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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...

As far as unofficial visits go, Ohio State hit a home run on Monday. Those were the words of Olathe (Kan.) High School football coach Jeff Gourley about the ESPN Watch List offensive guard Braden Smith's visit with the Buckeyes. Smith started h...

The last time we saw Penn State, the Lions were celebrating a surprisingly strong finish to the 2012 season and saying farewell to a special senior class. Penn State since has turned the page and will begin spring practice Monday with a mix of famili...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- With just four days until spring practice starts, NittanyNation decided to look into its crystal ball to find out what could await Penn State this season. Who'll be the opening-day starter at quarterback? And what run-on coul...

The Big Ten postseason position/unit rankings wrap up with the specialists. This list considers kickers, punters and returners, as well as coverage teams. Here's how the Big Ten stacked up before the season. If you missed any of our postseason pos...

Every weekday, as part of an ongoing series, NittanyNation will take a closer look at a Penn State walk-on. Vitals: Kicker Chris Gulla, Toms River (N.J.) North, 6-foot-2, 195 pounds. Picked Penn State over: Walk-on invitations from Maryland, So...

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Players' tweets start up a little after 4:30 a.m., that strange time when it's not quite day and not quite night. Traffic lights blink yellow along College Avenue, and -- outside of a whirring Herr's potato chip truck -- the roa...

The Big Ten had a mostly forgettable season in 2012, and most are anxious to turn the page to 2013. But the fall did provide some memorable moments around the league. Here are a few ... Miller's mastery: Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller...

Our look at the best moment and worst moment for each Big Ten team in 2012 continues now with the Penn State Nittany Lions. Best moment: A win for the seniors The 2012 Penn State senior class earned a honored place in team history by helping ke...

Your favorite teacher is back with more grades for each Big Ten team. We're judging each squad on its offense, defense, special teams and overall performance in the 2012 regular season. Up now: the Penn State Nittany Lions. Offense: A-minus ...

Christmas is behind us, and as we wait for the new year we're seeing a lot of year-end, best-of lists. So we thought we'd get in the spirit by trying to figure out the best conference game from the Big Ten's 2012 regular season. It wasn't a year f...

NittanyNation will be counting down the top five moments of Penn State's season this week. The No. 1 moment of the season: Winning in OT on Senior Day Michael Mauti choked back tears, and Matt Stankiewitch stared up at the private boxes as Penn St...

During the last two weeks, NittanyNation has reviewed each of Penn State's positions -- complete with summaries, grades, highlights and weaknesses. For the final review, NittanyNation gives a quick-hitting overview of each position, along with eac...

Every day for two weeks, NittanyNation is taking a closer look at each position and how Penn State fared over the course of the season. Today: Special teams In early October, it wouldn't have been a stretch to say Penn State had the worst kicke...

Several kickers stood out around the Big Ten in Week 13, most notably Penn State's Sam Ficken, who finished the season by connecting on his final 10 attempts....

This is Week 13 of NittanyNation's power rankings, a top-10 list of Penn State players who surpassed expectations and proved most valuable in a given week. After an overtime win against Wisconsin, several new players were added to the rankings. So...