Week 1: Coastal Carolina at Penn State
Joe Paterno’s age and length of tenure at Happy Valley lived in the news all offseason and will continue to detract from his team’s mission at hand. Saturday’s game against Coastal Carolina is a cakewalk, to be sure, but it should offer insight into whether Paterno can pull one last winning season out of his pocket.[READ FULL STORY]
Goal Line Stand: Predicting 2008's top storylines
Aug 26th, 2008
While the puzzle is still a jumble and the picture unclear, Michael Bradley uses the season's first Goal Line Stand column to make a few predictions on how the dominant storylines will play out.
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Preseason bowl projections
Aug 22nd, 2008
The 2009 national championship game may be a couple of months away, but we’ve pulled out the crystal football and projected all 34 bowl games this season.
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2008 Preseason All-America teams
Aug 14th, 2008
Take a peek at the 2008 Athlon Sports All-America First, Second and Third teams.
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National Recruiting Blitz: Team Ranks
Jul 21st, 2008
Host Max Zarchin and National Recruiting Editor Braden Gall take a quick look at the nation's top classes for 2009.
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2009 Athlon Consensus 100 released
Jul 3rd, 2008
The 2009 Athlon Consensus 100 is out. Well, at least the first one, and this year, Athlon has upped the ante and made the most complete top-100 recruiting ranking even better.
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2008 Video Preview: #23 Penn State
Jul 2nd, 2008
Will Daunic and Senior Editor Mitch Light discuss Penn State's chances to improve on their 9-4 season from last year despite the losses of tailback Rodney Kinlaw and quarterback Anthony Morelli.
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2008 Penn State Nittany Lions Preview
Jun 30th, 2008
Last year’s team talked openly in the spring about challenging for the national championship. That didn’t happen. The Lions finished 9–4 with a visit to the Alamo Bowl. This year’s team is more circumspect, but no less hopeful. Even the ever-cautious Joe Paterno can’t help but feel upbeat. “I think,” he says, “we’ve got the makings of a pretty good football team.”
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No. 23: Penn State
May 5th, 2008
The Lions really have no business finishing as low as the middle of the Big Ten pack. They return 18 players with substantial starting experience, including their entire offensive line and their top three pass catchers, but their success in finding a new quarterback and running back will ultimately determine their season.
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NFL Stars: How recruiting translates to the Draft
Apr 30th, 2008
Every February, there's a big fuss about the recruiting rankings surrounding college signing day. But have you ever wondered how those rankings translate to the NFL? We did too. Recruiting coordinator Braden Gall looks at how players taken in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft were rated as recruits out of high school.
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| TEAM | OVR |
| Ohio State | 11-1 |
| Illinois | 9-4 |
| Michigan | 9-4 |
| Penn State | 9-4 |
| Wisconsin | 9-4 |
| Purdue | 8-5 |
| Indiana | 7-6 |
| Michigan State | 7-6 |
| Iowa | 6-6 |
| Northwestern | 6-6 |
| Minnesota | 1-11 |
| Below are Athlon Consensus 100 commitments | ||
| CLASS | NAME | |
| 2009 | Anthony LaLota * | |
| 2009 | Eric Shrive * | |
| 2009 | Jelani Jenkins * | |
| 2009 | Kevin Newsome * | |
| 2009 | Marcus Hall * | |
| 2009 | Morgan Newton * | |
| * Interested Prospect | ||


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