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NORMAN, Okla. -- After years as a diehard Penn Stater, Adam Taliaferro quietly has followed a second college football team this season. Watching a fellow Nittany Lion. Watching Sooners wide receiver Justin Brown. "It was hard for a lot of Penn ...

After transferring from Penn State to Oklahoma this summer, receiver Justin Brown is making the most of his opportunity all the while keeping his heart in Pennslyvania.

Every week, NittanyNation will pose five questions to a recruit, player, alum or coach about all things Penn State. This week's subject is Adam Taliaferro, a member of the 2000 recruiting class who received national attention after recovering from...

Graham Zug will lie back and peruse the box scores every Saturday. He'll glance past the passing, sometimes the defensive stats. Sometimes, he won't even look at the other team. The former Penn State wideout isn't interested in the Heisman race or...

It's about damn time. The concept of a selection committee was the key compromise that led to a consensus on a four-team playoff, Stewart Mandel writes. Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman, who'll represent the Big Ten in the BCS presidential o...

Former Penn State football player Adam Taliaferro, who recovered from a devastating spinal cord injury in a 2000 game and later became an attorney, is one of three new members elected to the school's board of trustees. Election results were announ...

Penn State alumni elected three new members to the university board of trustees, including a well-known former football player who recovered from a spinal cord injury and a businessman who has criticized the board's actions after Jerry Sandusky's arrest i

Rick Reilly on why we need to remember the best of Joe Paterno.

Bobby Bowden, Beano Cook, Rece Davis, O.J. McDuffie, Joe Schad, Urban Meyer and Adam Taliaferro reflect on the life of Joe Paterno...

Tonight, it begins. Madison, Wis., weather: Clear skies, temperatures between 79-88 degrees, winds at 9-10 mph Let's get linky: Wisconsin welcomes the national hype, Jim Polzin writes, and no player faces higher expectations than QB Russell...

You are going to argue about this. How do I know? Because I'm still arguing with myself over it ... 1. Boston College: Luke Kuechly is one of the best in the country, but he's not alone. The Eagles also have Kevin Pierre-Louis, who ranked second n...

I've got a lot of happy right now. The Star Tribune has an extensive interview with Minnesota president Robert Bruininks about the coaching search and the program (good stuff, and here's the whole thing). A lot of Gophers fans want Marc Trestman,...

Happy birthday to my little sister, who has no interest in college football and attends a school with a mollusk for a mascot. Let's begin with the coaching change at Minnesota: Columns from Patrick Reusse, Sid Hartman, Bob Sansevere and Charley W...

Former Penn State cornerback Adam Taliaferro, who knows first-hand the fear that results from a paralyzing spinal injury, says encouragement will play the biggest role for Rutgers defensive tackle Eric LeGrand's future.

Guess what? You're going to be eating some humble pie stuffed with a bit of crow and a big side of sorry. In your face, girl with a negative tattoo. The Big Ten Network's Dave Revsine goes inside the numbers for Week 4 in the league. Still no o...

Less than two weeks away from media days. Terrelle Pryor's absence from Ohio State's media days roster isn't a surprise, even though he's a Heisman Trophy candidate, Doug Lesmerises writes in The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Penn State's rushing att...