Thoughts About Friday’s Open Practice
On Friday afternoon, and for the third time this spring, Bill O’Brien opened part of a Penn State football practice to the media and other guests, mostly high school coaches. So I joined about 50…Read More
Penn State’s Quarterback Preview (Part II): Matt McGloin
This is part II of the VBR Penn State Quarterback Preview. This post analyzes Matt McGloin’s skill set and his chances at landing the starting spot in O’Brien’s new offense. In…Read More
2012 Penn State Depth Chart: QB
Over the next few days, we are going to take a look at the Penn State football depth chart and how it stands with the 2012 recruits now infused into it. We’ll start with the quarterback, where the…Read More
Moye injury, Szczerba struggles and other press conference notes
Joe Paterno held his weekly press conference on Tuesday in order to tie up some loose ends from the Purdue game and get reporters ready for Northwestern this week. We’ll do our best to fill you in…Read More
Food, glorious food: Penn State defeats Iowa 13-3
As usual, it wasn’t pretty, but on Saturday afternoon, Penn State pounded their way to their second win of the Big Ten season with a 13-3 victory over Iowa. After being stunned by the Hawkeyes in…Read More
Paterno’s presser does nothing to advance quarterback issue
Penn State head coach Joe Paterno held his weekly press conference on Tuesday afternoon, so like a moron…Read More
About that Indiana game
On Saturday, the Penn State football team played another one of those games. In other words, they played…Read More
The Rise of McGloin
I know that a lot of fans think that the Penn State starting quarterback position is still up for grabs.…Read More
Quarterback debates and wide receiver depth
Hey guys. It’s me, Aaron. Yesterday I got back from Philadelphia, where I had the pleasure of eating…Read More
Read and React: vs. Alabama
In this experiment, I’m going to link to a few game recaps from around the blog world and present…Read More
Penn State loves the screen pass and other tales from week one
Hey guys. I just got back from State College last night. The good news is that it didn’t start raining until Sunday night and I actually ate at The Deli for the first time which turned out to be…Read More
Optimism time for Penn State fans
Gooooood morning everybody! We’re only two days away now from Penn State football. Although uncertainty on the offensive line and at quarterback has seemingly raised a dark storm cloud over Penn…Read More
Paterno confirms two quarterbacks will play on Saturday
Yesterday afternoon, Joe Paterno was featured in a press conference to get all the little loose ends tied up before Saturday’s season opening game versus Indiana State. Among the topics covered were…Read More
Penn State releases first official 2011 depth chart
Yesterday afternoon and just under a week before the first game of the season, Penn State went ahead and finally unveiled an official depth chart for armchair analysts to speculate on. First things first,…Read More
2011 Penn State Position Previews: Quarterback
In college football the quarterback is more than just the most important position on the field. Under center stands the face of the program, the big man on campus, the scapegoat for all failures and the…Read More
Big Ten Media Day 2 Roundup
Compared to Thursday’s activity, there wasn’t a ton of stuff going on in Chicago yesterday for Big Ten Media Day #2, but Joe Paterno did get to talk to reporters during lunch. There’s…Read More
Quick Hit: Rob Bolden Returns
Over the past few days there have been several reports that Sophomore quarterback Rob Bolden has returned to campus for summer workouts and is taking classes the second summer session in Happy Valley. …Read More
Curtis Drake is looking forward to making an impact
Losing Curtis Drake to a broken leg last August was a big disappointment, so it’s good to hear that he’s 100% ready to go for spring practice after a medical redshirt in 2010. On Friday, the…Read More
Getting ready for spring football
Guess what? Basketball season for the Nittany Lions has come to an unfortuante conclusion (although it was one heck of a ride), which means it’s time to start thinking about that other revenue sport.…Read More
Joe Paterno Told You So
If anything the Rob Bolden saga has been a display of the unpredictability in sports. One week Bolden is the first true freshman quarterback to start under Joe Paterno, a few weeks later he is sitting…Read More










