Penn State Football Player Preview: Defensive End C.J. Olaniyan
Our Penn State player preview continues today with another look at a defensive lineman. One position that figures to be a strength for this 2014 Penn State team is defensive end. C.J. Olaniyan was the...
View ArticlePenn State Football Player Preview: Cornerback Jordan Lucas
The next one up in VBR’s player previews for the 2014 season is rising junior cornerback Jordan Lucas. Even though Adrian Amos is the best and most versatile defensive back on this Penn State team,...
View ArticlePenn State Football Player Preview: Linebacker Nyeem Wartman
Today we are yet another day closer to the start of Penn State’s 2014 season, its first under new head coach James Franklin. Next up in our series of player previews, we are going to take a look at a...
View ArticlePenn State Football Player Preview: Defensive End Garrett Sickels
We continue previewing the defensive side of the ball with another defensive end: redshirt freshman Garrett Sickels. Sickels is from Red Bank, NJ and starred at Red Bank Regional High School, where he...
View ArticlePenn State Football Player Preview: Cornerback Da’Quan Davis
Another position of strength for this 2014 Penn State football team should be the secondary. We’ve already previewed the Nittany Lions’ No. 1 cornerback, junior Jordan Lucas. One cornerback who will...
View ArticlePenn State Football Player Profile: Cornerback Jordan Smith
We are almost ready to turn the calendar to August, meaning that the start of Penn State’s 2014 season is just around the corner. In an effort to get you excited for the upcoming season, we are...
View ArticlePenn State Football Player Preview: Defensive End Carl Nassib
The next man up in our player previews is former walk-on and rising redshirt junior defensive end Carl Nassib. Carl comes from a strong football family. If his last name sounds a bit familiar, that’s...
View ArticlePenn State Football Player Preview: Defensive End Brad Bars
After having most of this week focused on Penn State Media Day, it’s time to get back to the few remaining player previews. The next defensive player up to profile is senior defensive end Brad Bars....
View ArticleKnow Your Penn State Football Enemy: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The first Big Ten team on our list of previews is also, along with Maryland, the newest member of the Big Ten Conference. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights join the Big Ten after being a member of the...
View ArticleKnow Your Penn State Football Enemy: Illinois Fighting Illini
We are now just one team away from going through the entire Penn State schedule with opponent previews. Today we take a look at the Illinois Fighting Illini. After winning just six games the last two...
View ArticlePenn State Football: Players of the Game Against Central Florida
The James Franklin era started off with a bang as Penn State avenged last year’s loss to Central Florida in Dublin, Ireland in the Croke Park Classic. Senior kicker Sam Ficken connected on a 36-yard...
View ArticlePenn State Football: Players of the Game Against Akron
It wasn’t pretty, but Penn State beat Akron by a score of 21-3 to win James Franklin’s regular season Beaver Stadium debut. The Nittany Lions were only up 7-0 at the half, but a great defensive effort...
View ArticlePenn State Football: Players of the Game Against Rutgers
Another Saturday, another ugly win for James Franklin’s team. In a game where defense was overpowering offense on almost every drive, Penn State was able to steal a win in Piscataway, NJ to improve to...
View ArticlePenn State Football: Players of the Game Against UMass
After a dramatic comeback win against Rutgers on the road last weekend, Penn State returned home to Beaver Stadium. The Nittany Lions won this one in a much more comfortable fashion to improve to 4-0...
View ArticlePenn State Football: Players of the Game Against Northwestern
James Franklin lost his first game as Penn State’s head coach and Penn State lost its first homecoming game since 2010. And the Nittany Lions didn’t just lose to Northwestern on Saturday afternoon,...
View ArticlePenn 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...
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