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Updated November 23, 2009 9:01 PM
For the fourth time since 1998, Penn State has a conference defensive player of the year.
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Updated 9:01 PM
The play call that sprung Penn State to its win against Michigan State was thrown into the playbook last Monday -- practiced just four to five times a day. Updated 11:57 AM
Updated November 21, 2009 9:45 PM
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Daryll Clark threw for 310 yards and four touchdown passes -- including three in the third quarter -- and the Nittany Lions routed the Spartans, 42-14, Saturday.
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Updated 9:45 PM
Updated November 21, 2009 9:42 PM
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Minutes after Daryll Clark and his teammates sent a message with an emphatic victory, the small contingent of Penn State fans hoped to do the same. Updated 9:42 PM
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Daryll Clark made Todd McShay eat his words. ESPN's NFL draft expert said on an early Saturday morning program Clark was an interception machine in big games. Updated 9:34 PM
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The captain watched his successor plunge over the goal line for Penn State's final score of 2009 and stood on the sideline with both arms stoically raised over his head. Updated 9:30 PM
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Penn State reached 10 wins and put its BCS bowl hopes in the hands of the bowl representatives with a 42-14 win over Michigan State Saturday at Spartan Stadium. Updated 6:44 PM
Updated November 20, 2009 4:59 AM
Associate Athletic Director Greg Myford said Thursday the proposed seating plan for Beaver Stadium will reward committed alumni with improved seat locations. But Penn State's student body president said that may come at the cost of students.
A Penn State win over Michigan State will give the Nittany Lions a 4-0 road record, potentially clinch a berth in a BCS bowl game and salvage a two-loss season that began with national title-aspirations.
Penn State is down to its last chance to prove it belongs among college football's best.
If there's one thing Daryll Clark learned from mostly watching on the sidelines two years ago, it's that the point spread doesn't matter until the final snap.
The race for the at-large spots in the BCS is like a beauty contest, and Penn State needs all the 10s it can get.
Updated November 19, 2009 4:51 AM
On video, Joe Paterno watches football players, not reputations, which would explain his constant reference of opposing players by their numbers and not their names.
Josh Hull has a pretty good idea of how the league's top passing unit plans to attack.
He expects it to be right at the defense -- on the ground.
Penn State's leading receiver has been MIA the last two games.
Updated November 18, 2009 4:52 AM
Joe Paterno would like to focus on just Michigan State, but it's not always that easy.
Joe Paterno has a couple solutions to his team's punt return problems.
For 16 straight seasons, Penn State has played Michigan State in the schools' Big Ten finale.
The rumors are flying everywhere. Change seems inevitable.
Updated November 17, 2009 4:59 AM
Penn State students may be happy to have a larger presence inside Beaver Stadium, but not all are pleased with the athletic department's plans.
It's a two-team race for one Bowl Championship Series (BCS) berth, according to one BCS expert.
Lock Beachum had just gotten food from one of the Beaver Stadium concession stands with his wife and parents when he arrived back to his seat after halftime and was delivered the bad news.
It may have been Senior Day, but it was a freshman who came through in the clutch.
Updated November 16, 2009 3:23 PM
Brandon Beachum will miss the remainder of the 2009 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee on Saturday, according to a release issued by the Penn State football program. Updated 3:23 PM
Section to shift in 2011
A larger student section and multiple gates for students to enter through are part of the Penn State athletic department's future plans for seating inside Beaver Stadium, Associate Athletic Director Greg Myford said Sunday night.
Moments after Daryll Clark took a knee to end Saturday's game against Indiana, he hugged Pat Mauti.
For Daryll Clark, offense is all about rhythm.
All Navorro Bowman wanted to do was send the senior class out with a bang.
The stat has become as recognizable as Penn State's 9-2 record or his No. 22 jersey: The Nittany Lions are undefeated when Evan Royster rushes for at least 100 yards.
Joe Paterno had an ultimatum for Graham Zug.
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