"Your word is really one of the only things you have in life."
Some wise words spoken by a young man only just figuring out the college lifestyle and what it means to play Division I football. For Christian Hackenberg, Penn State's 18-year old starting quarterback those words rang even truer as he elected to stay committed to Penn State following the announcement of the NCAA sanctions.
Anyone who has ever slept out at Nittanyville knows the best part is at night -- mostly because of the free pizza, but often times because of the person who brings it.
Bill O'Brien needs two game plans this week. One to beat Michigan, and one to impress nearly 100 prospects coming to town for all of Penn State's homecoming festivities.
For Penn State, football is more than just a game. It's a lifestyle. It's a religion. It's a cultural institution so ingrained in our society it controls the way we eat, sleep, breathe, and talk. Now, it's affecting the way we tweet, too.
In a season in which the Penn State defense has struggled and the young secondary has seen its share of issues, sophomore cornerback Jordan Lucas is doing his best to improve and become a reliable cornerback for the Nittany Lions.
Bill O’Brien’s weekly Tuesday press conferences are typically an opportunity to discuss the team, last week’s game, and the coming Saturday matchup. But that wasn’t that case this afternoon as O’Brien essentially refused to discuss the Nittany Lions’ 44-24 loss against Indiana in Bloomington this past weekend, instead opting to discuss the coming matchup against Michigan.