Joe Staszak 
It’s no wonder James Franklin and Penn State Football made a drastic change. The Nittany Lions finished the 2023 regular season ranked No.14 nationally in scoring offense (37.2 points per game), No. 27 in rushing offense (186.67 yards per game), No. 92 in passing offense (204.3 yards per game), No. 62 in total offense (391 … Read more
Several reports have surfaced recently that say UCLA head coach Chip Kelly is in trouble. That’s the biggest shocker of this crazy season so far. Kelly has made progress following a 9-4 season with a 6-4 record to date. Somehow, the Bruins have kind of morphed into a defense-dominant program, which is unexpected but necessary … Read more
Head coach James Franklin, and Penn State Football, fired offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich in the aftermath of a disappointing loss to Michigan that comes on the heels of an inept offensive showing against Ohio State, earlier in the season. Yurcich guiding an offense that came up small in the Nittany Lions‘ two games that mattered … Read more
Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz is a potential candidate for a head coaching job, according to a report. Gee, didn’t see that coming. I suspect we will be hearing more reports like the one that came out Monday regarding the much heralded defensive guru. Per ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, Diaz is among several potential candidates … Read more
With all of the questions swirling around the unmitigated mess that is hovering over Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan program, a program that some might think is on the brink right now, I have just one. Why is Connor Stalions still unemployed? If a “low level staffer” can turn a big time Big Ten program around in … Read more
Just two weeks removed from his worst game as the starting quarterback for the Nittany Lions, Drew Allar turned in his best performance to date as he led Penn State Football to a 51-15 thumping of Maryland. Allar led the Nits with long, methodical drives, scoring on six of their first eight that led to … Read more
As most sports fans know by now one of college football’s best teams and most storied programs, and a rival of Penn State Football, is embroiled in a cheating scandal for stealing signs from opposing teams. In case you’re one of those people who are aghast when a story like this breaks involving a major … Read more
When does a one score game feel like a 30 point loss? Don’t overthink it. (Hint: foot wear for an equine that rhymes with morse-stew). Yep. That’s right. Another Penn State Football disappointment in the Horseshoe, but Saturday’s 20-12 loss felt different than the recent ones. It felt like a bad dream. No, wait, more … Read more
In a copycat sport, head coach James Franklin and Penn State Football have borrowed one of the most recently successful pages from the Philadelphia Eagles’ playbook. Unlike many teams — including Northwestern on Saturday afternoon, the Nittany Lions have have thrived in recent weeks deploying the ‘tush-push’ or ‘brotherly shove.’ Whoever coined the relatively newest … Read more
His dad was the Mayor of Miami. If this keeps up Penn State Football defensive coordinator Manny Diaz might soon be the Mayor of State College. The inventor of the “Turnover Chain”, when he was the head defensive guru at the University of Miami a few years ago, Diaz may have found his happy place … Read more
Saturday night, October 9, 2021, doesn’t’t carry great memories for Penn State Football fans. The same goes for Penn State defensive end Chop Robinson. That fateful day nearly two years ago marked the occasion when the high-flying Nittany Lions flew into Iowa in a battle of two Five the nation-ranked Big Ten teams, each with … Read more
Penn State Football offensive line coach Phil Trautwein has put together quite a front for his five star quarterback, Drew Allar and so far the results speak for themselves. The first-year sophomore starter has thrown eight touchdowns with no interceptions and has only been sacked twice through the first four games, all victories for the … Read more
If you’re a Penn State Football fan, you’re feeling really good today about the 31-0 “whitewash” of the No. 24 Iowa Hawkeyes Saturday night. But, your mood today might be in slight contrast to that of the much heralded transfer Hawkeye QB Cade McNamara. “This is the worst feeling in the world. I don’t remember … Read more
The annual “White Out” game in Happy Valley has turned into an old-school shutout for star quarterback Drew Allar and the Nittany Lions through three-plus quarters so far. Penn State‘s defense was the story of the first half as they held the Hawkeyes to just 63 yards on 21 plays and stymied Iowa’s much heralded … Read more
No. 7 Penn State Football (2-0) led by quarterback Drew Allar, running back Nick Singleton, and linebacker Abdul Carter take on No. 24 Iowa (2-0) in the annual White Out game at Beaver Stadium in Week 4 of the 2023 College Football season on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2023 (9/23/23) at 7:30 p.m. at Beaver Stadium, … Read more
If you Google “The Miracle in Miami” or “The Miami Miracle” the first thing that comes up is the Dolphins last second victory over the Patriots in December of 2018. Trailing by five points with seven seconds to go, the fish had the ball at their own 31-yard line. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill threw a pass … Read more
When Pro Football Focus tweeted out this Micah Parsons first quarter sack on Jets’ quarterback Zach Wilson and calling the third year Cowboys linebacker “unfair,” I doubt that they could foresee it as just the beginning of one of the most lopsided, dominant, individual defensive performances in NFL history to come. Personally, what I think … Read more
If you thought Penn State Football winning 30-13 over Illinois on Saturday was a bit of a “tough watch” you’d be right. But, if you thought the Lions’ first victory on the road this season was a “beautiful win” like head coach James Franklin did, you’d also be correct. Just like on Sundays in the … Read more
In a game that was pretty much over a few minutes into the second quarter former Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth did everything he could to make it a contest for the home town Steelers, who hosted the vaunted San Francisco 49ers in the season opener. If nothing else the third year starter showed … Read more
My philosophy is this: you win or you learn. But calling yesterday’s “game” a learning experience for the Delaware Blue Hens would be an undersell, after what happened against Penn State Football. To their credit the Hens kept it close – until kickoff that is. Shortly after that it was clear that the Nittany Lions … Read more
