
Is TCU the best team in the country? No, but they're closer than you'd think.RankTeam1 Alabama 2 TCU 3 Florida 4 Texas 5 Cincinnati 6 Boise State 7 Georgia Tech 8 Oregon 9 Pittsburgh 10 Ohio State 11 Iowa 12 Penn State 13 Virginia Tech 14 Stanford 15 Clemson 16 Miami (Florida) 17 Mississippi 18...
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With the Big Ten prematurely ending its season–only Illinois has not yet finished their regular season–they also become the first conference to release it’s end of year awards. And it’s beyond obvious the respect and admiration that the coaches and media members have for ...
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Whatever you do, don’t get Joe Paterno involved. You know he is secretly thinking “Damn straight!” but he is much to humble to say that. Video source: Fight On State Related Posts:2009 White House Declared for IowaPenn State’s Wild BCS Dream ScenarioThe Ultimate Pump Up Video
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Penn State could return to the Rose Bowl in 2010In browsing the internets, I’ve seen a lot of people who make declarations that Penn State will be in the Fiesta Bowl, or the Orange Bowl, or the Capital One without really understanding how the Bowl selection works. Will it be Penn State o...
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A video recap of the highlights in the 2009 Ohio State game.PassingCmpAttYdsTDsClark12281250RushingCarYdsAvgTDsRoyster13362.80Clark11201.81ReceivingRecYdsAvgTDsZug79613.70Green11111.00PassingCmpAttYdsTDsPryor8171252RushingCarYdsAvgTDsSaine20683.40Herron16583.60ReceivingRecYdsAvgTDsPosey27738.51Sa...
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Meant to post this the other day. Oops! Preview coming up later today (crossing fingers)! Related Posts:Video Slide Show: PSU vs. MichiganVideo Preview: IndianaVideo Preview: Minnesota
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1st2ndFinalRobert Morris332861Penn State344680Last Friday night, it was the Talor Battle show for Penn State. His 27 points were 17 more than Penn State’s next highest scorer, as Penn State leaned heavily on its best player. Tim Frazier led the Lions with 19 pointsTonight, however, the Li...
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Paterno: "You may be heading to the stinkin' Rose Bowl, but I'm going to the BCS championship sucka!"I wrote this morning on Examiner a little break down for how Penn State can realistically be selected for a BCS at-large berth (as long as they win this weekend at Michigan State –...
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STATE COLLEGE, PA – On Senior Day in Beaver Stadium it was the senior defensive captain who did not allow his team to lose for a second straight week. Penn State (9-2, 5-2 Big Ten) linebacker Sean Lee lead the way on defense as the Nittany Lions had to crawl back into the game and come from...
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1st2ndFinalU Penn292655Penn State363470 Talor Battle was electric, scoring 27 points and adding 10 reboundsIf Penn State is going to come close to matching their output of a year ago, with 27 wins, a 10-8 conference mark, and a run to the NIT championship, they’d be wise to copy the formul...
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Just a couple quick links for you. I posted the weekly guest post on Phinally Philly, representing Nittany White Out. In it I take a peak at the local college football scene for Philadelphia sports fans with a lead on Temple’s big game tonight at Akron, followed by the Penn State-Indiana ma...
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Born on November 13, 1963 To honor the former Heisman Trophy winner, I have selected a video for the special occasion. Related Posts:Happy Memorial Day Nittany Lion fansVideo WhiteOut: Paterno to Nixon “Shove it!”Happy Independence Day!
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We are going to try one more time at a live blog tomorrow. With the noon kickoff we will start the live blog officially at noon but it may very well start before then, so stop by anytime! The post will be up starting at 8am.To find out when the live blog does officially start, you can stop by and...
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It can be tough finding a top notch expert on the Indiana Hoosiers, so I consider myself fortunate to have a connection with Brandon Moore over on Examiner. Moore is an award-winning journalist who has followed the Hoosier athletic teams for some time now, including the death of former coach Terr...
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This is Part 2 of a three-part basketball preview here at NittanyWhiteOut. Stay tuned for the third installment, which will be posted before Friday’s season-opener against Penn.Penn State will make the NCAA Tournament this season.I’m well aware of the losses of Jamelle Cornley, who le...
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This is Part 1 of a three-part basketball preview here at NittanyWhiteOut. Stay tuned for the second and third installments, which will be posted before Friday’s season-opener against Penn.Penn State has zero chance of reaching the NCAA tournament this year.Yes, I’m well aware of the ...
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I don’t want to talk about football.So it’s probably a good thing that basketball season is finally upon us, as the Nittany Lions look to build upon one of their best seasons of all-time, a 27-win, NIT Championship season that saw Ed DeChellis lead this team to new heights.Over the pa...
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Penn State just could not stop Ohio State in key situations Saturday.Every piece of the Big Ten and BCS puzzle was falling into place for Penn State (8-2, 4-2 Big Ten) on Saturday. Oregon was dropped by Oregon. LSU had lost to Alabama. Cincinnati had struggled with Connecticut. Iowa was upset b...
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It’s not hard to grasp the impact that Daryll Clark has had on this Penn State football team, even as someone who’s only seen meaningful snaps in two seasons. After the struggles of Anthony Morelli, Daryll Clark stepped in and guided this team back to where it belonged. He brought th...
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What's a Buckeye? It's a f'ing nut!With Penn State and Ohio State squaring off for their annual rivalry game, I exchanged questions with Jeff, who writes for the phenomenal Ohio State blog The Buckeye Battle Cry. To be fair, that’s only in comparison to other Ohio State blogs, who focus ...
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Last Monday, we brought you back to 2005, a simpler time, back when Penn State was 11-1 in the regular season and en route to a Big Ten championship, though Ohio State, even having lost head-to-head, claimed a share, and that they were in fact “co-champions.” We saw title dreams fall...
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Penn State students have gained national attention for their dedication: Kirk Herbstreit famously called us “The Best Student Section in the Country” and we’ve been ranked as such by numerous publications, including ESPN The Magazine. We’re the largest concentrated studen...
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Penn State. Ohio State.The names beg to be recognized as elite powers each year and since Penn State joined the Big Ten the rivalry has really taken shape over the better half of this decade. Tamba Hali's sack, and forced fumble, of Ohio State's Troy Smith is a classic image to fans.Sure, the 19...
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This week, a tradition will end. Did you know that, coming into this year, the College Gameday Crew had visited either State College or Columbus each of the past four years for the Penn State-Ohio State showdown, the longest running stretch in college football? While Herbie, Corso, and Fowler wo...
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Evan Royster's 69 yard touchdown run was the icing on the cake SaturdayIt was not pretty but Penn State (8-1, 4-1 Big Ten) left Purplepalooza at Ryan field with a blowout victory over Northwestern (5-4, 2-3), 34-13. The win was Penn State’s fifth in a row and fourth in straight in the Big...
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After some initial technical difficulties, we here at NittanyWhiteOut are able to bring you the latest installment of our weekly Q&A series, this time with the phenomenal Northwestern blog Spread Far the Fame. As always, we thank the bloggers over at SpreadFarTheFame for their time, and be su...
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