Posted by Tom FornelliOn Wednesday Maryland announced that it would be playing West Virginia (2013) and Virginia Tech (2014) in Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium. Apparently those games aren't the only scheduling thoughts on the school's mind. While playing in a celebrity golf tournament for charity on Wednesday in Pennsylvania, head coach Randy Edsall told the York Dispatch that he'd like to see Maryland resume a series with Penn State in the future."I think it would be good for the region and for both programs," Edsall told the paper."Kevin Anderson, my athletic director, he and I have talked and that's something we want to do, but we're not going to play two for one (two games at Penn State for every one at Maryland). If they want to play us in a one for one and have an extended series, we would love to do that."Penn State and Maryland are not strangers to one another on the football field, as they used to meet on a regular basis, with the last meeting coming in 1993. What happened after that? Well, Penn State joined the Big Ten, that's what. The first meeting between the schools came in 1917, and over that 66-year span the two teams met 37 times. Now, if history is any indication, this is a series that Penn State would love to start again if it can find a place to fit Maryland in its schedule. In those 37 contests, Penn State went 35-1-1.As for why Maryland would want to resume the series, maybe the Terps feel that they've got a 34-game win streak in them?
Posted by Tom Fornelli
On Wednesday Maryland announced that it would be playing West Virginia (2013) and Virginia Tech (2014) in Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium. Apparently those games aren't the only scheduling thoughts on the school's mind. While playing in a celebrity golf tournament for charity on Wednesday in Pennsylvania, head coach Randy Edsall told the York Dispatch that he'd like to see Maryland resume a series with Penn State in the future.
"I think it would be good for the region and for both programs," Edsall told the paper.
"Kevin Anderson, my athletic director, he and I have talked and that's something we want to do, but we're not going to play two for one (two games at Penn State for every one at Maryland). If they want to play us in a one for one and have an extended series, we would love to do that."
Penn State and Maryland are not strangers to one another on the football field, as they used to meet on a regular basis, with the last meeting coming in 1993. What happened after that? Well, Penn State joined the Big Ten, that's what.
The first meeting between the schools came in 1917, and over that 66-year span the two teams met 37 times. Now, if history is any indication, this is a series that Penn State would love to start again if it can find a place to fit Maryland in its schedule. In those 37 contests, Penn State went 35-1-1.
As for why Maryland would want to resume the series, maybe the Terps feel that they've got a 34-game win streak in them?
Penn State added two more to its 2012 recruiting class on Saturday. Defensive tackles Derek Dowrey and Austin Johnson committed to play for Penn State, multiple scouting services are reporting. Dowrey, who is 6-foot-3 and 290 pounds, hails from John Handley High School in Winchester, Va., and Johnson, who is 6-foot-4 and 275 pounds, attends St. Augustine Prep in Richland, N.J. Both rising seniors are unranked on scout.com. Dowrey and Johnson are Penn State's ninth and 10th verbal committments for the class of 2012.
Penn State added two more to its 2012 recruiting class on Saturday.
Defensive tackles Derek Dowrey and Austin Johnson committed to play for Penn State, multiple scouting services are reporting.
Dowrey, who is 6-foot-3 and 290 pounds, hails from John Handley High School in Winchester, Va., and Johnson, who is 6-foot-4 and 275 pounds, attends St. Augustine Prep in Richland, N.J. Both rising seniors are unranked on scout.com.
Dowrey and Johnson are Penn State's ninth and 10th verbal committments for the class of 2012.
Penn State University Nittany Lions are in the midst of a major sexual molestation crises involving their former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. The Attorney General of Pennsylvania released documents that included information on what Legendary Coach Joe Paterno knew and did regarding the scandal. It revealed in 2002, "JoePa" was made aware Sandusky and what appeared to be a ten year old boy were in the shower together in the football dressing room by a graduate assistant. It is also known JoePa waited one night and then relayed the information to the Athletic Director but did nothing else. And because of this, some are calling for him to be gone.Should Joe Paterno resign be fired or continue as Head Coach at Penn State University?
With Sexual Molestation and Cover-Up allegations being levied on the Penn State University athletics department, has Joe Paterno's reputation been forever tarnished?
