We're trying to figure out why Mike Hull isn't one of the 15 semifinalists for the Butkus Award. We're failing.
Penn State running back Zach Zwinak and safety Ryan Keiser, both seniors, will miss the rest of the season according to an announcement by head coach James Franklin on Monday.
After another record-setting performance in the double overtime thriller against No. 13 Ohio State, wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the second time this season.
It has just been announced that Penn State and Indiana will kick off at noon on November 8 in Bloomington, where the Nittany Lions will look to avenge last year's crushing loss.
Referee John O'Neill and replay official Tom Fiedler, the officials who worked Saturday's matchup against Ohio State, have come under fire after missing two crucial calls that could have significantly altered the outcome of the game. The calls in question were Christian Hackenberg's first interception, and an Ohio State field goal attempt, where about four seconds passed after the play clock initially expired.
It's natural to feel despondent after going through the emotional motions that accompany such a game. Over the course of just a few hours, you go through a roller-coaster that starts with pre-game excitement, leads to halftime depression, climbs towards overtime aspirations, and comes crashing down when the Buckeyes eke out a close one. Amid all of that doom and gloom does lie a very bright light at the end of this tunnel of football mediocrity.