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The Point of Penn State’s Transfer Portal Wide Receivers? More Playmakers for Allar
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A “high point catch” in football is when a receiver leaps to catch a pass at the highest point it reaches, rather than waiting for it to come down to […]
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Battista: Campus Memories
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Almost everyone has some fond memories of campus experiences, whether you’ve graduated from high school, trade school, college or military boot camp (well, maybe not fond memories of boot camp). […]
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For Penn State Football, the Urgency and Opportunity to Be Elite Are Now Here
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The time for Penn State to be elite is now here. That’s according to no less than an authority than Penn State’s defensive coordinator, Ivy League grad and PA native […]
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Expect Penn State Running Backs Singleton and Allen to Be Even Better. If That’s Possible
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Penn State’s RB1 is really 2. Perhaps RB1A and RB1B would be more appropriate. You decide which is which. Over the past three seasons, roommates Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen […]
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Paterno: One Man’s Heaven
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A few weeks ago, I posted a photo of a dish of Peachy Paterno ice cream from the Creamery and mentioned that it was a taste of heaven here on […]
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The Grandkids Tour 2025: They’re Brilliant! They’re Bonkers!
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Children are lunatics. I say this after spending much of the summer with my grandkids, whom I adore. The oldest of the four is about to turn 7; the youngest […]
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Pizza Marks the Time in State College
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With apologies to “Field of Dreams,” I like to think that here in Happy Valley, “The one constant through all the years has been pizza. State College has rolled by […]
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Who Is Penn State’s Backup QB? In Their Own Words: Smolik, Grunk, Franklin, Kotelnicki and O’Brien
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When backup quarterback Beau Pribula entered the transfer portal and departed Penn State for Missouri at the start of the Nittany Lions’ College Football Playoff run last season, he left […]
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Penn State Football: James Franklin’s Top 10 Takeaways From Media Day
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Penn State football is four days and three practices into the 2025 fall season, as James Franklin, his coaches and players met with the local media on Saturday to preview […]
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Penn State Football Begins the Road to No. 1 With Its First Practice on Wednesday
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Penn State football officially kicks off the 2025 season on Wednesday, when it holds its first full-squad preseason practice of its fall camp. PSU players reported back to campus on […]