Starting Monday, Penn State student season tickets will go on sale, amplifying the excitement for the start of Penn State’s 2011 football season for some. This is the first year that students did not have to pre-register for tickets. Tickets sales will be done online by class and are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. Monday is designated for full-time Penn State seniors to purchase their tickets, then juniors Tuesday and sophomores Wednesday. Each class can buy tickets from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Incoming freshman are able to purchase their tickets Thursday from 8 p.m. ET until midnight. Graduate students may purchase their tickets Friday from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. ET. Tickets can be purchased until the ending time unless the allocated tickets sell out. Student Central will post a “sold out” message when tickets for that days class sale have been extinguished. For Shelbie Zuckoski this is finally her chance to make it into the S-Zone and there's no game she's more excited for than Alabama. She said that after having season tickets for the past two years, there was no way she would pass up the chance to see that kind of rivalry come to Penn State. “Alabama will be a really good game,” Zuckoski (senior-communication sciences and disorders) said. “The new big 10 should be interesting to see how that works out.” Tickets prices this year start at $218, which will enable students to attend the seven home games at Beaver Stadium. Students can also purchase the 2011 official White Out T-shirt for $15 and tickets for the 2011-12 Nittany Lion Basketball season for $59 if they wish. Complimentary Lady Lion Basketball tickets come to students with their purchase of football tickets this year. More information on how to purchase football season tickets can be found at http://www.gopsusports.com/ot/studentcentral.html.
Starting Monday, Penn State student season tickets will go on sale, amplifying the excitement for the start of Penn State’s 2011 football season for some.
This is the first year that students did not have to pre-register for tickets. Tickets sales will be done online by class and are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Monday is designated for full-time Penn State seniors to purchase their tickets, then juniors Tuesday and sophomores Wednesday. Each class can buy tickets from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. Eastern Time.
Incoming freshman are able to purchase their tickets Thursday from 8 p.m. ET until midnight. Graduate students may purchase their tickets Friday from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. ET.
Tickets can be purchased until the ending time unless the allocated tickets sell out. Student Central will post a “sold out” message when tickets for that days class sale have been extinguished.
For Shelbie Zuckoski this is finally her chance to make it into the S-Zone and there's no game she's more excited for than Alabama. She said that after having season tickets for the past two years, there was no way she would pass up the chance to see that kind of rivalry come to Penn State.
“Alabama will be a really good game,” Zuckoski (senior-communication sciences and disorders) said. “The new big 10 should be interesting to see how that works out.”
Tickets prices this year start at $218, which will enable students to attend the seven home games at Beaver Stadium.
Students can also purchase the 2011 official White Out T-shirt for $15 and tickets for the 2011-12 Nittany Lion Basketball season for
$59 if they wish. Complimentary Lady Lion Basketball tickets come to students with their purchase of football tickets this year.
More information on how to purchase football season tickets can be found at http://www.gopsusports.com/ot/studentcentral.html.
UNIVERSITY PARK Former Penn State Icer All-American Bill Downey has been named Director of Hockey Operations of both the Nittany Lions mens and womens programs. Downey most recently served as the Director of Hockey Operations for the mens and womens programs at Harvard.As all alumni can attest, returning to campus is already an indescribable feeling in and of itself, Downey said. But to come back to work for a Division I hockey program at Penn State is truly a special opportunity, and one that I accept with great responsibility, humility and enthusiasm. Im thrilled to help shape the program that ultimately shaped me --as both a player and person.The 2004 Penn State graduate had been an Icers assistant coach for two seasons before going to Harvard last September,, and also has experience as a professional player and assistant coach. We ask that you refrain from profanity, hate speech, personal comments, spam, and other remarks that are off point. In order to post comments, you must be a registered user of CentreDaily.com. Your username will show along with the comments you post. Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts.
UNIVERSITY PARK Former Penn State Icer All-American Bill Downey has been named Director of Hockey Operations of both the Nittany Lions mens and womens programs.
Downey most recently served as the Director of Hockey Operations for the mens and womens programs at Harvard.
As all alumni can attest, returning to campus is already an indescribable feeling in and of itself, Downey said. But to come back to work for a Division I hockey program at Penn State is truly a special opportunity, and one that I accept with great responsibility, humility and enthusiasm. Im thrilled to help shape the program that ultimately shaped me --as both a player and person.
The 2004 Penn State graduate had been an Icers assistant coach for two seasons before going to Harvard last September,, and also has experience as a professional player and assistant coach.
