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Confident Penn State gets day off for stretch run

Penn State defensive tackle Ollie Ogbu didn't know what to do after coach Joe Paterno gave the team a day off.

Penn State secondary prepares for Gophers' Decker

Penn State coach Joe Paterno is fond of saying that he doesn't know how good his players are until they've been tested.

JoePa tiptoes around question on Bowden's future

Penn State coach Joe Paterno said Florida State's Bobby Bowden should "decide what he wants to do now" but otherwise refrained from commenting about the future of the Seminoles' coach.

No. 7 Penn State readies for old rival Syracuse

Old rivals Syracuse and Penn State can generate headlines when they meet that have nothing to do with football.

JoePa back, No. 9 Penn St. downs Akron, 31-7

The most compelling part of Penn State's 31-7 win Saturday over Akron turned out to be the pregame introductions.

Penn St records show JoePa a millionaire

Penn State coach Joe Paterno is a millionaire.

Paterno: Expand Big Ten, but no Notre Dame

Joe Paterno says he'd like to see either Rutgers, Pittsburgh or Syracuse join the Big Ten.

Paterno feeling great and back in charge

Joe Paterno felt like he was in charge again this spring.

He's back: Penn State, Paterno open spring drills

The glasses were thick and smoky, and the Nike sneakers were as jet-black as ever.

Bowden, Florida State agree on 1-year contract

Bobby Bowden signed a one-year contract Wednesday to coach a 34th season at Florida State, prolonging his duel with Penn State's Joe Paterno to see who will retire as college football's all-time leader in wins.

Police on lookout for glasses from JoePa statue

Penn State police are looking out for Joe Paterno's Coke bottle-thick glasses — the bronzed ones that were perched on the statue of the iconic football coach that stands outside Beaver Stadium.

JoePa to coach from press box at Rose Bowl

Still recovering from hip surgery, Joe Paterno will coach from the press box when No. 6 Penn State plays No. 5 Southern California on Thursday at the Rose Bowl.

Celizic: Way to go, Joe! Paterno earned his present

At least we finally know when Joe Paterno will retire. It will be the day he forgot where he left the football stadium. Either that or the day they stop driving him to practice in a golf cart and start driving him in a coffin.On Dec. 21, the Man Who Wouldn’t Retire turns 82. But he’s already received his birthday present — .Hooray for JoePa. He’s found a way to win and a way to remain employed at an age when few others are. And now it’s clear he intends to keep right on coaching — or at least being called a coach — until he dies on the sidelines.It’s his choice. I say let him go for it — as long as his team keeps winning.Four years ago, Paterno was putting together a 4-7 season on the heels of a 3-9 2003 season and losing records in 2000 and 2001. I was among the blasphemers who said that it was time for the then 78-year-old legend to retire. And if he wouldn’t go quietly, I wrote, Penn State had to fire him.I wasn’t wrong then. The game had pa

JoePa gets extension at Penn State through 2011

Just in time for Joe Paterno's 82nd birthday: a three-year contract extension.

Penn State, USC to play in Rose Bowl

JoePa is coming to California for the holidays.

Penn State coach Paterno back after hip surgery

Penn State coach Joe Paterno is back at work a week after undergoing hip-replacement surgery. A team spokesman says the 81-year-old Paterno held a squad meeting Sunday night after players returned from Thanksgiving break.

JoePa undergoes successful hip replacement

Penn State coach Joe Paterno had successful hip replacement surgery Sunday, a day after the Nittany Lions clinched the Big Ten title and a trip to the Rose Bowl.

Penn State Rose Bowl bound; Paterno staying put

Cane in hand, Joe Paterno beamed in the locker room after his players were handed roses and the Big Ten trophy. So, Joe, any plans to go out on top? Not a chance.

JoePa says he may need hip replacement surgery

Penn State coach Joe Paterno may have hip replacement surgery after the regular season.

Iowa stuns No. 3 Penn State 24-23 with second left

Penn State can't blame the BCS for this. The Nittany Lions perfect season and hopes for giving coach Joe Paterno another national title were dashed by Iowa's backup kicker.

Paterno says he'll get checked out during bye week

Penn State coach Joe Paterno plans to have doctors check out his ailing right leg and hip next week, when the third-ranked Nittany Lions have no game.

Paterno coaching from press box again

For the third consecutive week, Joe Paterno was coaching from the press box for No. 3 Penn State on Saturday.

No. 3 Penn State breaks Michigan hex in 46-17 win

Polishing off Joe Paterno's greatest nemesis, No. 3 Penn State ended a dozen years of disappointment against Michigan. Behind the running of Evan Royster and a few momentum-shifting plays by the defense and special teams, the Nittany Lions withstood the Wolverines' early flurry and snapped a nine-game losing streak to their Big Ten rivals, 46-17 Saturday.

No. 6 Penn State dismantles Wisconsin 48-7

With coach Joe Paterno perched in the press box for the second straight week because of a sore hip, Daryll Clark threw for a touchdown and ran for two more scores to help No. 6 Penn State dismantle Wisconsin 48-7 on Saturday night.

