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Is It Time for Penn State’s James Franklin to Be ‘Bold and Aggressive’ at Quarterback?
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On the Penn State Coaches Show on Thursday night, head coach James Franklin lamented that Penn State “should have capitalized on that momentum (of the 2016 Big Ten championship) and been bold and aggressive.” Good line. Maybe he was right. In some ways, he only has himself to blame. He’s the recognized and very well-compensated…
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Take Steps to Protect What You Value Most
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It’s a lesson we learn at an early age, whether we realize it or not. Look both ways before you cross the street. Brush your teeth. Put on sunscreen. Don’t swim 20 minutes after you eat. Every day we make seemingly small decisions that ultimately boil down to managing risks, even though we don’t call…
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For Penn State Coach James Franklin, Buckeyes Fleming and Harrison Jr. Sure Look Familiar
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When James Franklin gave a scouting report on Ohio State during his press conference in Beaver Stadium on Tuesday, he came across some Buckeyes he knew quite well from the recruiting trail. “You look at (safety) Ronnie Hickman, who we recruited heavily out of New Jersey,” Franklin said. “It seems like he’s been playing there…
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We Cannot Let the Seed of Hate and Discord Take Root
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Seventy-seven years ago this week, my grandfather Angelo Lafayette Paterno stood up in a ballroom in New York City to give a short speech promoting religious and racial unity. It makes me immensely proud to know my grandfather in 1945 was a man speaking for diversity and equality, for a cause whose time had not…
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The Hate Speech/Free Speech Conundrum
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When I was in my 20s and living in Northern California, a ragtag group of Nazis staged a march in San Jose. It was a pathetic affair, according to an account in San Jose State’s student newspaper: Protesters outnumbered marchers by about 1,000 to 8. The city’s parks and rec department had issued the permit…
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A Different Homecoming
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My wife, Heidi, and I are Penn State alums. Both of her parents were Penn Staters. All three of our children are Penn Staters. We have nieces and nephews and cousins and good friends and their kids who are Penn Staters. I played on the hockey team as a student, and worked at the university…
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50 Games Later, It’s ‘Good, Great, Elite Week’ for Penn State Football. Again
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The road to elite is paved with good — even great — intentions. And high expectations. James Franklin meant well back on September 29, 2018. It’s just unfortunate that Franklin said what he did when he peered up at the ring of high school prospects who were watching the post-game press conference inside a packed…
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Tougher Insider Trading Law Needed for Congress, Federal Officials
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Insider trading is the trading of a public company’s stock or other securities based on material, non-public information about the company. This form of insider trading is illegal in the United States. Martha Stewart is a businesswoman, author, and television personality. She was also convicted of insider trading in 2004 and spent five months in…
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Why Solo Sports Are About to Blow Up in Happy Valley
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Who else read about the new Happy Valley Ironman Triathlon — which starts with a swim at Bald Eagle State Park, continues with a bike ride through the rolling hills of Centre and Clinton counties and ends with a run through Penn State’s campus — and thought “I want to do that!”? It’s exactly the…
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What the Numbers and James Franklin Say About His Penn State Offensive Coordinators, Past (Ciarrocca) and Present (Yurcich)
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As a successful veteran college football head coach, Penn State’s James Franklin is not an easy guy to work for. He readily admits as much. Even when his current coordinators, Manny Diaz and Mike Yurcich, have nearly 50 years in the business between them at high-profile programs like Texas, Miami (Fla.) and Ohio State — 32…