Penn State spring game recap

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg
Penn State head coach Joe Paterno sounded a bit more optimistic about his team's spring progress before the annual Blue-White Game, and the Nittany Lions turned in a solid effort before a record crowd of 76,500 at Beaver Stadium. The White team edged the Blue squad 21-16.
There weren't many revelations in the spring game, though Penn State can…
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JoePa concerned about team’s spring progress

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Listening to Joe Paterno, you'd think Penn State would be lucky to go .500 this season.
The defending Big Ten co-champs lose a sizable senior class, including the entire starting secondary and entire starting wide receiving corps. Penn State brings back national award candidates such as linebacker Navorro Bowman, defensive…
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Greetings from Happy Valley

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A brief hello from Happy Valley, where it hasn't stopped raining since I arrived last night.
I'll be heading back to the Lasch Football Building in a few minutes to meet with Penn State star linebacker Navorro Bowman and, later on, head coach Joe Paterno.
It's been a fun morning so far.
I got a brief tour of the very…
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Destination: State College (finally)

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After nine months of Big Ten blogging, I will finally be heading to State College to check in on the Penn State Nittany Lions. Several circumstances and coverage decisions prevented any trips earlier, but that's all in the past. I'm extremely psyched to head to Penn State!
I'll be meeting with head coach Joe Paterno, several players and,…
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Paterno talks secondary struggles, scheduling

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Penn State lost all four starters from a secondary that held up for most of last season before being shredded by USC in the Rose Bowl.
Halfway through spring practice, the Nittany Lions are still picking up the pieces in the back half.
"I'm very concerned about it," head coach Joe Paterno said Tuesday. "We have a long, long way to go…
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JayPa: No more Big Ten night games in Nov.

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg
I'm guessing Penn State head coach Joe Paterno has no idea how to Twitter, but his son does, and Nittany Lions quarterbacks coach Jay Paterno might have broken a bit of news today.
According to JaPa's Twitter site, the Big Ten has a "new rule" that prohibits night games in November, which means the league's marquee game for this…
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Clark expects ‘Joe of old’ to return to sideline

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I'll have a full Q&A with Penn State starting quarterback Daryll Clark on Wednesday, but here's a tidbit from the genial senior signal-caller, who has become one of my favorite interviews in the Big Ten.
Clark has seen a renewed enthusiasm this spring from 81-year-old Nittany Lions head coach Joe Paterno, who underwent hip replacement surgery…
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Big Ten lunch links: Lions line controls scrimmage

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Spring is in the air, even if there's snow on the ground outside my window. Penn State's defensive line is in top form, forcing coach Joe Paterno to limit quarterback Daryll Clark's reps, Bob Flounders writes in The (Harrisburg) Patriot-News.   After some bad news on Friday, Purdue's offense brought a smile to coach Danny…
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Penn State Football: First Spring Practice Recap

With the Nittany Lions opening up practice on Friday, all eyes were on Joe Paterno.

For the first time since early last season, Paterno was seen coaching his team on the field level without the aide of a cane.

The returning players have already gone through one of the toughest winter training schedules they have seen and it should be used to set the tone for 2009.

Sean Lee says it is all about…
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Penn State spring ball opens Friday (really)

Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg
The start of Penn State spring practice has been moved back to Friday, the date the Nittany Lions originally were supposed to take the field. Penn State issued a release earlier this week that the team would begin workouts today, but head coach Joe Paterno decided to push things back because of the basketball team's surprising win in the NIT…
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