A lot of the work that goes into the product you see on the field each Saturday begins in the Lasch Building weight room. Filled with customized equipment that stresses injury prevention, something called a land mine, televisions to tell players what workouts to do, and Bill O'Brien quotes such as "Get after it," this is certainly one of the premier workout facilities in college football. In this video courtesy of the Penn State Athletics YouTube channel, Nittany Lions football strength and conditioning coach Craig Fitzgerald takes you on a tour of the weight room.
The time between spring practices and preseason training camp often features a bit of a lull for Penn State football and its fans. However, there was a bit of excitement yesterday, as Bill O'Brien released his post-spring practice depth chart for the 2013 season.
GoPSUSports.com has announced that Penn State Football's 2013 home opener against the Eastern Michigan Eagles will start at noon on Saturday, September 7.
Adding on to an already impressive 2014 recruiting class, the Penn State football team can now add Michael O'Connor to the list. O'Connor, a four-star recruit and the eighth-ranked pro-style quarterback recruit in the nation, was expected to choose Happy Valley as his destination after considering a slew of schools including Michigan State, Vanderbilt, Missouri, South Florida, Southern Mississippi, Rutgers, Toledo, Mississippi State, Buffalo, and Akron.
Bill O’Brien brought the tradition of great commencement addresses by Penn State head coaches to Washington, D.C. yesterday as he addressed the graduates of Bethesda, Md.-based Walt Whitman High School. At Whitman, senior class officers recommend the commencement speaker. His niece Katie graduated yesterday from the school and likely had some influence on the selection. Here’s the […]