Joe Paterno has wrapped up his weekly teleconfernece for the final time in 2009. Here’s the news you need to know headed into the finale against Michigan State where the Nittany Lions could cap a 10-2 season and possibly wrap up a BCS at-large berth.
THE BIG NEWS: Wide receiver Chaz Powell is unlikely to play [...]
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November 17, 2009
Tuesday Cup of Joe: The Finale
November 5, 2009
Nittany Lion Hotline recap
Here is your running update from Nittany Lion Hotline for Ohio State week.
YOUR HOST: The man, Steve Jones, who last week had one of the funniest lines I’ve ever heard during a football broadcast, when during the problem the officials had spotting the ball, once it was announced where the ball would be placed, Steve [...]
November 3, 2009
Tuesday Cup of Joe: Buckeyes for everyone
The Big News: Joe says if Sean Lee isn’t 100-percent, he’s very close. His stamina is getting better and gaining confidence in how hard he can go.
The Big News II: Stephfon Green practiced yesterday and Joe is eager to see how his ankle responds today in practice.
Highlights:
Pryor has been red hot the last couple [...]
October 30, 2009
Big Ten Picks
Before I get to the picks for this week, allow me to direct you over to Jeff Rice’s column in today’s Centre Daily Times.
Nail, meet hammer.
All this talk this week that certain players from Penn State aren’t getting just due from the beat writers is total bubkiss. Rice points that out.
What I will continue to [...]
October 29, 2009
Nittany Lion Hotline recap
Nittany Lion hotline is done for another week. A recap.
Your Host: The always joyful Steve Jones, who by the way I had the chance to catch a few minutes of on the way to meet another beat writer last Saturday to watch the game. He and Jack were really good in the first quarter. But [...]
October 25, 2009
PSU-Michigan postgame notes
Penn State is 47-12 (79.6) since the start of the 2005 season, the No. 9 winning percentage in the nation.
• Penn State is 6-1 on the road in the last two seasons, with its lone loss coming on a last second field goal at Iowa last season.
• Joe Paterno posted his FBS all-time leading 390th [...]
October 23, 2009
Big Ten Picks: Haunted ‘House’ edition
Two huge games on tap this week. Both with conference title implications, well really any game Iowa, PSU and Ohio State play from this point on has implications.
Let’s get to it.
Last Week: 5-1
For the Season: 43-13
THE UNDERCARD
INDIANA at NORTHWESTERN, Noon Big Ten Network
Hoosiers keep climbing, and sure, they should have beaten lifeless Illinois last [...]
October 20, 2009
Tuesday Cup of Joe: I hate Ann Arbor edition
Joe Paterno has concluded his Tuesday weekly teleconfernece. Here’s what you need to know.
The Big News: Running back Stephfon Green is a “maybe” according to Paterno this week and has a “chronic ankle”…he didn’t practice on Monday and is unsure if he will practice today.
The Big News Part II: Ako Poti will get the nod [...]
October 18, 2009
Who’s alive, who’s hanging on
Five games remain in the Big Ten season. After yesterday’s action, here’s a quick look at how the race shakes down through seven weeks.
ALIVE AND WELL
Iowa: The Hawkeyes control their own destiny. Win out they win the crown, go BCS’ing in Pasadena, or maybe better, depending on how the rest of the country goes. [...]
October 16, 2009
Big Ten Predictions
First things first. If you are headed to PSU tomorrow, take note of the parking changes because of the expected 2-8 inches of snow in the forecast. PSU will be out 20,000 spaces tomorrow, but there are plenty of shuttles running from places like Target, Wal-Mart, Lowes, and other places in and around downtown State [...]
