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ESPN Prime Time Big Ten Schedule Spotlights Ohio State, Shuns Nebraska

ESPN issued its prime time Big Ten schedule of telecasts for the 2013 season on Monday. Not surprising is that the Ohio State Buckeyes, Division I’s sole unbeaten in 2012, is featured three times:…Read More

Penn State Quarterback Steven Bench Will Transfer

Penn State quarterback Steven Bench will transfer, Nittany Lions head coach Bill O’Brien confirmed on Wednesday via a release on the university’s official athletic website. O’Brien…Read More

Big Ten Proposes New, More Traditional Division Names

Goodbye, “Legends” and “Leaders.” Hello, humility. The Big Ten has proposed to its presidents and chancellors changing to the far more traditional and boring – and far less obnoxious – division…Read More

Penn State Blue And White Game: Akeel Lynch Shines, Zach Zwinak Suffers Hand Injury

The Penn State Blue And White Game culminated the program’s spring season on Saturday — even if the weather was decidedly more late autumn than spring. Under off-and-on snowfall, running…Read More

Former Penn State QB Paul Jones Celebrates Robert Morris NIT Upset of Kentucky

So the moniker “March Madness” is reserved for the NCAA tournament, but the first upset of this postseason occurred in the NIT — and it was truly mad. The Northeast Conference’s…Read More

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Spring Football Roundup: Penn State Moving Into Year Two of The Bill O’Brien Era

Bill O’Brien led the Penn State Nittany Lions to a surprise, 8-win season in the first of four…Read More

Big Ten Football Recruiting: The National Signing Day Epilogue

We continue our look at the National Signing Day aftermath, conference-by-conference, with the evaluation…Read More

College Football Open Thread: Wherein Oregon State Gets A New Logo

Quick alert: Saturday Blitz will have a daily open thread, in which we share tidbits across the web…Read More

Penn State Football: Sue Paterno Releases a Letter, Report To Follow on Sunday

Sue Paterno, wife to the late Joe Paterno, released a letter on Friday, which brings to our attention…Read More

Football Recruiting Links: National Signing Day Aftermath

National Signing Day is over, and the top recruits have, for the most part, been accounted for. Robert…Read More

National Signing Day 2013 Primer

Some words for the upcoming new class on this even of National Signing Day 2013… Anyone who has…Read More

Final Rivals.com Recruiting Rankings Show SEC Dominance

Rivals.com released its final recruit rankings for the 2013 signing class on Monday. Little surprise,…Read More

Decommitments, Transfer Rules and Coaching Departures

The decommitment of ballyhooed linebacker recruit Alex Anzalone from Notre Dame comes on the heels of…Read More

NFL Coaching Rumors Target Kirk Ferentz and Bill O’Brien

Just when you thought it was safe to turn your attention away from the coaching carousel, rumors surfaced…Read More

2012 Fansided Awards: Te’o, O’Brien & Manziel Headline

Editors from around the Fansided college network submitted their nominees for the nation’s best…Read More

Penn State QB Matt McGloin wins 2012 Burlsworth Trophy as best walk-on player

Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin has won the 2012 Burlsworth Trophy, an award given to college football’s…Read More

Bill O’Brien Named Big Ten Coach of the Year; Buckeyes Sweep Top Players Award

Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien was named Big Ten Coach of the Year on Tuesday, beating out…Read More

Maryland Expected to Announce Big Ten Move

University of Maryland brass and Big Ten Conference commissioner Jim Delany are scheduled to address…Read More

Penn State vs. Ohio State Has Bowl Quality

Long before anyone could have foreseen it carrying implications of Big Ten supremacy, Penn State vs.…Read More

Bill O’Brien Quarterback Genius Seen in Matt McGloin

It’s easy to be a quarterback genius for a coach working with Tom Brady. One of the NFL’s…Read More