With ten reduced scholarships for the next four recruiting classes, developing a successful walk-on program, or run-on as Bill O'Brien has affectionately named it, will be key going forward for Penn State. Yesterday, the Nittany Lions took a big step towards that goal as kicker/punter Chris Gulla, quarterback D.J. Crook, and quarterback Austin Whipple have all joined the program.
When the Dapper Dan Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards are presented on February 6th at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, there is a decent chance that the winner will have some type of Penn State connection as Bill O'Brien, Women's Soccer player Taylor Schram, and former Women's Volleyball player Christa Harmotto are all nominees.
For about 35 minutes, it looked like it would be easy. It turns out that thought could not have been further from the truth as Penn State (6-4) narrowly avoided an upset loss to the Delaware State Hornets (5-6) in a Saturday afternoon Bryce Jordan Center matinee, winning 80-76 in overtime.
One day after losing out on Iowa Western's Jake Waters to Kansas State, Penn State has found its junior college quarterback in the form of Tyler Ferguson, a 6-4 190 lb. signal-caller originally from Bakersfield, California. Ferguson will have three years of eligibility remaining after spending the past season playing at The College of the Sequoias.
The eleventh ranked Lady Lions (8-2) snapped a two-game road losing streak as head coach Coquese Washington recorded her 100th career coaching victory in a 60-41 win over the Virginia Tech Hokies (4-4) last night.
The AP All-American list was revealed yesterday, and for the first time since the 2004 season, no Penn State players made the first, second, or third team. Were some deserving Nittany Lions robbed of a spot?