Update

All the blog postings are over on the paper’s homepage and you can view my running updates by clicking on the link below.
You will find video updates from the press conferences as well. Thursday we have a special wrap coming out for the game, among the items in there are features on Joe Paterno, USC [...]

On the way to L.A.

I’m about an hour from boarding to the left coast via Southwest and through Las Vegas to Los Angeles.
Just a quick note, the blog will be a little different once coverage begins tomorrow morning, all blog posts will be on the newspaper’s main page. I’ll throw the official  link up when I get out there.
A [...]

Staying in the USC loop

For those looking for a cup of the USC coffee, there’s a couple of newspapers and blogs you should check out regularly.
The Orange County Register does simply The USC Blog, pieced together by Michael Lev of the OCR staff.
TrojanWire is another good read.
USCBlitz has pretty much everything you need too.
AllThingsTrojan from the L.A. Times is [...]

Trojans QB returns to practice

Mark Sanchez is back at USC practice after taking some time off.
After taking some brutal shots against UCLA in the season finale in which the Trojans clinched the Pac-10 title, Sanchez was back in full swing Thursday as USC got back to fulltime work outs.
The Trojans will tangle with Penn State in the Rose Bowl [...]

Honors keep coming for Shipley

Penn State center A.Q. Shipley, who picked up the Rimington award last week and was named an All-American  by the Associated Press this week, was named an All-American by ESPN today.
PSU SID Jeff Nelson issued a release today about the honor.
Penn State Senior center A.Q. Shipley (Coraopolis) has been  selected an All-American by ESPN.com, which [...]

Newsome selects PSU, Paterno deal official

Virginia preps quarterback Kevin Newsome has selected Penn State over Virginia Tech, according to multiple reports. Newsome fills a much needed void for the Nittany Lions and is the 22nd player to verbal to the Nittany Lions.
Also, in a statement released by Penn State athletics, Jeff Nelson confirms the earlier report of a new contract [...]

Three more years for Joe?

FightOnState.com is reporting this afternoon that Penn State head coach Joe Paterno has agreed in principle to a new three year deal with the school. Officially announcement, according to the report, is expected to come later this week.
Paterno said last week at Rose Bowl media day that he feels great coming off the heels of [...]

His picks were a Steele

Every college football fan should annually buy Phil Steele’s college preview. It’s hands down the best, most in depth and accurate mag on the newsstand once preseason rolls around.
So while others were picking Penn State to finish in the middle of the pack (note, a lot of us said third or fourth), Steele pegged them [...]

Maybin named to FWAA team

Penn State defensive end Aaron Maybin has been named to the Football Writers Association of America All-American team. Maybin led the Big Ten in sacks last season and recorded a tackle for loss in all 12 games.
Center A.Q. Shipley was also named to the first team. The full list can be viewed here.

Bowl Media Day Recap

UNIVERSITY PARK — There are still plenty of answers needed in the departure of sophomore quarterback Pat Devlin, but all players made available at today’s Rose Bowl media day had nothing but positive things to say about Devlin and wished him well.
Head coach Joe Paterno talked for nearly 30 minutes, declared his hip OK (though [...]