It has been a strange September for Paul Jones. He went from backup quarterback to third string quarterback to second string tight end all in a matter of weeks. Now, Jones' story has taken another turn as the redshirt sophomore has left the team for personal reasons.
All backfield options are finally healthy for the Nittany Lions as Bill Belton and Derek Day are set to return from injuries. The difficult challenge now becomes splitting carries between several different players.
Bill O'Brien's 2013 recruiting class grew to eleven verbal commits last night as Virginia offensive lineman Tanner Hartman decommitted from Maryland to join the Nittany Lions. Hartman is rated as a three star recruit by 247 Sports and given two stars by Rivals and Scout. In addition to Maryland, the 6-4 247 lb. high school senior also had offers from Temple, Richmond, and Liberty.
Before looking ahead to Big Ten play and discussing Illinois, we are shifting our focus for a day to check out how some former Penn State Nittany Lions are performing in the National Football League. Yesterday was a particularly good day for Penn State as Sean Lee, Paul Posluszny, and Bryan Scott all recorded key interceptions in big victories.
Unlike the past two meetings against Temple, the Nittany Lions never trailed today as Matt McGloin and a strong defensive effort contributed to a 24-13 victory.. While the final score did not reflect it, this felt like one of those Penn State -Temple games from five years ago that the Nittany Lions controlled most of the way.
Good afternoon from Beaver Stadium where the Penn State Nittany Lions (1-2) are set to host the Temple Owls (1-1). The Owls are led by Steve Addazio who is in his second year coaching the program. His team will try to defeat Penn State for the first time since 1941 as Bill O'Brien aims for his second straight victory. Below is all of the information and media coverage for today.