Penn State's Bill O'Brien is beginning to receive a lot of praise from members of the national media including some Coach of the Year discussions. Fan votes contribute to 20% of the decision making process while the College Hall of Fame Selection Committee maintains 55% of the votes with national media members possessing 25%.
With the Penn State Nittany Lions currently enjoying their bye week following a four game winning streak, we take another look back at the nine players who transferred this summer and provide a brief update. While Silas Redd is playing decent football, several other transfers have yet to make much of an impact for their new teams, while things are going pretty well right now for those who chose to stay at Penn State.
Another Monday has resulted in another Penn State linebacker taking home the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award. This week, it is senior Gerald Hodges winning the conference honor following a fantastic game in Saturday's victory over the previously undefeated Northwestern Wildcats.
What more is there to say about this game? The last time Northwestern made their way into Beaver Stadium, the game day atmosphere was one of the best in recent memory for Joe Paterno's 400th win. Northwestern returned on Saturday, and once again had the place rocking from start to finish.
After winning its fourth consecutive game and beating an undefeated, ranked Northwestern team, the Penn State Nittany Lions football team received just one vote in this week's AP poll. Cecil Hurt, an Alabama writer from the Tuscaloosa News, put Penn State at 25th overall on his weekly ranking.
The soundtrack at Beaver Stadium is no better this year than during the reign of Guido D'Elia. Some changes had been made, but for one writer, the new music being played at Penn State football games is striking the wrong chord.