Have you ever wondered how the wave gets started at Penn State football games? The answer is Omar Ashour, a graduate student here at Penn State. He picks his spots, gets his entire section to chant "wave," and the party ensues. Onward State had a chance to talk to 'Wave Guy' before the football game against Northwestern.
After the extended period of beautiful weather in Happy Valley, everyone in State College is wondering just how much longer this Indian Summer will last. Anyone who has peeked ahead at the weather for this weekend knows the other shoe is about to drop.
Taking his place right between Jashley and Halloween Eve, Penn State record-holder Evan Royster nabbed a spot on Twitter's worldwide trending topics Saturday night during the Penn State football game against the University of Michigan.
Talk about a splash of refreshment.
The Nittany Lions returned to .500 (in the Big Ten) Saturday evening after downing the Michigan Wolverines in front of 108,539 screaming Beaver Stadium fans 41-31. Meanwhile, fifth-year senior Evan Royster rushed his way into Penn State lore, becoming Penn State's all-time leading rusher.
De-nard. Rob-in-son.
Get used to hearing his name. As a quarterback, the kid has rushed for a nation-high 1,096 yards this season and gotten 9 touchdowns, making a serious run at the Heisman trophy. Rich Rodriguez and his Wolverines will stroll into Beaver Stadium without ever having beaten a Penn State team, but the dreadlocks himself (Robinson) will be looking to change that fate.
There is no doubt that people are worried about head and neck injuries in both college football and the NFL after the paralysis of Rutgers player Eric Legrand and concussions suffered by Desean Jackson and Joshua Cribbs among others this past weekend.
Joe Paterno offered a suggestion during this week's Big Ten teleconference on how to increase safety: