John Bacon, the Michigan professor who authored the book Fourth and Long: The Fight for the Soul of College Football, will visit Penn State on September 12.
Tailgate of the Year: The Search for College Football's Best Tailgate is on a quest to find the most impressive Penn State tailgate. Started by recent Penn State grad Dan Levy, the competition is in its first year and will be piloted in Happy Valley before he hopes to take it national.
We're just one day away from the home opener at Beaver Stadium. The Penn State football team won its first game against Syracuse last weekend and is looking to stay undefeated tomorrow against the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Kickoff is at 12:00 p.m. Let's take a look at what our writers think about the home opener.
Penn State has played Eastern Michigan twice, and those two meetings paint a pretty clear picture of what to expect on Saturday in the home opener at Beaver Stadium. At their last meeting in 2011, Penn State had one of its biggest win of the season, defeating Eastern Michigan 34-6 behind a strong three touchdown performance from Matt McGloin.
Around 100,000 fans will pack Beaver Stadium this Saturday as Penn State takes on Eastern Michigan in the home opener. Most will show up Saturday morning, but some students just can't wait that long.
DaQuan Jones was a standout football and basketball player at Johnson City High School in 2009 when he was recruited by Joe Paterno. Jones was ranked the No. 2 offensive lineman in the state by Rivals back then, but he now looks to be one of the best defensive linemen in the country.