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Penn State’s Tyler Warren Is Him (Again) vs. Purdue
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WEST LAFAYTETTE, Ind. — OK, Tyler William Warren did not bang the Purdue marching band’s Big Bass Drum at halftime of fourth-ranked Penn State’s 49-10 win over the Boilermakers here in Ross-Ade Stadium. But he could have. Really. Is there anything on the football field that Warren has not done this season? Tyler Warren is…
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Election Post-Mortem – and I Do Mean Mortem
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The morning after the Great Debacle, I lay down in my backyard and gazed at the sky. Inside, on my laptop, was the ephemeral – politics, presidents, punditry. Out here was the eternal — round clouds drifting eastward, glimpses of blue in the gaps between them. A dark flock flew by, unaware that Donald Trump…
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How Will Penn State Distribute Tickets if Beaver Stadium Hosts a Playoff Game? It Should Be a No-Brainer
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Update Nov. 13: Penn State released information on the distribution of playoff tickets. Ever since the momentous decision of last Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, there has been one burning question on the tips of the tongues of many of my friends, family, neighbors and others here in Happy Valley. The same question that is being…
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Penn State Football Is Now Primed, With Kudos to Pat Kraft: James Franklin Gives His Ohio State Postgame Speech…9 Days Later
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Penn State football coach James Franklin had a speech planned for a victorious postgame press conference after the Nittany Lions played Ohio State. The victory never came. But, we did get the speech…nine days later. I think. Allow me to explain: In his weekly press conference in the Beaver Stadium media room on Monday, Franklin…
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Goal-Line TDs by Penn State’s Tyler Warren Can’t White Out What Might Have Been vs. Ohio State
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To be direct…snap…with you, tight end Tyler Warren scored two touchdowns from the 2-yard line Saturday night in Beaver Stadium. Finally. It was a week late. Or, two late. Both TDs were runs. One by airborne. One by land. Neither could White Out what happened at the goal line vs. Ohio State a week ago.…
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Penn State Wrestling: Broadcaster Byers Is Bullish on Nittany Lions as New Season Approaches
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Well, Penn State wrestling fans, it looks like more of the same. But none of us are complaining. An ongoing status quo for Coach Cael Sanderson’s team is not the basis for boredom; it’s an opportunity for jubilation. Is there any other fan base—at any university, in any sport—that can revel in the kind of…
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The Morning After
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The world woke up as a very different place on Wednesday morning. I woke up as a white man who will be on the edge of old age when the next presidential election comes around. My rights haven’t been and likely won’t be curtailed. I won’t have to wonder if I’m being profiled. I won’t…
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Praying for Our Nation(s)
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“…that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” – Abraham Lincoln, November 19, 1863, Gettysburg Well, Nittany Nation, I hope the hangover from the latest gridiron disappointment against Ohio State has started…
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Penn State vs. Ohio State: Maybe It’s Not the Offensive Coordinator
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James Franklin is, obviously, feeling the heat. Which is kinda ironic, since the Nittany Lions are on the verge of earning a spot in the College Football Playoff for the first time. And, as veteran Nittany Lions Kobe King and Dvon J-Thomas pointed out after their — and Franklin’s — 20-13 PSU SOP loss to Ohio…
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Penn State’s Players Still Aiming High: ‘We Still Have a National Championship to Go Get’
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Despite Penn State’s desultory 20-13 loss to Ohio State in Beaver Stadium, a couple of Nittany Lion veterans said that they still have their eyes on the ultimate goal in college football — a national championship. For Penn State, the week ahead includes the release of the initial rankings of the College Football Playoff on Tuesday…