It seems like just yesterday that Christian Hackenberg made his Beaver Stadium debut against Eastern Michigan in a 45-7 thrashing. On Saturday, the Nittany Lions (6-4, 3-3) will close out their home schedule against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-3, 4-2). In front of a home crowd, the Penn State senior class will be honored as Joe Paterno's second-to-last recruiting class heads out the door.
It’s almost time for another football Saturday for the Penn State Nittany Lions (6-4, 3-3). The team will take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-3, 4-2) tomorrow afternoon at Beaver Stadium. The Cornhuskers are without star quarterback Taylor Martinez who will likely miss the rest of the season with a foot injury. Here are our staff predictions for tomorrow’s 3:30 p.m. kickoff.
Maybe you're planning to skip town and head home on Friday after your last class ends, and with 1,915 tickets on the student ticket exchange for as low as $11 already, you're probably not alone. I'm telling you that you might want to think twice about that decision.
In a career that has already been defined by his ability to overcome the odds, Matt McGloin has made another step towards reaching his dream on Wednesday when Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen named him as the team's starter this weekend. McGloin made his NFL debut as a starting quarterback last Sunday against the Houston Texans in place of an injured Terrelle Pryor, throwing three touchdowns and leading Oakland to a victory.
With one year and one Senior Day under his belt, O'Brien knows what to expect heading into Saturday's matchup with Nebraska. He said at his Tuesday press conference that the coaches will bring the seniors onto the field to be honored before going back to the locker room to get re-focused on the game. What's most important to O'Brien though is that the stadium is packed with fans to support the seniors in their final Beaver Stadium matchup. He discussed that, Matt McGloin, selfies, and more at his weekly press conference.
The Nittany Lions took advantage of one of their worst opponents of the season, dominating the Purdue Boilermakers en route to a 45-21 victory at Beaver Stadium. The defense was shaky early on, but buckled down and allowed Christian Hackenberg and the running back corps to do some major damage on offense. After taking a couple days to digest what went down on Saturday, we handed out some grades to the team.