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Jeff Byers

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Jeff Byers has been the wrestling team’s traveling announcer since 1990.

Articles by Jeff Byers

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Column	Jeff Byers: Doo-Doo Duties
	1 week ago - StateCollege.com - Jeff Byers
	S— happens. That’s just a fact. But is it really too much to ask to clean it up, Jeff Byers writes. [Read More]

Column	Jeff Byers: Words We Choose are Sometimes Puzzling
	2 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Jeff Byers
	Words, and the way we use them, have always been fascinating to me, Jeff Byers writes. Sometimes, I wonder if we even appreciate what words mean. [Read More]

Column	Jeff Byers: Sticking Up for Pick-Up Games
	3 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Jeff Byers
	Whatever happened to pick-up games? Are they still around? I sure hope so. I’ve been specifically driving around the area looking for kids playing sports with no adult supervision and direction and I’m just not seeing it, Jeff Byers writes. [Read More]

Column	Jeff Byers: Fanning the Fans
	4 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Jeff Byers
	Fans are fanatics, and that is a big part of what makes sports great. The Big Uglies at PSU games, Fireman Ed at New York Jets games, Evgeni Malkin’s father at Penguins games — these are characters that become part of the gameday routine, part of the show, Jeff Byers writes. [Read More]

Column	Jeff Byers: Games, Gags and Goons
	5 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Jeff Byers
	I was up at the Penn State wrestling room watching the team engage in a spirited game of dodgeball, and it led to me thinking of childhood games and how important those games were as children. Then I got to thinking how important those games and the lessons they taught are. [Read More]

Column	Jeff Byers: What's in a Name When it Comes to Building a New Future?
	6 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Jeff Byers
	Should the Fraser Center Plaza become the Martin Luther King Plaza? Should we change Park Avenue to Paterno Way? Should State College change its name to something that would be easier to identify? Jeff Byers takes a humorous approach to those questions and more. [Read More]

Column	Jeff Byers: Coaches Must be Delicate in Handling Off-Field Issues
	7 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Jeff Byers
	Coaches, especially those of high-profile programs are in unique positions. On one hand, they are the faces of their programs, the men and women in charge of every aspect of their programs. They are representatives and leaders of their universities, Jeff Byers writes. [Read More]

Column	Jeff Byers: A Long Journey to the Top for Molinaro
	8 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Jeff Byers
	Perhaps nobody has bought into Sanderson’s philosophies more over the last three seasons than fifth-year senior Frank Molinaro. And during his career, it was about the journey, Jeff Byers writes. [Read More]

Column	NCAA Wrestling Championships: Penn State Building Dynasty on Mat
	9 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Jeff Byers
	ST. LOUIS — The Penn State wrestling team figures to be even better next year and the juggernaut that many envisioned when Cael Sanderson took over the program has now officially arrived and is showing no signs of slowing down. [Read More]

Column	Jeff Byers: Leave the NCAA Wrestling Championships Alone
	9 weeks ago - StateCollege.com - Jeff Byers
	There has been a lot of talk about changing the championship format for NCAA wrestling, and the discussions at the highest levels are getting serious. Here’s one vote against changing the championships, Jeff Byers writes. [Read More]