UNIVERSITY PARK, PA – “Misadventures in Happy Valley”–that would be a catchy and fitting title to a new movie starring the Penn State special teams unit. Well, that and the fact that “Waiting to Exhale” was already taken...
Saturday’s game at Beaver Stadium marks the 25th time the Nittany Lions and Buckeyes have faced off, and in recent memory, the rivalry has seen a significant spike in growth, especially with the recent drop-off of Michigan football...
In honor of Halloween, I’ve come up with a list of Halloween costumes that can be easily put together for the sports stars of the world...
Drop the talk about Arrelious Benn of Illinois or Keith Smith from Purdue. Say goodbye to Eric Decker. It’s time to say hello to the most under-appreciated receiver in the Big Ten, and perhaps all of college football...
Terrelle Pryor, now over a year after being named Ohio State’s brand spankin’ new poster child for success in college football, is instead now nearly halfway to becoming the equivalent to Notre Dame’s Ron Powlus...
Prepare those speeches and clear some space on the mantle, because it’s time to hand out some midseason hardware for the 2009 college football season: College Football’s Midyear ...
STATE COLLEGE, PA – On a day first owned by Mother Nature, Penn State and senior cornerback A.J. Wallace put in a dominating performance of their own, shutting out Minnesota 20-0 on a rain- and snow-soaked Homecoming evening...
Entering the 2009 season, one of the biggest question marks for Penn State was the team’s secondary. Entering the season, Penn State lost significant experience from the 2008 roster, with ...
It may not be the sexiest list of games slated for the Big Ten this weekend, but it’s a week that nevertheless features enough potentially important storylines...
When the Buckeyes and Trojans hit the field this weekend, it won’t just be one of the biggest games of the week, but also the entire season...
College football is here and if you haven't heard already, the boys at First and Big Ten (featuring B/R writers Tim Cary, Kristofer Green, and Kevin Paul) are celebrating by having a little contest on Big Ten football...
Quite a week-long stretch for Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez, isn’t it?Just in case you’re living in a bubble, let’s recap some of Rich Rod’s recent adventures...Playing three quarterbacks during the opening week—check...
There’s a certain breed of fan out there—a group very much unlike the rest of us. C’mon football fan, you can name plenty of fans that are like “nails on a chalkboard” to you...
Coaches preach to the high heavens that a team never, ever looks ahead to a big game, but instead focuses on the current opponent.Right, and Brutus the Buckeye has a tiny head.For every hyped-up “game of the year” such as Trojans vs...
Dear Rich Rod,There’s a realization that you and your brethren in maize and blue are confident that the incoming talent is overflowing from the sideline and soon to the goal line...
Each season, a team earns a clean slate, and 2009 will be no different. Whether a program likes it or not, everyone earns a reputation and a theme even before the season begins...
Put on that game face. Football is coming.I CAN’T HEAR YOU.Aren’t you in pain from a summer of So You Think You Can Dance and America’s Got Talent? Sure you are, but quit crying over that open wound left from excessive Gosselin gossip.
One of the most hyped up games of the upcoming college football season is now just less than a month away.Yes, football fans, grab those foam fingers, wash that jersey, and fill that fridge with ...
John Hughes was a genius, a one of a kind talent who blessed the world with comedic gems such as Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, National Lampoon’s Vacation, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Mr...
Take a look around—it’s true. Look at Jon Gosselin’s love life, Lindsay Lohan’s driving record, or Kevin Federline’s waistline. Nobody’s perfect...
It’s a broken record...the movie Groundhog Day in football form. The SEC owns the Big Ten.The SEC owns college football.Big Ten fans respond by grabbing a dull spoon and making a twirling motion towards their chests...
Prognosticators across the country are all taking a similar stance in this year's Big Ten race, with Ohio State or Penn State hoisting up another championship banner and a BCS bowl berth...
Vine ripened, sliced, diced, tossed on a burger—sounds damn good for a warm summer day. Just not today. I’ll take my burger medium, with cheese, and lycopene-free, because these tomatoes are being saved for the sports world, my friends...
If you’re a golf nut like me, you feast off of the game’s majors—watching shots, seeking drama unfolding, searching for a story to emerge.At the 2009 U.S...
Usually the tomato throwing is a piece of cake. While playoff games have reached a boiling point with both the NHL and NBA reaching finales, the rest of sports has been tepid at best...
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