B1G endorsements: Defensive POY
The Big Ten announced its 2012 all-conference teams and most individual awards Monday night, but four more awards have yet to be revealed. Before the winners are announced, we’re putting in our endorsements…
Penn State to honor Mauti on helmets
Penn State will honor its 2012 team by giving it a permanent place on the facade above the East stands at Beaver Stadium. But that’s not all. The Lions will recognize star senior…
PSU’s Michael Mauti to miss final game
Penn State coach Bill O’Brien confirmed Monday what most had feared: senior linebacker Michael Mauti will miss Saturday’s senior day game with a left knee injury. The team’s short statement didn’t specify the…
Mauti, Toussaint carted off with injuries
It has been a rough start to the day in the Big Ten in terms of injuries. Both Penn State linebacker Michael Mauti and Michigan running back Fitz Toussaint had to be carted…
Mauti, Hodges uphold PSU’s ‘Linebacker U’ image
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Michael Mauti seemed antsy the way he leaned back and forth in his chair, fidgeted with his fingers and checked his phone. And that was Mauti just having a conversation in a classroom. Now imagine the taut, 232-pound package of boundless energy wearing shoulder pads and a helmet and sporting a glare as if he were a bull ready to pounce on a matador. Yup, Penn State’s star linebacker is ready to go for Saturday night’s showdown with No. 9 Ohio State (8-0, 4-0 Big Ten). ”To me, it’s either you’re all in or … I don’t really see any other way,” Mauti said this week. ”They say, ‘Don’t get too high, don’t get too low. To me you don’t get low – you just stay high.” For added emphasis, Mauti motioned his hand above his head. It was only fitting for one of the most respected leaders on a defense that’s getting better each week…
Big Ten lunchtime links
You gave me cookie, got you cookie! Kirk Ferentz’s insistence on sticking with James Vandenberg probably says more about the unpreparedness of the backups, Pat Harty writes. Vandenberg’s sister took up for him…
Penn State’s Mauti: Man on a mission
Brian Bennett writes: On July 25, Penn State seniors Michael Mauti and Michael Zordich gave a now-famous, impassioned speech about staying loyal to the program in the wake of harsh NCAA sanctions. Only…
Video: One Good Thing
Linebacker play stood out around the Big Ten on Saturday, highlighted by Penn State’s Michael Mauti against Illinois. Continue reading at ESPN.com – Big Ten Blog
Big Ten helmet stickers: Week 5
Recognizing the best and brightest from around the Big Ten in Week 5. This week’s stickers have a defensive flavor to them … Penn State LB Michael Mauti: He has been the Big…
Who will transform tomorrow?
Each Friday during the season, we’ll be taking a look at a Big Ten player to watch when the games kick off Saturday. This week’s selection: Penn State LB Michael Mauti Saturday assignment:…
