Head coach Bill O'Brien is not sure who his starting quarterback is right now and may not know for a few months; however, if the decision was up to the fans, Paul Jones would already have a stranglehold on the job.
A few Penn State football players will wait for their names to be called during the National Football League Draft, which begins this Thursday and ends on Saturday. Here's what to expect from your Nittany Lion hopefuls as they end their careers in Happy Valley and look toward the pros.
Disappointment was felt by many last summer when it was made official that there would be no primetime games in Beaver Stadium for the 2011 season, marking the first time since 2004 that this was the case. Things will be different in 2012.
Let me just get one out of the way first: the Blue-White game is potentially the most over-hyped event in Penn State athletics. Every year, I shake off my hangover and make the walk up to Beaver Stadium. And every year, I am left asking myself why.
Looking to make something happen right away, Matt McGloin dropped back and aired a ball down the left sideline in the direction of Allen Robinson. Floating through the air, the pass looked good before hitting the ground a few yards ahead of Robinson as he couldn't quite catch up to it. That right there was the first play of the Blue-White game and went on to symbolize the game as a whole.
Football is back in the air this weekend on campus as Blue-White Weekend festivities begin today with the actual spring game taking place at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Beaver Stadium. Saturday will mark the first time that many have entered Beaver Stadium since the emotional 17-14 loss to Nebraska last November. I've looked forward to this weekend for a while for many reasons. Listed below are five things I'm looking to get out of this weekend, including the game, and around State College in general.