It looks like Penn State will have updated uniforms this fall

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:11 +0100

Now, hardcore Penn State traditionalists don't need to get too worried by that headline. Here's what the uniforms will look like, according Â Â to this picture from Lion's Pride, the local Nittany L ...

Steven Bench will transfer to South Florida

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:58:28 +0100

Steven Bench is going to South Florida. The former Penn State quarterback announced his transfer destination earlier this morning o

James Robinson to try out for USA U19 team

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:36:02 +0100

Pitt freshman point guard James Robinson has been invited to try out for the Team USA U19 team that will compete in the FIBA world championships later this summer. Robinson is one of 24 players invite ...

Vanderbilt refusing to release Sheldon Jeter to Pitt

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:43 +0100

Beaver Falls High School graduate Sheldon Jeter announced on Friday that he was transferring from Vanerbilt after one season to return closer to home. Vanderbilt issued a statement the same day and wi ...

2013 Legends Classic Field announced

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:37:51 +0100

The 2013 Legends Classic field has been announced. Pitt will play two of the following three teams on Nov. 25 and 26 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn: Houston, Stanford and Texas Tech. It had been ...

SI waits, Penn State pre-emptively attacks: A tale of PR

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:16:33 +0100

About 9:30 on Tuesday night, Penn State athletics' main spokesperson sent me a text message, asking if I'd be free to talk at 10. When he called about a half hour later, his message was simple: He was ...

Jamie Dixon interview transcript from ACC spring meetings

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:38:09 +0100

The P-G's Sam Werner is attending the ACC spring meetings this week and had a chance to interview Jamie Dixon for about 20 minutes this afternoon. Here is a transcript of that interview minus the quot ...

As of now, Penn State has nine players with NFL chances

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:18:20 +0100

This spring has confirmed what many of us thought about Penn State last fall: The senior class was pretty damn good. NFL opportunities await nine former Nittany Lions who played their last season in 2 ...

A look at Jamie Dixonâs roster as spring signing period winds down

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:49:03 +0100

The spring signing period ends Wednesday and it appears Pitt will only have two prospects committed by then. Jamel Artis, a freshman forward, and Joseph Uchebo, a sophomore center, have signed letters ...

Two commitments today show Penn State's recruiting is churning along

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:39:42 +0100

For the second year now, Bill O'Brien is having to recruit his class while telling them that they're going to have to face the NCAA sanctions, which mean no postseason until 2017 and a set of other ru ...

Rivals: Safety Marcus Allen commits to Penn State

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:24:15 +0100

Penn State picked up its eighth commitment for 2014 today, with Maryland safety Marcus Allen committing to the Nittany Lions, according to Ryan Snyder of Blue-White Illustrated. Allen, 6-1, 187 pound ...

O'Brien doesn't foresee many more transfers this summer

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:57:22 +0100

Last July, transfer talk at Penn State was all the rage. Who would leave, how many and how much trouble would Penn State be in? Now, it hardly seems like an issue.Â Though Steven Bench left the prog ...

Whoever becomes Penn State's quarterback will need to study for the position

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:54:22 +0100

Bill O'Brien is being relatively mum about his quarterback position. This makes sense. It is May, and Christian Hackenberg won't arrive to campus for another month. Fall camp won't start until later t ...

Penn State in Ireland: From rumor to possibility to OMG this is probably going to happen

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:26:07 +0100

Months ago, rumors started flying about Penn State playing a football game in Ireland. No year was set; it was just a thought especially considering that Penn State was looking to play in exotic local ...

Coatesville running back DaQuan Worley commits to Penn State

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:20:42 +0100

Coatesville High School running back DaQuan Worley committed to Penn State today, according to his high school coach, Matt Ortega. Worley, 5-10, 175 pounds, is a three-star recruit, according to Rival ...

What does Rohrssen return mean for Pitt?

Fri, 03 May 2013 08:06:53 +0100

Barry Rohrssen is returning to Pitt as an assistant coach at a time the Panthers were in desperate need of some positive news. Since the season ended, head coach Jamie Dixon found out that freshman c ...

Slice returning to Pitt?

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:54:04 +0100

Barry âSliceâ Rohrssen could be coming back to Jamie Dixonâs staff as an assistant coach. Rohrssen was an assistant coach at Pitt from 2001-06 and Dixonâs associate head coach from 2004-06 be ...

Could Penn State petition the NCAA to start its 65 scholarship limit early?

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:16:07 +0100

Penn State will have 67 scholarship players this fall, Bill O'Brien said earlier today. Starting in 2014, the NCAA will force Penn State to have 65 or fewer scholarship players, with that limit lastin ...

JJ Moore on the way out?

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:07:37 +0100

Jon Rothstein of the CBS Sports Network reported via his Twitter account that Moore had decided to transfer per a source. A Pitt spokesman said Sunday night that Moore had not asked for his release a ...

Recruit picks Fordham over Pitt

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:21:27 +0100

Jon Severe, one of the top available high school shooting guards, chose Fordham over Pitt, WVU and Wake Forest this afternoon. Pitt coach Jamie Dixon still has three scholarships to fill and could use ...

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