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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State's 2013 recruiting class will report to campus in less than a month, and several players could play a huge role on the team this season. This is Bill O'Brien's first real class, and fans should catch an early glimps...

NittanyNation reporter Josh Moyer stopped by SportsNation on Friday to chat about the state of Penn State football and answer your questions....

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Bill O'Brien raised his voice as if a freshman quarterback had just criticized his play-calling -- and that demeanor remained unchanged for about 30 minutes. Penn State's second-year coach fielded questions about a Sports Ill...

NittanyNation takes a look at this past week's Penn State football news and what you might have missed: PSU welcomed two new commits on Friday, landing safety Marcus Allen and then linebacker Jared Wangler later on. Allen has come a long way sin...

NittanyNation takes a look at this week's Penn State football news and what you might have missed: Cornerback Daquan Worley became the seventh PSU commit of the 2014 class. Ivan Maisel takes a closer look at the Nittany Lions and how they're em...

Penn State's seventh commit wasn't much of a surprise, but Bill O'Brien will still take it. Cornerback Daquan Worley (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville) committed Friday according to his high school coach, Matt Ortega, and became the Nittany Lions' fir...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Welcome to Year 2 of the Bill O'Brien era. Fans saw the first glimpse of what's in store for the Nittany Lions this season during Saturday's annual Blue-White Game. And while many starters saw limited time and others were hel...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Bill O'Brien crossed his arms and furiously chewed a piece of gum when the inevitable question was asked Saturday: Was the Penn State coach any closer to naming a starting quarterback? He had to know the question was coming. ...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Akeel Lynch clapped his hands as he walked off the field Saturday. He smiled, waved to a few cameras and seemed happier than some of the fans who snagged autographs from PSU coaches. This was the tailback's debut, the first t...

Daquan Worley's father turned to him as they wandered the halls to Bill O'Brien's office during Friday's unofficial visit. "You think it's going to happen?" the elder Worley asked, referring to a scholarship. "I don't know," said Daquan, a corn...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Bill O'Brien maintained an even tone Wednesday afternoon as reporters surrounded him to pepper in questions about his two quarterbacks. He remained stoic as he explained "no guy has really stood out above the other guy." Cons...

Jared Wangler (Warren, Mich./De La Salle) sat across from Bill O'Brien and gazed out the coach's office windows at the rolling mountains. He hoped for an offer -- even had an inkling one might come -- but tried to downplay his expectations as he recl...

Three-star linebacker Zayd Issah will not football at Penn State this fall, but "eventually he could end up at Penn State down the road," Bill O'Brien told The Associated Press on Wednesday evening. Issah, a standout athlete at Harrisburg (Pa.) Ce...

Welcome to NittanyNation's mailbag! We asked you to tweet or email your questions, and we've selected three to answer in-depth this week. Corey McDonnell (@Team_McDonnell) writes: Which two running backs will get the most carries in 2013? Josh ...

Three-star Penn State signee Zayd Issah is facing felony charges after police say he tried to pass counterfeit $20 bills at a McDonald's. His status with the Nittany Lions remains unknown. According to the criminal complaint and Susquehanna Townsh...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Bill O'Brien wasn't overly pleased with his quarterbacks at the beginning of Wednesday's practice. The fiery coach yelled early on at the four signal-callers, "You do not want me to play quarterback, because I can't throw." T...