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June 24, 2011 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., June 24, 2011 - The anticipation for the 2011 Nittany Lion football season continues to build, with Penn State students purchasing more than 21,000 season tickets this week to again fill what has been recognized as the nation's best student section. Penn State's loud and proud student section is the nation's largest full season student ticket section of any school, for any sport. ESPN The Magazine tabbed Penn State football as "The Nation's No. 1 Student section" in 2008, among numerous national media accolades. The Nittany Lions have a blockbuster home schedule this fall, which includes visits from Alabama, Iowa, Illinois, Purdue and new Big Ten member Nebraska, who Penn State plays in Beaver Stadium for the first time since 2002. All Penn State fans are encouraged to wear white to the Sept. 10 clash (3:30 p.m.) with the Alabama, who will be playing in Beaver Stadium for the first time since 1989. The Nittany Lions and Cornhuskers will play annually as a divisional crossover contest, as the Big Ten launches the Leaders and Legends Divisions and will hold a conference championship game for the first time. The Big Ten Championship Game is Dec. 3 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Four bowl teams from last season are on the home slate, as Penn State celebrates its 125th season on the gridiron. The season begins Sept. 3 when Indiana State visits for a noon kickoff. Penn State's student ticket exchange will become available in August. Please check Student Central on www.GoPSUsports.com for the exact dates. The student ticket exchange allows students to post individual game tickets for sale and/or forward tickets to other students. For fans interested in purchasing 2011 Penn State Football season tickets, the season ticket application is available online at www.GoPSUsports.com/tickets or fans can call Penn State Athletics Customer Relations at 1-800-NITTANY (648-8269) Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Coach Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions return 41 letterwinners and 15 starters for the 2011 season, (7 offense, 7 defense, 1 specialist), as well as 17 players that have starting experience. Penn State Athletics is on Twitter (http://www.gopsusports.com/ot/twitter.html) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pennstatenittanylions).
June 24, 2011
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., June 24, 2011 - The anticipation for the 2011 Nittany Lion football season continues to build, with Penn State students purchasing more than 21,000 season tickets this week to again fill what has been recognized as the nation's best student section.
Penn State's loud and proud student section is the nation's largest full season student ticket section of any school, for any sport. ESPN The Magazine tabbed Penn State football as "The Nation's No. 1 Student section" in 2008, among numerous national media accolades.
The Nittany Lions have a blockbuster home schedule this fall, which includes visits from Alabama, Iowa, Illinois, Purdue and new Big Ten member Nebraska, who Penn State plays in Beaver Stadium for the first time since 2002. All Penn State fans are encouraged to wear white to the Sept. 10 clash (3:30 p.m.) with the Alabama, who will be playing in Beaver Stadium for the first time since 1989.
The Nittany Lions and Cornhuskers will play annually as a divisional crossover contest, as the Big Ten launches the Leaders and Legends Divisions and will hold a conference championship game for the first time. The Big Ten Championship Game is Dec. 3 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Four bowl teams from last season are on the home slate, as Penn State celebrates its 125th season on the gridiron. The season begins Sept. 3 when Indiana State visits for a noon kickoff.
Penn State's student ticket exchange will become available in August. Please check Student Central on www.GoPSUsports.com for the exact dates. The student ticket exchange allows students to post individual game tickets for sale and/or forward tickets to other students.
For fans interested in purchasing 2011 Penn State Football season tickets, the season ticket application is available online at www.GoPSUsports.com/tickets or fans can call Penn State Athletics Customer Relations at 1-800-NITTANY (648-8269) Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Penn State Athletics is on Twitter (http://www.gopsusports.com/ot/twitter.html) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pennstatenittanylions).
Joe Paterno was made aware of possible sexual molestation charges by a graduate assistant and only told the President of the Athletics Department at Penn State University. Some claim he had a moral obligation to notify the police to protect other children from future harm. Did Joe Paterno Do Enough? Should he have done more?
