In a 15-minute press conference this afternoon on the Lasch practice field, Bill O'Brien confirmed what he said earlier today on ESPN's Mike and Mike In The Morning regarding the team's quarterback battle. A starter for the season opener against Syracuse should be named by the end of the week.
Students who took advantage of the $45 Groupon deal are feeling like suckers today. Penn State announced that student tickets for the opening game against Syracuse on August 31 at Metlife Stadium will go on sale Monday for only $25.
Fans who can't make it out to Beaver Stadium will be able to listen to some familiar voices call the game, at least for the next three years. Radio personalities Steve Jones and Jack Ham each received contract extensions yesterday through the 2015 season.
With less than two weeks until Penn State's season starts, the athletic department is trying to push season tickets.
John Bacon is a writer, public speaker, and college professor at Northwestern and Michigan who has taken a strong interest in sports -- especially college football -- over the course of his career, authoring five books on the subject. Last season, Bacon injected himself in four Big Ten football programs -- Ohio State, Northwestern, Michigan, and of course, Penn State -- to write his newest book, Fourth and Long: The Fight for the Soul of College Football.
Despite facing strict roster limitations and an uncertain quarterback situation, Penn State football has received two votes in the Associated Press's preseason top-25 poll.