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Penn State Football: Some Stout Goals for Jordan, Who Wants to Do It All
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Penn State’s Jordan Stout wants to do it all in 2021: Punt and kick field goals and kick off. And win national awards as the nation’s top college kicker and punter. And be a team leader and be a Barstool Athlete. And make it as Pat McAfee’s No. 1 kicker. And pick up a second…
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Matt McGloin, WWE’s Tom Phillips Hit Paydirt with New Penn State Football Podcast
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What happens when a former WWE “Raw” announcer joins forces with a former Penn State/NFL/XFL quarterback known for his personal mix of moxie and verbosity? Paydirt.
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For Bobby Bowden, Coaching Was a Calling to Make an Impact
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Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s and starting my coaching career in the 1990s, there are a few faces that would go on the coaching Mount Rushmore of that era. Bobby Bowden would be one of them. And as a terminal illness has set a not-too-distant end point to his life, it is a…
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In a Happy Holding Pattern
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I have the best summer job ever. I can do it sitting or standing. It requires so little physical or mental effort that I can doze off while doing it. All that’s required of me is that I hold the baby.
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Betting on ‘We the People’
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“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” – John F. Kennedy I recently returned from what I refer to as “the two best weeks of the year”:…
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Gift Now or Inherit Later?
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Many people have saved all their lives to enjoy their retirement. Many retirees and workers also plan to leave an inheritance. For some, the big question is whether to gift to charities or family in their lifetimes. The other question is whether it is best to gift a security out of your estate.
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Unsung Hero Gives His Heart to ‘Family’ at Strawberry Fields
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OK, I’ll be honest. Of course, I’m always honest, but this time I’ll be really honest. I’m a big fan of unsung heroes. When I see an ordinary man, woman, boy or girl who makes an extraordinary contribution to our community, I just have to get out my soap box and my bullhorn to offer…
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How NIL Opportunities for College Athletes Could Elevate American Soccer on the Global Stage
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They are finally on! The Summer Olympics from Tokyo are here. Starting on July 23 and running until Sunday, Aug. 8, NBCUniversal will present more than 7,000 hours of content across all its networks and streaming platforms. That’s over 291 days worth of Olympic coverage. Granted, a good portion of that – more than 5,000…
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Nature’s Ways: Indian Pipe — an Interesting Non-Green Flowering Plant
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Even a casual woodland walker will quickly notice the odd-looking white plants poking up through the leaf litter at this time of year. Their bleached color often leads people to mistake them for some sort of fungi, but a closer inspection will reveal that they are topped with flowers rather than spore-producing structures. The unusual…
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The NIL War Is On… The Facilities Arms Race Is Over
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Alabama Coach Nick Saban said this week that Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young was set to use his name, image and likeness (NIL) to make “ungodly numbers” approaching “almost seven figures.” A quarterback who has yet to be named the starter, let alone actually start or win a game, is already approaching a market value…