Hall of Fame Coaches to Discuss Leadership Monday at 1:30 p.m. in Eisenhower Auditorium June 19, 2011 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.-- More than 100 tickets for Monday's taping of an ESPN special featuring Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski will be available Monday beginning at 8 a.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium on the Penn State campus. The legendary coaches will discuss teaching leadership and teamwork, among other subjects, for a show, "Difference Makers: Life Lessons with Paterno and Krzyzewski." The unique event will be held at Eisenhower Auditorium. All members of the audience are asked to be in their seats by 1:30 p.m. Penn State students with a valid student ID were able to secure two tickets for the event starting last Friday. On Monday at 8 a.m., Penn State students, faculty/staff and the general public will have an opportunity to secure a ticket for the free event while tickets remain. Those ticketed for the event must remain in attendance for the entire event, which begins at 1:30 p.m. and is expected to last a minimum of 90 minutes. Parking for the event will be free in the Eisenhower Parking Deck, with any necessary overflow directed to the East Deck, located off Bigler Road. Ten days after the taping, the hour-long show, "Difference Makers: Life Lessons with Paterno and Krzyzewski," will air Thursday, June 30 at 8 p.m. on ESPN. The program will continue at 9 p.m. on ESPNU with questions from the audience for the legendary coaches. Penn State and Duke students will be asking questions of the Hall of Fame coaches for the program. The on-campus component of the event is sponsored by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism, housed in the College of Communications at Penn State, and made possible with cooperation from Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics and Duke Athletics.
Hall of Fame Coaches to Discuss Leadership Monday at 1:30 p.m. in Eisenhower Auditorium
June 19, 2011
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.-- More than 100 tickets for Monday's taping of an ESPN special featuring Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski will be available Monday beginning at 8 a.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium on the Penn State campus.
The legendary coaches will discuss teaching leadership and teamwork, among other subjects, for a show, "Difference Makers: Life Lessons with Paterno and Krzyzewski." The unique event will be held at Eisenhower Auditorium. All members of the audience are asked to be in their seats by 1:30 p.m.
Penn State students with a valid student ID were able to secure two tickets for the event starting last Friday. On Monday at 8 a.m., Penn State students, faculty/staff and the general public will have an opportunity to secure a ticket for the free event while tickets remain.
Those ticketed for the event must remain in attendance for the entire event, which begins at 1:30 p.m. and is expected to last a minimum of 90 minutes.
Parking for the event will be free in the Eisenhower Parking Deck, with any necessary overflow directed to the East Deck, located off Bigler Road.
Ten days after the taping, the hour-long show, "Difference Makers: Life Lessons with Paterno and Krzyzewski," will air Thursday, June 30 at 8 p.m. on ESPN. The program will continue at 9 p.m. on ESPNU with questions from the audience for the legendary coaches. Penn State and Duke students will be asking questions of the Hall of Fame coaches for the program.
The on-campus component of the event is sponsored by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism, housed in the College of Communications at Penn State, and made possible with cooperation from Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics and Duke Athletics.
UNIVERSITY PARK About 400 free tickets are available for todays taping of an ESPN program featuring Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski at Eisenhower Auditorium. The program begins at 1:30 p.m.Tickets are available to the general public, Penn State faculty, staff and students with a limit of two tickets per person.The event will produce two TV shows that will air at 8 p.m. June 30 on ESPN and at 9 p.m. June 30 on ESPNU. We ask that you refrain from profanity, hate speech, personal comments, spam, and other remarks that are off point. In order to post comments, you must be a registered user of CentreDaily.com. Your username will show along with the comments you post. Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts.
UNIVERSITY PARK About 400 free tickets are available for todays taping of an ESPN program featuring Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski at Eisenhower Auditorium.
The program begins at 1:30 p.m.
Tickets are available to the general public, Penn State faculty, staff and students with a limit of two tickets per person.
The event will produce two TV shows that will air at 8 p.m. June 30 on ESPN and at 9 p.m. June 30 on ESPNU.
Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson was the big winner during the Big Ten Awards Show on Monday night.Robinson won two awards and his 305-yard passing effort helped Michigan win another award for game of the year for its 67-65 triple-overtime victory over Illinois.The Illinois win beat out Wisconsin football for its victory over Ohio State and Wisconsin basketball for its 71-67 win over OSU.Robinson's two awards were for breakout performer and most dominating performance. His dominating performance came from his 244 yards rushing and 258 yards passing in a 28-24 win at Notre Dame.He beat out U-M basketball guard Darius Morris and OSU basketball player Jared Sullinger for breakout performer. For dominating performance, he beat out Illinois running back Mikel Leshoure (330 yards rushing vs. Northwestern) and Wisconsin basketball guard Jordan Taylor (21 second-half points vs. top-ranked OSU).Here are the results of the other awards: • Best finish: Winner -- MSU football against Notre Dame. Finalists -- U-M football against Illinois; Wisconsin basketball vs. U-M. • Men's coach of the year: Winner -- Cael Sanderson, Penn State wrestling. Finalists -- Thad Matta, Ohio State basketball; Matt Painter, Purdue basketball; • Women's coach of the year: Winner -- Mark Johnson, Wisconsin hockey. Finalists -- Carol Hutchins, U-M softball; Coquese Washington, Penn State basketball. • Most courageous performance: Winner -- Jon Hoese, Minnesota fullback, who had three touchdowns a week after his father suffered a stroke. Finalists -- Mark Dantonio, MSU football; Elliott Mealer, U-M football. • Men's team of the year: Winner -- Penn State wrestling. Finalists -- OSU basketball; Wisconsin football. • Women's team of the year: Winner -- Northwestern lacrosse. Finalists -- Penn State volleyball; Wisconsin hockey.
Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson was the big winner during the Big Ten Awards Show on Monday night.
Robinson won two awards and his 305-yard passing effort helped Michigan win another award for game of the year for its 67-65 triple-overtime victory over Illinois.
The Illinois win beat out Wisconsin football for its victory over Ohio State and Wisconsin basketball for its 71-67 win over OSU.
Robinson's two awards were for breakout performer and most dominating performance. His dominating performance came from his 244 yards rushing and 258 yards passing in a 28-24 win at Notre Dame.
He beat out U-M basketball guard Darius Morris and OSU basketball player Jared Sullinger for breakout performer. For dominating performance, he beat out Illinois running back Mikel Leshoure (330 yards rushing vs. Northwestern) and Wisconsin basketball guard Jordan Taylor (21 second-half points vs. top-ranked OSU).
Here are the results of the other awards:
• Best finish: Winner -- MSU football against Notre Dame. Finalists -- U-M football against Illinois; Wisconsin basketball vs. U-M.
• Men's coach of the year: Winner -- Cael Sanderson, Penn State wrestling. Finalists -- Thad Matta, Ohio State basketball; Matt Painter, Purdue basketball;
• Women's coach of the year: Winner -- Mark Johnson, Wisconsin hockey. Finalists -- Carol Hutchins, U-M softball; Coquese Washington, Penn State basketball.
• Most courageous performance: Winner -- Jon Hoese, Minnesota fullback, who had three touchdowns a week after his father suffered a stroke. Finalists -- Mark Dantonio, MSU football; Elliott Mealer, U-M football.
• Men's team of the year: Winner -- Penn State wrestling. Finalists -- OSU basketball; Wisconsin football.
• Women's team of the year: Winner -- Northwestern lacrosse. Finalists -- Penn State volleyball; Wisconsin hockey.
UNIVERSITY PARK Three Penn State standouts will be inducted into the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Hall of Fame on Friday night. Former Penn State linebackers LaVar Arrington and Aaron Gatten will join current Nittany Lion assistantwrestling coach Troy Letters among the 15 honorees at the Radisson Hotel in Green Tree, near Pittsburgh.The trio join former Nittany Lions Dick Hoak, Suzie McConnell and Brandon Short in the Hall. We ask that you refrain from profanity, hate speech, personal comments, spam, and other remarks that are off point. In order to post comments, you must be a registered user of CentreDaily.com. Your username will show along with the comments you post. Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts.
UNIVERSITY PARK Three Penn State standouts will be inducted into the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Hall of Fame on Friday night.
Former Penn State linebackers LaVar Arrington and Aaron Gatten will join current Nittany Lion assistant
wrestling coach Troy Letters among the 15 honorees at the Radisson Hotel in Green Tree, near Pittsburgh.
The trio join former Nittany Lions Dick Hoak, Suzie McConnell and Brandon Short in the Hall.
