Senior Day is only three days away, which means more than a dozen Penn State football players will say goodbye to Beaver Stadium. Two of those players -- Garry Gilliam and John Urschel -- have become fan favorites among students after five seasons on the team.
When you think of Allen Robinson today, you think Biletnikoff Award finalist, NFL prospect, and record-breaking receiver. You'd assume that he was a blue-chip prospect swimming in scholarship offers coming out of high school, but what you might not not realize is that Robinson had to earn his success the hard way.
With one year and one Senior Day under his belt, O'Brien knows what to expect heading into Saturday's matchup with Nebraska. He said at his Tuesday press conference that the coaches will bring the seniors onto the field to be honored before going back to the locker room to get re-focused on the game. What's most important to O'Brien though is that the stadium is packed with fans to support the seniors in their final Beaver Stadium matchup. He discussed that, Matt McGloin, selfies, and more at his weekly press conference.
Matt McGloin is a nominee for NFL Rookie of the Week. Say those words again slowly to yourself and think about how we got to this point.
Redshirt sophomore linebacker Ben Kline was named the President of Uplifting Athlete's Penn State Chapter yesterday, replacing senior offensive lineman Eric Shrive.
The Nittany Lions took advantage of one of their worst opponents of the season, dominating the Purdue Boilermakers en route to a 45-21 victory at Beaver Stadium. The defense was shaky early on, but buckled down and allowed Christian Hackenberg and the running back corps to do some major damage on offense. After taking a couple days to digest what went down on Saturday, we handed out some grades to the team.