SPORTS RADIO ESPN 1420 » penn st. nittany lions http://espn1420.com Sat, 18 May 2013 06:09:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Penalties Handed Down To Penn St. http://espn1420.com/penalties-handed-down-to-penn-st/ http://espn1420.com/penalties-handed-down-to-penn-st/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:31:41 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=81570 The Penn St. University football program was hit hard by the NCAA on Monday.

Penalties include a $60 million sanction, a four-year football postseason ban, and forfeiture of all wins dating back to 1998.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/penalties-handed-down-to-penn-st/feed/ 0 (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) College Football Coaching Legend Joe Paterno Dies At Age 85 http://espn1420.com/college-football-coaching-legend-joe-paterno-dies-at-age-85/ http://espn1420.com/college-football-coaching-legend-joe-paterno-dies-at-age-85/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:57:25 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=41264 Joe Paterno, the former head coach of Penn St. who had the most Division I coaching victories, and the second-most all-time, died early Sunday, at the age of 85, after a short fight with lung cancer.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/college-football-coaching-legend-joe-paterno-dies-at-age-85/feed/ 0 (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Penn State to Hire New England Patriots Offensive Coordinator Bill O'Brien as New Head Coach http://espn1420.com/penn-state-to-hire-new-england-patriots-offensive-coordinator-bill-obrien-as-new-head-coach/ http://espn1420.com/penn-state-to-hire-new-england-patriots-offensive-coordinator-bill-obrien-as-new-head-coach/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:25:43 +0000 Wes Glinsmann http://tsminteractive.com/?p=69042 Penn State is preparing to turn at least one page in the darkest chapter in school history, as ESPN reports the school has chosen New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien as the Nittany Lions’ new head coach.

The official announcement is expected to come Saturday, but sources report that the deal is done and that O’Brien will officially resume his new role as soon as the Patriots season is over.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/penn-state-to-hire-new-england-patriots-offensive-coordinator-bill-obrien-as-new-head-coach/feed/ 0 Elsa, Getty Images Joe Paterno Afflicted With Lung Cancer After Firing From Penn State http://espn1420.com/joe-paterno-lung-cancer/ http://espn1420.com/joe-paterno-lung-cancer/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:39:24 +0000 Wes Glinsmann http://tsminteractive.com/?p=61454 Less than 10 days after being fired from a job he held for nearly 46 years, former Penn State coach Joe Paterno revealed Friday he has lung cancer. A statement delivered by son Scott Paterno said the cancer is treatable and doctors expect the coaching legend to make a full recovery.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/joe-paterno-lung-cancer/feed/ 0 Rob Carr, Getty Images Big Ten Removes Joe Paterno's Name From Championship Trophy http://espn1420.com/big-ten-removes-paterno-championship-trophy/ http://espn1420.com/big-ten-removes-paterno-championship-trophy/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:20:11 +0000 Wes Glinsmann http://tsminteractive.com/?p=60122 In the wake of the ongoing child sex abuse scandal that rocked the Penn State campus, Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany announced Monday that the trophy given to the winner of the first-ever Big Ten championship game will no longer bear the name of legendary coach Joe Paterno.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/big-ten-removes-paterno-championship-trophy/feed/ 0 Kevin C. Cox, Getty Images Top 25 Predictions-Week 11 http://espn1420.com/top-25-predictions-week-11/ http://espn1420.com/top-25-predictions-week-11/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:15:38 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=25478 Some key games are on tap this weekend in the college football world , involving teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25.

#3  and unbeaten Stanford will host the sixth-ranked Oregon Ducks, as the Cardinal looks to stay in the running for the BCS title game.

#12 Penn St. will take the field for the first time in 46 years without Joe Paterno having the title of it's head coach, as the Nittany Lions host #19 Nebraska.

In the SEC, head coach Steve Spurrier's #15 South Carolina Gamecocks host the Florida Gators, with South Carolina still hoping to win the SEC East, and Florida still lloking to become bowl-eligible.

Who's going to win these games, and how will all the AP Top 25 teams fare this weekend?

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]]> http://espn1420.com/top-25-predictions-week-11/feed/ 0 (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) Jerry Sandusky Accused of Child Abuse, Penn State Allegedly Covered It Up [VIDEO] http://espn1420.com/jerry-sandusky-child-abuse-penn-state-video/ http://espn1420.com/jerry-sandusky-child-abuse-penn-state-video/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:25:24 +0000 Danny Groner http://tsminteractive.com/?p=58728 Former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was charged with sexually assaulting eight boys over 15 years. Equally troubling is an allegation that the school reportedly knew about it while it was happening and decided to cover it up rather than report it.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/jerry-sandusky-child-abuse-penn-state-video/feed/ 0 ABC News The 50 Best Fanbases In College Football http://espn1420.com/the-50-best-fanbases-in-college-football/ http://espn1420.com/the-50-best-fanbases-in-college-football/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:30:32 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=21756 Who has the best fans in the world of college football?

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]]> http://espn1420.com/the-50-best-fanbases-in-college-football/feed/ 0 (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Top 25 Predictions http://espn1420.com/top-25-predictions/ http://espn1420.com/top-25-predictions/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 07:45:03 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=17631 19 games involving 20 top-25 teams are on tap this week, for week two of the 2011 college football season, including a match-up pitting #3 Alabama against #23 Penn St.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/top-25-predictions/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) The Loudest Stadiums In College Football http://espn1420.com/the-loudest-stadiums-in-college-football/ http://espn1420.com/the-loudest-stadiums-in-college-football/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 09:05:25 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=13926 Tiger Stadium, the home of the LSU Tigers, in Baton Rouge, was recently named the loudest college football stadium.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/the-loudest-stadiums-in-college-football/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) Ranking The Big Ten Coaching Jobs http://espn1420.com/ranking-the-big-ten-coaching-jobs/ http://espn1420.com/ranking-the-big-ten-coaching-jobs/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:15:29 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=12081 What Big Ten universities have the best college football coaching positions?

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]]> http://espn1420.com/ranking-the-big-ten-coaching-jobs/feed/ 0 (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Big Ten Preview http://espn1420.com/big-ten-preview/ http://espn1420.com/big-ten-preview/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:20:19 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=11825 Who do you think will win the Big Ten (which actually has 12 teams) in 2011?

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]]> http://espn1420.com/big-ten-preview/feed/ 0 (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images) College Football's Most Improved Teams http://espn1420.com/college-footballs-most-improved-teams/ http://espn1420.com/college-footballs-most-improved-teams/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:50:20 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=11184 Who will be the most improved teams in college football in 2011?

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