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LIVING WITH LOSING

December 11, 2018

A year with Kutztown, a winless team in football-crazy Pennsylvania.

Mike Gesicki’s uphill fight from unknowing athlete to Penn State football great worthy of early struggles

January 08, 2018

Gesicki has gone from a multi-sport high school player with no football position to one of the best tight ends in the country.

Meet Ricky Rahne | What you need to know about Penn State football’s new offensive coordinator

December 01, 2017

The Nittany Lions announced Rahne as Joe Moorhead’s replacement at offensive coordinator.

‘Prestigious club’: Why you can always find Penn State football’s top pass catchers staying after practice

November 24, 2017

Mike Gesicki, DaeSean Hamilton and Juwan Johnson stay after practice every day to have an extra catch.

Here's why Ohio State freshman sensation J.K. Dobbins is drawing comparisons to Penn State football’s Saquon Barkley

October 26, 2017

Penn State recruited Dobbins out of high school, but decided to attend Ohio State instead.

Penn State football’s Nick Scott thrives in role as backup safety, special teams player

October 13, 2017

With the guidance of Charles Huff, Scott has helped turn the Nittany Lions’ special teams into a weapon.

Juwan’s journey: Penn State football's Juwan Johnson’s status has quickly shifted from physical specimen to clutch-catching celebrity

September 29, 2017

Juwan Johnson has gained celebrity status since his last-second, game-winning touchdown reception in Penn State’s win over Iowa last week. But his growth as a receiver that allowed him to get to this point definitely didn’t happen all at once.

‘My next career': Former Penn State lineman John Urschel talks his love for football and his dream to teach math

September 15, 2017

Imagine walking into a 10 a.m. advanced mathematics course and a former NFL lineman is your professor.

Setting the Penn State standard: Saquon Barkley refuses to be defined by football

August 21, 2017

Despite all the hype, Saquon Barkley remains the same level-headed person he’s always been.

Penn State men’s golf’s Charles Huntzinger's chance encounter with coach Greg Nye four years ago landed him in Happy Valley

April 28, 2017

Huntzinger's father said the then-high school sophomore waited for the coach outside the bathroom... in the middle of a round. 

Penn State men’s basketball’s student section: Ever true to you, dear old Legion of Blue

March 03, 2017

A look at the role Greg Zelinske, president of the men’s basketball student section, had in the Legion of Blue's revival.

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