The debate over whether college athletes should be given more than just an athletic scholarship has again come to the forefront of issues surrounding collegiate athletics after last week's Big Ten meetings. Here's why college athletes should be paid and why the Big Ten is on the right track.
Starting this fall, Penn State students will be able to participate in a new Penn State rewards program called 'Code Blue' that could earn them guaranteed season tickets for football, or better yet -- free ones. The best part? All you have to do is attend varsity sporting events.
Unfortunately for Nittany Lion fans, the best home schedule in recent memory will be without any primetime kickoffs. Last night, the Big Ten Network revealed their primetime schedule for the 2011 season, and Penn State's lone appearance will be on October 22 when they travel to Evanston, Illinois to take on Northwestern.
Penn State will be featured in an 8pm game this coming season, but it won't be broadcast by the Wordwide Leader in Sports. Yesterday afternoon, ESPN/ABC released their Big Ten primetime games for 2011 and Penn State was left off the list for the first time in over a decade.
Even though the warm temperatures (and thunderstorms) of summer only just arrived in Happy Valley, Penn State students are already one step closer to football season.
Last night via e-mail, Penn State Athletics released student football ticket information for the upcoming season, which is now posted on Student Central. Students can purchase season tickets the week of June 20-24, beginning with seniors on the 20th and finishing with grad students on the 24th. Season tickets will cost $218, or around $31 per game over seven games.
This past weekend, CollegeFootballNews.com (a part of Scout) ranked the Big Ten's coaches that you would want to build a program for the next several years. After the jump, find out who they ranked as the best and worst coaches to lead their teams into the next decade of football.