The Penn State Nittany Lions need to focus on winning a football game, but for two players, the contest against Navy is extra special. P.J. Byers and Brent Smith are not your typical college football players. Start with their age. Most guys are not playing at age 26 and 27 respectively. That's not what makes them different though. Their background and military experience before they arrived at Penn State does.
One glimmer of light in what has been a rather dark two weeks for the Penn State Football program has come in the mold of Allen Robinson, a 6-3 205 lb. sophomore wide receiver from Orchard Lake, Michigan. He currently ranks fourth in the country with nineteen receptions and twenty first in yards over the first two weeks with 186. These statistics are good enough to put Robinson at the top when it comes to Big Ten receivers. Robinson has certainly evolved from the three star recruit who only received scholarship offers from Buffalo, Minnesota, and Toledo in addition to the Nittany Lions.
Sam Ficken's four missed field goals along with a blocked extra point overshadowed four turnovers forced by the defense as the Penn State Nittany Lions (0-2) fell to the Virginia Cavaliers (2-0) 17-16 at Scott Stadium.
Good morning from Scott Stadium where the Penn State Nittany Lions (0-1) are set to take on the Virginia Cavaliers (1-0) from the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cavaliers are led by Mike London who is in his third season with the program. London has a 13-13 record with the Cavaliers while Bill O'Brien is still searching for his first win as a head coach after dropping his debut to Ohio last week. Below is all of the media information and coverage for today.
To call a contest so early in the season a swing game or to say a season is at a crossroads heading into the second week of college football is not entirely fair, but it may be true tomorrow as the Penn State Nittany Lions (0-1) head to Charlottesville to take on the Virginia Cavaliers (1-0).
In an effort to motivate players and keep spirits high, Bill O'Brien has changed the name of two traditional football terms. Walk-on is now "run-on" and scout team is known as "the dirty show."