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Top 10 Ways Penn State’s Rocco Becht DOM-inated Against Temple
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PHILADELPHIA — Penn State quarterback Rocco Becht is the glue. The eraser. The motivator. The fighter. The cheerleader. The playmaker. The spark. The Nittany Lions’ slow-starting 27-9 victory over Temple here at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday proved all of that. And more. For two games, the Iowa State transfer has been the best player on…
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The Rhyme, Reason and Rhythm of Matt Campbell Football
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Matt Campbell is doing Penn State football his way. Which is quite different than how his predecessor did it. Now, in some ways, what was old is new again. Not a surprise for many reasons, given that Cambell grew up as a fan of PSU football and has a bachelor’s degree in history. The latest…
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Paterno: Penn State Football’s Past and Present Meet
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Last week, Penn State opened a new football exhibit in the All-Sports Museum at Beaver Stadium. That exhibit included a recreation of Joe Paterno’s office which immediately drew attention from people in the media near and far. But they missed the emphasis of this new area of the museum. That exhibit is not about one…
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Yours, Mine and Ours: ‘We’re All Penn Staters Now’
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As Matt Campbell pieced together the 2026 Penn State football staff and roster, it was a classic case of yours, mine and ours. The Nittany Lions were the Brady Bunch of college football, sans Alice. They welcomed 62 newcomers to Happy Valley — 40 transfers and 22 freshmen. Only UCLA, which cleaned house (speaking of…
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Battista: How Many Hats Does a Man Need?
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A couple years ago my wife and I were shopping at Dick’s Sporting Goods, and I saw a really nice U.S. Ryder Cup hat that was regularly $45 on sale for $15. I really wanted to buy the hat. My wife intervened and asked a nearby clerk, a young man, “How many hats does a…
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Matt Campbell Is Good for Penn State. And Vice Versa
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Two things can be true: Matt Campbell is good for Penn State. Saturday was proof positive of that — on, going onto and off the field. Also, though: Penn State is good for Matt Campbell. He said as much after his team’s 45-0 thrashing of Marshall on Saturday, his first game as the Nittany Lions’ head…
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With a Career-High 4 TD Passes, Penn State QB Rocco Becht Shows He’s the Real Deal
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Penn State’s Rocco Becht made his 40th start as a college quarterback on Saturday in Beaver Stadium. No one playing in the FBS season has more — and that would include any NFL rookies who got cut and might be trying to come back to play for LSU. In his 39 prior games as a starter…
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Penn State Game-Planning and Play-Calling: What Campbell, Mouser and Becht Have to Say
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Over the course of his 2024 and ’25 seasons at Iowa State, offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser called 1,813 plays. Give or take. The Cyclones’ offense ran that many. But head coach Matt Campbell, himself a former O-coordinator, quarterbacks coach Jake Waters and veteran quarterback Rocco Becht all had a voice — and, in Becht’s case,…
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Greek Life at Penn State: Plus Ça Change
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It was back to business as usual among the Woo people last weekend, which meant very loud outdoor parties, very many shirtless young males and very many young females wearing very skimpy outfits. If you’re just joining us, the Woo people are denizens of the Highlands, an enclave of oversized lodgings where the aforementioned young…
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It’s Time to Watch Penn State Linebacker Tony Rojas… Again
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Watch Tony Rojas. He’ll be back at linebacker for Penn State on Saturday against Marshall, the culmination of a journey that seemingly took him everywhere, but ultimately brought him back to Beaver Stadium. WATCH TONY ROJAS… • Return to the field where he last played in a college football game, 339 days ago, when Oregon…