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PSU to play waiting game for BCS

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Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark high-fives fans after Saturday's win over Michigan State.
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Clark's record-setting day fueled by criticism

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Penn State wide receiver Graham Zug runs into the end zone for his second touchdown in the third quarter of Saturday afternoon's game. The pass gave ...
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Clark's record-setting day fueled by criticism

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Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark (17) throws a pass during Saturday's win at Spartan Stadium.
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Lions rout Spartans in regular season finale

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Penn State linebacker Sean Lee (45) looks for an open spot to run down the field after intercepting the ball during the third quarter of Saturday's ...
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Clark, Cousins ready for battle of top passers

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Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark (17) throws a pass during the Lions' 28-7 victory over Syracuse Sept. 12 at Beaver Stadium.
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WR Moye optimistic production will grow

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Sophomore receiver Derek Moye (6) is tackled after making a catch Saturday in the Lions' 31-20 win over Indiana at Beaver Stadium. Moye made two recep ...
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Linebacker Jones gives spark to MSU

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Michigan State linebacker Greg Jones (53) chases down running back Evan Royster in Penn State's 49-18 win last season at Beaver Stadium.
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JoePa talks new ticket plan

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Football coach Joe Paterno addresses the media at his weekly press conference Tuesday.
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Updated November 23, 2009 9:01 PM

Odrick named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year

For the fourth time since 1998, Penn State has a conference defensive player of the year.
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Updated 9:01 PM

Last Word: Drake makes case for more playing time

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

Lions rout Spartans in regular season finale

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
Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark high-fives fans after Saturday'swin over Michigan State.

PSU to play waiting game for BCS

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

Penn State wide receiver Graham Zug runs into the end zone for hissecond touchdown in the third quarter of Saturday afternoon's game. The pass gave Daryll Clark the Penn State record for career touchdown passes.

Clark's record-setting day fueled by criticism

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

Matt Fortuna is a junior majoring in journalism and is a Collegian football reporter. His e-mail address is mjf5217@psu.edu.

Column: Success is in the eye of the beholder

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

Lions beat Spartans behind big third quarter

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

Seat requirements change

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.

Lions to end Big Ten play against MSU

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.

Spartans stand in way of possible BCS bid

Penn State is down to its last chance to prove it belongs among college football's best.

Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark (17) throws a pass during the Lions' 28-7 victory over Syracuse Sept. 12 at Beaver Stadium.

Clark, Cousins ready for battle of top passers

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.

Wayne Staats is a senior majoring in journalism and history and is a Collegian football reporter. His e-mail address is wms5012@psu.edu

Even with win at MSU, Lions wouldn't deserve BCS bid

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
Michigan State linebacker Greg Jones (53) chases down running back Evan Royster in Penn State's 49-18 win last season at Beaver Stadium.

Linebacker Jones gives spark to MSU

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.

Lions defense prepares for potent Spartan attack

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.

Sophomore receiver Derek Moye (6) is tackled after making a catch Saturday in the Lions' 31-20 win over Indiana at Beaver Stadium. Moye made two receptions for 28 yards against the Hoosiers and had no catches the previous game against Ohio State.

WR Moye optimistic production will grow

Penn State's leading receiver has been MIA the last two games.


Updated November 18, 2009 4:52 AM
Football coach Joe Paterno addresses the media at his weekly press conference Tuesday.

JoePa talks new ticket plan

Joe Paterno would like to focus on just Michigan State, but it's not always that easy.

Drew Astorino (28) watches as an Indiana pass attempt falls short during Penn State's 31-20 win over the Hoosiers Saturday. Astorino, also a punt returner, fumbled a return Saturday but will remain a returnman.

Returnmen not changing

Joe Paterno has a couple solutions to his team's punt return problems.

Evan Royster (22) runs by Michigan State defenders during Penn State's win last year. Although the teams have only met annually since the Lions joined the Big Ten, the Spartans call the matchup a rivalry.

Spartans identify Penn State as true year-end rival

For 16 straight seasons, Penn State has played Michigan State in the schools' Big Ten finale.

Matt Brown is a senior majoring in journalism and the Collegian's football editor. His e-mail address is mdb5082@psu.edu

Notre Dame has itself to blame for coaching mistakes

The rumors are flying everywhere. Change seems inevitable.


Updated November 17, 2009 4:59 AM

Change splits fanbase

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.

BCS hope still alive

It's a two-team race for one Bowl Championship Series (BCS) berth, according to one BCS expert.

Brandon Beachum is carted off the field after tearing his ACL Saturday.

RB Beachum done for year

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.

Freshman Curtis Drake (7) cuts during a run in Penn State's 31-20 win over Indiana Saturday.

Wideout Drake shines in Powell's stead

It may have been Senior Day, but it was a freshman who came through in the clutch.


Updated November 16, 2009 3:23 PM

Beachum tears ACL, out for rest of season

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

Student seats will surround south end zone

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.

Senior and Nittany Lion defensive tackle Jared Odrick (91) high-fives fans after Penn State's 31-20 victory against the Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday. The game was the Lions' last of the season at Beaver Stadium.

Seniors win last game at home

Moments after Daryll Clark took a knee to end Saturday's game against Indiana, he hugged Pat Mauti.

Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark (17) is tackled by a pair of Indiana defenders during the Lions' 31-20 win at Beaver Stadium.

Sloppy start ends in rout

For Daryll Clark, offense is all about rhythm.

Linebacker Navorro Bowman returns an interception 73 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter of Saturday's 31-20 win over Indiana. The return was Bowman's second defensive touchdown of the year.

Decision awaits junior Bowman after big Senior Day performance

All Navorro Bowman wanted to do was send the senior class out with a bang.

Penn State tailback Evan Royster (22) runs through a hole up the middle during Saturday's win. Royster rushed for 95 yards and scored twice.

Royster provides spark on ground, through air

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.

Drew Astorino (28) fumbles the ball after fielding an Indiana punt. The Lions fumbled three returns.

Special teams struggle again

Joe Paterno had an ultimatum for Graham Zug.


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