Paterno coaching from press box at Wisconsin

A sore right leg will keep Penn State coach Joe Paterno in the press box for the No. 6 ranked Nittany Lions' game at Wisconsin on Saturday night.

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Paterno: Expand Big Ten to Twelve Teams, Add Playoffs
Source: ESPN.com

Penn State coach Joe Paterno said Thursday night that he has pushed within the Big Ten conference to expand it to 12 teams as a method of leveling the playing field in college football.

John Wooden's advice for young Joe Paterno | What's Bruin | Los Angeles Times
Source: The L.A. Times

John Wooden, the 98-year-old retired UCLA basketball coach, shares some words of wisdom in an interview.

Eau de Penn State smells of flowers, not football
Source: Yahoo! News

Fans of Penn State can smell like the school for just $60. A fragrance developer says it has made a perfume and a cologne inspired by Pennsylvania State University's blue and white colors and its campus vegetation.

ESPN - Paterno suspends players for Saturday's game vs. Oregon State
Source: ESPN.com

Paterno suspends players for Saturday's game vs. Oregon State

Penn State kicks DB Harriott off team, three to miss Saturday's game
Source: CBS SportsLine.com

Penn State kicks DB Harriott off team, three to miss Saturday's game Things are out of hand up there...

If Nick Saban is Worth $4 Mil, Why is Joe Pa only Getting $500 K?
Source: Yahoo! Sports

Joe Paterno's salary is no longer one of the most closely guarded secrets in college sports. The Penn State coach will earn more than $500,000 this year.

Colleges block black coaches out ... again
Source: CNN

What's wrong with this picture? Many of you may say nothing. But for black and other minority coaches in college football, and even the NFL, it's déjà vu: another high-profile head coaching job opens up, and they don't even get a shot to interview for the job.

Penn needs to pick it up on defense
Source: www.cumberlink.com

If Penn State is unable to force a three-and-out, Michigan State is fourth in the conference converting 60-percent of their fourth down opportunities.

Penn State Running Back Charged With Rape, Assault
Source: wjactv.com

The alleged victim told police said she was raped in a Nittany dorm complex room in the early morning hours of Oct. 5. Police said the woman met Scott at a bar earlier that night. Scott's lawyer, Joseph Amendola, said the "interaction" with the woman was consensual.

Nittany Lions' defense punishes Clausen in Notre Dame debut
Source: ESPN.com

After choosing their words carefully all week, the Penn State Nittany Lions could finally speak freely Saturday night. They got revenge on Notre Dame.

Penn State defense gets coaches message 'Strive for perfection'
Source: CNET News.com

In Penn State football meeting rooms, coaches repeat a phrase to the defense -- strive for perfection. The 12th-ranked Nittany Lions sure are getting the message.

Ranking the BCS conferences
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Here is Barnhardt's version of how the conferences should be ranked top to bottom. 1. SEC 2. Big 10 3. Pac 10 4. ACC 5. Big 12 6. Big East

Six Nittany Lions players turn themselves in to police
Source: ESPN.com

Six Penn State football players, including defensive stars Anthony Scirrotto and Justin King, turned themselves in to police on Friday to face charges following an off-campus apartment fight. Scirrotto plays safety while King is a cornerback for the Nittany Lions.

Nittany Lion Defense Devours Tennessee

TAMPA, FL; January 1st 2007 - Well Penn State's Nittany Lions did it once again for Joe Paterno as they defeated #17 Tennesse 20-10.

Penn State KO's Tennessee in the Outback Bowl
Source: The San Jose Mercury News

PSU went back to it's bread and butter and won this game with smash mouth defense and a power run game.

Paul Pozluszny Wins Bednarik Award for Second Consecutive Year
Source: GoPSUsports.com

Penn State continues to show why they've earned the title, "Linebacker U" as middle linebacker Paul Pozluszny wins the Bednarik award for the second straight year.

Penn State Football Graduation Rate 3rd Highest amongst Bowl Teams
Source: Pennsylvania State University

The graduation rate for Penn State football players is just another reason why Joe Paterno is the best coach in college football.

NCAA Football: At 79, Paterno Remains the Constant
Source: The Washington Post

Joe Paterno leans back after sipping his second cup of coffee and easily shares his thoughts on everything from Tolstoy to the T-formation.On the fragility of life: "I do a lot of walking, and every once in a while, I step on an ant.

Women's group wants Paterno to resign
Source: The Daily Collegian Online

Fresh off of a memorable season and a triple-overtime Orange Bowl win, coach Joe Paterno of the Penn State Nittany Lions is under fire from the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Organization of Women.

NOW calling for Immediate Resignation of Penn State's Joe Paterno
Source: Newsday.com

A leader from the women's rights group NOW has asked Joe Paterno to resign over comments the Penn State football coach made about an alleged sexual assault.

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