Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Zug has become somewhat of an internet meme—especially on the Penn State sports-related blog, Black Shoe Diaries, where his fictional, absurdly heroic exploits are celebrated in the vein of "Chuck Norris facts." [6] [7]
Dennis Henry Onkotz (born February 6, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, twice earning consensus All-American honors. He suffered a career ending injury during his first and only ...
Fessler grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania and attended Erie Cathedral Prep.He lettered in football all four years, completing 199 of his 364 passing attempts for 3,606 yards and 47 touchdowns to only 13 interceptions.
Penn State will play its first ever College Football Playoff game when it takes on the SMU Mustangs in the first round on Saturday. The Nittany Lions will play the game at home in Beaver Stadium.
In order to succeed without a particularly strong offense, Jared Slanina of Black Shoe Diaries wrote, "The Penn State defense will be the best the Buckeyes have faced thus far in 2014. They will need to not only shut down the run, something they do better than anyone in the nation, but also apply enough pressure to Barrett to force him into ...
In the following game, Royster powered Penn State past Purdue with 141 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. He added 53 receiving yards on four catches. [15] Against the Michigan Wolverines (who had beaten Penn State nine straight times leading into the October 17 tilt), Royster set a career rushing high. Royster ran for 174 yards on 18 carries ...
On January 11, 2014, Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin was hired as the 16th Penn State head football coach. [44] He is the first African American head football coach at Penn State. [45] In Franklin's first year, the NCAA lifted Penn State's postseason ban and the Nittany Lions were bowl eligible.
The 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on January 2, 2016, at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. The 71st edition of the Gator Bowl featured the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference against the Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference. It began at noon EST and aired on ESPN.