Penn State Football: Grading the Nittany Lions Through Five Games
With Penn State five games into its 2014 season and at its first bye week, VBR is giving out grades for the various position groups. It’s been an up-and-down season for new head coach James Franklin...
View ArticlePenn State Football: Players of the Game Against Michigan
Another game, another lackluster Penn State performance that ends in a loss for the Nittany Lions. This time, it was against a struggling Michigan team that was 2-4 coming into this contest. James...
View ArticlePenn State Football: Players of the Game Against Ohio State
It was a valiant comeback by the Nittany Lions, but it wasn’t enough as Ohio State ultimately prevailed in double overtime. The loss dropped Penn State’s record to 4-3 (1-3 Big Ten) and gave Penn State...
View ArticlePenn State Football: Players of the Game Against Maryland
For the first time as a member of the Big Ten, Maryland squared off against Penn State and defeated the Nittany Lions in Beaver Stadium by a score of 20-19. Penn State has now lost four games in a row,...
View ArticlePenn State Football: Players of the Game Against Indiana
It was really ugly, but Penn State picked up its first Big Ten win since September 13th (Rutgers) and its first overall win since September 20th (UMass). The 13-7 win over the Hoosiers ended the...
View ArticlePenn State Football: Players of the Game Against Temple
Penn State ended a three-game home losing streak and became bowl eligible for the first time since 2011 as they defeated the Temple Owls by a score of 30-13. And for the first time since the UMass...
View ArticlePenn State Football: Players of the Game Against Illinois
Penn State saw its two-game winning streak end Saturday afternoon as the Nittany Lions fell to the Illinois Fighting Illini by a score of 16-14. To continue beating the dead horse, the Penn State...
View ArticlePenn State Football: Players of the Game Against Michigan State
Penn State concluded the regular season with a 34-10 home loss to the Michigan State Spartans on Senior Day. The defeat gave the Nittany Lions their second straight loss, a 0-4 home record in Big Ten...
View ArticleBig Ten Bowl Preview: Holiday Bowl
TEAMS: Nebraska (9-3, 5-3 Big Ten) vs. Southern California (8-4, 6-3 Pac-12) TIME: December 27th, 8:00 pm EST LOCATION: Qualcomm Stadium- San Diego, California TV: ESPN The Bo Pelini-less Nebraska...
View ArticlePenn State Football: Players of the Game Against Boston College
What a way to end the season. Many people, including myself, expected a relatively boring and low-scoring Pinstripe Bowl. But that wasn’t the case as Penn State came back from 14 points down in the...
View ArticleBig Ten Bowl Preview: Outback Bowl
TEAMS: Auburn (8-4, 4-4 SEC) vs. Wisconsin (10-3, 7-1 Big Ten) TIME: January 1, 12:00 pm EST LOCATION: Raymond James Stadium- Tampa, FL TV: ESPN2 This year’s Outback Bowl between the Auburn Tigers and...
View ArticleCollege Football Playoff Preview: Rose Bowl
TEAMS: Oregon (12-1, 8-1 Pac-12) vs. Florida State (13-0, 8-0 ACC) TIME: January 1, 5:00 pm EST LOCATION: Rose Bowl- Pasadena, California TV: ESPN This is going to be a good one. This game is one of...
View ArticlePenn State Football Postseason Grades: Tight Ends
The next position that we’re grading on the offensive side of the ball is tight end. Coming into the season, tight end was expected to be one of the strongest positions on this Penn State team, if not...
View ArticlePenn State Football Postseason Grades: Linebackers
Coming into the 2014 season, there were plenty of questions surrounding Penn State’s linebacking corps. New linebackers coach Brent Pry had a young unit to work with and got the most out of his group,...
View ArticlePenn State Basketball: Winning Streak Ended With Loss at Illinois
The Penn State Nittany Lions saw their brief winning streak come to an end as they fell to the Illinois Fighting Illini in Champaign by a score of 60-58. Pat Chambers’ squad had previously won its last...
View ArticlePenn State Football Recruiting: Comparing the 2015 Class to Regional Rivals
With National Signing Day 2015 in the books, let’s take a look at how James Franklin’s first full recruiting class at Penn State stacks up against Big Ten/geographical rivals. Note: All of these...
View ArticlePenn State Football: Three New Recruits Who Will be Future Stars
As it’s been stated numerous times over the last week or so, Penn State landed a top 15 recruiting class according to major recruiting sites such as Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247Sports. James Franklin...
View ArticlePenn State Basketball: Nittany Lions Let Second Half Get Away, Lose 60-39 at...
Penn State dropped its fourth game in a row as Pat Chambers’ team fell embarrassingly to Northwestern by a score of 60-39. The loss to the Wildcats keeps the Nittany Lions winless on the road in...
View ArticlePenn State Football Early Position Preview 2015: Defensive Line
Even the most casual Penn State football fans know that defensive line has been a position of strength for the Nittany Lions year in and year out. Even though there are some questions surrounding...
View ArticlePenn State Football: Blue-White Players of the Game
On Saturday we got a small sample of what James Franklin’s second Penn State team is going to look like this upcoming fall. Even though plenty of key players didn’t play in the Blue-White game, it was...
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