Penn State football guard John Urschel was named a finalist for this year's Senior CLASS Award yesterday. The award is presented by Premier Sports Management to students who excel on and off the field in four categories --community, classroom, commitment and competition.
Penn State will face the Minnesota Golden Gophers, a surprisingly good Big Ten opponent, this Saturday. Behind one of the best rushing offenses in the nation and a respectable defense, Minnesota has a 7-2 overall record with a 3-1 Big Ten record. This will certainly be one of the biggest challenges of the season for the Nittany Lions. Here are five keys for Penn State heading into Saturday's game.
Bill O'Brien hasn't faced Minnesota yet in his career at Penn State, but he offered high praises for the Golden Gophers during his Tuesday press conference ahead of this Saturday's matchup on the road. The Gophers have been impressive this season, posting a 7-2 record thus far with conference wins over Northwestern, Nebraska, and Indiana.
Two days after Penn State defeated Illinois 24-17, Bill Belton and Christian Hackenberg received weekly honors for their performances.
Penn State's November 16 game against the Purdue Boilermakers (1-7, 0-4) at Beaver Stadium has been slated for a 12 p.m. kickoff with televised coverage on the Big Ten Network.
What was supposed to be just another walk in the park noon game against the worst team in the Big Ten turned out to be quite a different chore entirely. Although Penn State ended up pulling out the win in overtime, I couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed leaving Beaver Stadium -- a feeling I never experience after a victory, especially after an overtime thriller like this one.