The Florida Citrus Bowl is getting a new look. The Orlando City council voted yesterday to approve dealings with AstroTurf that will bid farewell to grass and hola to turf. While the move is not yet final, all signs point to this measure being approved and turf being installed at the Orlando staple before...
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For all you Nittany Lion fans, ESPN2 is providing a little treat for the blue and white. Earlier this month, ESPN2 finalized a deal to air Penn State’s Blue-White game on Saturday, April 24, 2010. The game is free and open to the public, but if you can’t make it to Happy Valley, you...
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“The SEC has a lot more speed-type people. They (the Big Ten) have a lot more big guys. We’ve got great receivers and running backs to try to take advantage of something Penn State doesn’t have.” LSU QB Jordan Jefferson prior to PSU’s speed and defense dominating the game. As the bowl season is coming...
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This has been a rough season for The Matador going 5-5 on his weekly picks. It’s going to change as we inch closer to the regular season’s end. The lock of the week is Penn State (-3) over Michigan State. Penn State has all the drive in the world to win this game big....
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For those of you who witnessed Ohio State’s trouncing of the Nittany Lions this past Saturday 24-7, there was one obvious factor that plagued Penn State–FIELD POSITION. Penn State found itself on their side of the 50 for almost every offensive series. This poor field position can be blamed on one thing, special teams. Penn...
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It’s been almost 3 weeks since we last saw LB Sean Lee on the field when the Nittany Lions decimated the Temple Owls 31-6. With the win, Lee suffered a left knee injury. At first, it didn’t appear to be too serious, but now, it looks like Joe Paterno is going to keep out...
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Penn State’s star LB Sean Lee is still doubtful for this Saturday’s match-up against Illinois. He is currently rehabbing his injured knee from the Temple game. Even if he gets back to 100% by Saturday, he will not be in game shape because of the long layoff. However, if Lee plays or not, it shouldn’t be...
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ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit just announced his 9th Annual Herbie Awards. Again, he awards the Penn State Nittany Lions with the Best Student Section Award. In keeping with the rich tradition of winning this award, the PSU fan nation just announced the 2009 themed game days (for 6 of the 8 home games):
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