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For Brandon Smith and Penn State: How it Started and How it Ended
ColumnsLet’s use a popular Twitter meme to recap the 2020 season for the conjoined pair of linebacker Brandon Smith and Penn State football: How it started: Zero tackles […]
Mike Poorman
Mike Poorman has covered Penn State football since 1979, and for StateCollege.com since the 2009 season. His column appears on Mondays and Fridays. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/PSUPoorman. His views and opinions do not necessarily reflect those of Penn State University.
Penn State Football: What Clifford’s Turnovers & the Turnover on Defense May be Hiding
ColumnsPenn State’s defense had to replace seven starters and 156 starts in 2020. It’s now playing much better. The offense? Its problems may go beyond a few more interceptions than usual.
Penn State Football Players Say They Want a Bowl Game: Is That Guaranteed or with Duke’s Mayo?
ColumnsThe Nittany Lions weigh in: O-lineman Will Fries says, “The opportunity to compete against another team and get another game in for Penn State…I would love the opportunity.” Adds QB Sean Clifford: “We want to get as many wins as we can this year.”
Brent Pry’s Penn State Defense is Starting to Look Like Itself (But is He?)
ColumnsPenn State’s defense is starting to look like itself. After giving up a school-record 30 or more points in five consecutive games to start 2020, the Nittany Lions have […]
Penn State Football: Will Levis’ Run at Quarterback
ColumnsFor Penn State right now, where there’s a Will, there’s a way. One of the Nittany Lions’ biggest offensive strengths is Levis and his straight-ahead, coming-right-atcha battering ram runs.
Penn State Football: The Points of Kirk Ciarrocca’s Offense
ColumnsHow much of Penn State’s offense this season is Kirk Ciarrocca’s and how much of it is a Rahne/Moorhead/Franklin warmed-over pandemic casserole, thrown together under dire circumstances? We won’t know until 2021.
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