Game 676 Schedule Update: Troy and FCS title game

Austin, Texas – The Texas vs. Texas Tech game ticket prices fall way out of our budget this Friday, but a game at Troy next week will compensate. In retrospect on Saturday morning, great call. $150 plus fee proved to … Continue reading

Our game of the year Saturday: Michigan at Penn State in a Stripe-out!

State College, PA – We anticipated this meeting would be the biggest and our best regular season match-up before the season even began – Michigan at Penn State. However, on top of the Big Ten standings implications, the intensity ratcheted … Continue reading

Game 646:  Ohio State Buckeyes surge past Penn State with 28 points in final 9:46

The Buckeyes picked Clifford off three times and knocked the ball loose from his grasp to convert into 21 points.  Those made the difference in this game.  Despite mistakes and inept execution by the Lion offense, they stayed toe-to-toe with the Buckeyes until 9:46 remained. 

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Week Nine of Steveo’s Salvos:  Game 646: Ohio State at Penn State; Frying pans; Review of Week Eight; Best of Week Nine

The onus is on James Franklin to coach his team to victory during the game. He can’t just assume his teams can win on sheer talent.

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Week Five of Steveo’s Salvos: PSU QB strategy; Alabama challenged by Vandy,55-3; Two-game Friday/Saturday weekend – Miami-beater Middle Tennessee hosts UTSA in Conference USA clash; Western Kentucky goes for fourth win against Troy; FCS Austin Peay jumps to No. 16; Week Four-Five notes; Navy wins; What’s going on at Alma Mater dear?

  This Friday night we venture to our first game ever at our new adopted FBS Tennessee team for the first of two games for Week Five.  At Red Floyd Stadium in nearby Murfreesboro, The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-1) … Continue reading

Game 639: Nittany Lions Roar past Auburn Tigers with run game and takeaways

The Penn State Nittany Lions displayed an improved running game at Auburn averaging 6.3 yards per carry with all five TDs of the rushing variety.  Their bend-but-not-break-defense intercepted two passes and recovered two fumbles on the way to achieving a 41-12 victory over Auburn.

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Game 636: Late scores in two halves propel Penn State past Purdue in Big Ten openers

With 2:27 left, Clifford displayed the reason why his Head Coach relied on his sixth season of experience.  On this last sequence of plays, he completed five of his next six passes including a 27 yarder to Tinsley to get to Purdue’s 10.  His next throw went to Lee who swung out behind the Boilermakers’ left side uncovered to grab Clifford’s lofted pass for the winning score. 

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Preseason preview with Justcollegfootball.net; Penn State – Purdue; Alabama-Utah State previews

Listen to our preseason podcast with Stephen Hiegel of Just College football and read our previews of games we’re attending this week: Penn State at Purdue on Thursday followed by Utah State at Alabama Saturday night.

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Steveo’s Salvos: College Football Week 9

Top passer, Brennan Armstrong, at No. 25 BYU on Saturday    Collegefootballfan.com looks forward to seeing Brigham Young play at Lavelle Edwards Stadium for the first time, and we couldn’t have selected a more exciting match-up to see the nations’ … Continue reading