Maiya Colon is a young toddler beaming with life and curiosity, much like anybody her age. The only difference is, young Maiya is facing the hardest challenge she will ever have to face. Charlie Shuman is a freshman offensive tackle playing football for Penn State. The two share a connection that goes above anything else, as it is Charlie's goodwill that has had such a tremendous impact on Maiya and her family.
This week marks the halfway point in the regular season, and although it might be sputtering a bit, Penn State football got some positive reinforcement yesterday -- ESPN's Big Ten staff included three Nittany Lions in their midseason All-Big Ten team.
The 2014 John Mackey Award's midseason watch list was released Monday, with Penn State's very own Jesse James making an appearance.
Well that happened. For the first time since 2007 -- the first time any current Penn State student has ever known -- Penn State lost to Michigan. It sucked. I was there, which sucked even more. Nonetheless, the Big House is a college football institution, and after taking an extra day to mourn, here are my observations.
Despite riding an ugly two game losing streak, the Penn State Nittany Lions are still bowl eligible, and only need to win two more games in order to ensure that they will be playing this postseason. If the past two games have been any indication, Penn State, which sits at 4-2, will most likely be out of the inaugural four team playoff race, barring any freak occurrences. With that said, there are a number of notable bowl games that the team could wind up playing in come December.
Penn State has decided to "move on" from CB Myles Hartsfield amid hazing accusations.