Going into halftime of Wednesday night's game with Maryland, Coach Ed DeChellis said he wasn't panicking about being down after twenty minutes. After all, with two starters out of the game and a 22.5 percent shooting performance in the first half, being down by only six points was a welcome sight to DeChellis. Unfortunately for him and the rest of the Nittany Lions, that was their best half of play.
With the abbreviated #MDHateWeek and #PSUHateWeeks coming to a close, the stage is set for what is being billed as the biggest non-conference game to ever be played in the Bryce Jordan Center. The Maryland Terrapins will travel from College Park to University Park to take on our Nittany Lions tonight at 9:15 p.m. as part of the annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Coach Ed DeChellis was hoping his players wouldn't come out of the gates flat on Sunday afternoon after a tough loss to Ole Miss less than 48 hours before. David Jackson got the hint.
Due to the short week caused by the Thanksgiving holiday, Paternoville sign-ups will be a little different for the last home game of the season.
It was bound to be asked at some point during Joe Paterno's weekly press conference. The question on everyone's mind ended up being the first one asked.
JoePa announced his plans to return to the sidelines for a 46th season in 2011 on Tuesday
Jeff Brooks must have channeled his inner Christian Laettner for Monday night's performance. The standout senior forward scored 21 points, shooting 7-7 from the field and 6-6 from the free-throw line, and helped Penn State defeat the Blue Devils of Central Connecticut State 77-61.
