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Dom DeLuca: The Remarkable Story Behind the Penn State Linebacker Who Had Two Interceptions in the Blue-White Game
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Over five weeks had passed since the Blue-White Game, when Penn State football’s freshman class of 2021 gathered on the Lasch practice field last Wednesday for their first media opp. The Landon Tengwalls and the Christian Veilleuxs, the brother who is Liam and the twins that are Kings garnered much of the attention of the…
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This Penn State Football $upa $ix Trio Hit It Big
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Maybe they should rename themselves the $upa $ix. Back in 2011, a half-dozen talented Nittany Lion football freshmen bonded and gave themselves a nickname that befit their status — all six were starting by the very next season. The close-knit group still stays in touch and gets together once or twice a year. And when…
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Penn State Football: What Is a Scholarship Worth?
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Not every college football player is getting an NIL deal worth $3 million and a beach house. Or a Lamborghini. Or even $500 for an autograph session. But, the 11,135 college football players in the FBS who are getting a full ride – 131 schools x 85 scholarships – are still getting a great deal.…
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This Could Be a Transformational Summer for Penn State Football
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Nearly every time James Franklin met with the media this past spring, he pointedly referred to Penn State’s first game of the 2022 season – Sept. 1 at Purdue, in West Lafayette, Ind. The same Purdue – with some departures, of course – that beat then-No. 3 Michigan State 40-29 in West Lafayette last season.…
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New Penn State Athletic Director Patrick Kraft’s Biggest Key to Success: His PSU Head Coaches
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One of the first things Patrick Kraft did after he was officially hired as Penn State’s new athletic director on Friday morning was to meet with Penn State’s head coaches. Smart man. That group of 24 is Kraft’s direct pipeline to more than 800 Penn State students who play 31 varsity sports. Shortly after meeting…