AP Photo Penn State football coach Joe Paterno,left, and Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski meet at Penn State in State College, Pa. Monday, June 20, 2011 for the taping of an ESPN show "Difference Makers: Life Lessons with Paterno and Krzyzewski." The show is scheduled to air on ESPN and ESPNU June 30, 2011. BY GENARO C. ARMAS - Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Mike Krzyzewski and Joe Paterno leaned over in their cushy brown leather chairs and talked as if they were old acquaintances even though it was the first time the college coaching greats had spent any significant time together.Combined, they have a remarkable 1,301 victories and six national titles. But Monday's made-for-TV meeting between Duke's Hall of Fame basketball coach and Penn State's Hall of Fame football coach was dominated by exchanges about coaching philosophies, leadership and lighthearted banter - not quarterback controversies or X's and O's."Actually, I think your statue should be bigger," the 64-year-old Krzyzewski joked to laughs in the crowd of more than 800 at a Penn State auditorium for the taping of an ESPN program. Paterno has a statue dedicated to him outside Beaver Stadium.The show "Difference Makers: Life Lessons with Paterno and Krzyzewski" is scheduled to air June 30."Tell me, what is an icon?" the 84-year-old Paterno responded rhetorically when asked by an audience member what it was like to be held in high regard.The rest of his answer was delivered with trademark wit, eliciting howls from attendees."If you mean some good-looking (guy) ... I like it," he exclaimed before striking a brief pose.Organizers said the meeting was two years in the making. Krzyzewski (900 career wins, four national titles) and Paterno (401 wins, two national titles) had lunch at the Nittany Lions' football complex before the primarily invite-only taping.Primarily, the discussion revolved around the similarities between Krzyzewski and Paterno, and how the coaches have built clean, model programs in their respective sports. Both rely heavily on family on the job and to keep them grounded at home. Get the biggest news in your email or cellphone as it's happening. Sign up for breaking news alerts.
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Penn State football coach Joe Paterno,left, and Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski meet at Penn State in State College, Pa. Monday, June 20, 2011 for the taping of an ESPN show "Difference Makers: Life Lessons with Paterno and Krzyzewski." The show is scheduled to air on ESPN and ESPNU June 30, 2011.
BY GENARO C. ARMAS - Associated Press
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Mike Krzyzewski and Joe Paterno leaned over in their cushy brown leather chairs and talked as if they were old acquaintances even though it was the first time the college coaching greats had spent any significant time together.
Combined, they have a remarkable 1,301 victories and six national titles. But Monday's made-for-TV meeting between Duke's Hall of Fame basketball coach and Penn State's Hall of Fame football coach was dominated by exchanges about coaching philosophies, leadership and lighthearted banter - not quarterback controversies or X's and O's.
"Actually, I think your statue should be bigger," the 64-year-old Krzyzewski joked to laughs in the crowd of more than 800 at a Penn State auditorium for the taping of an ESPN program.
Paterno has a statue dedicated to him outside Beaver Stadium.
The show "Difference Makers: Life Lessons with Paterno and Krzyzewski" is scheduled to air June 30.
"Tell me, what is an icon?" the 84-year-old Paterno responded rhetorically when asked by an audience member what it was like to be held in high regard.
The rest of his answer was delivered with trademark wit, eliciting howls from attendees.
"If you mean some good-looking (guy) ... I like it," he exclaimed before striking a brief pose.
Organizers said the meeting was two years in the making. Krzyzewski (900 career wins, four national titles) and Paterno (401 wins, two national titles) had lunch at the Nittany Lions' football complex before the primarily invite-only taping.
Primarily, the discussion revolved around the similarities between Krzyzewski and Paterno, and how the coaches have built clean, model programs in their respective sports. Both rely heavily on family on the job and to keep them grounded at home.
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Posted by Tom FornelliIt seems there is no coach out there who isn't capable of breaking an NCAA rule from time to time as even Joe Paterno, the legendary head coach at Penn State, can find himself running afoul of the NCAA. In a recent interview with ESPN for a show he's doing with Duke's head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, Paterno came clean about a minor violation he's committed recently. Passing by Holuba Hall, where several football players were conducting unsupervised workouts, Paterno stopped to watch for a few minutes without speaking to anyone, he said. Suitably impressed, he returned to his office where he reported to the coaching staff that at least one player had looked good and caught his eye."You know you broke a rule?" someone said, pointing out that coaches aren't permitted to watch players working out before the start of practice in August.Penn State spokesman Jeff Nelson said the university will report the incident to the NCAA."Our compliance office is aware and will relay the circumstances to determine if there was a secondary violation," Nelson said. Bring the hammer down on them! Sanction Penn State back to the Stone Age!Seriously, this isn't a big deal at all, and I highly doubt anything will come of it. Though it does highlight how silly some of the rules the NCAA puts in place. I mean, oh the horror of a football coach watching his players work out. Soon he might say something nefarious like "good job!"
It seems there is no coach out there who isn't capable of breaking an NCAA rule from time to time as even Joe Paterno, the legendary head coach at Penn State, can find himself running afoul of the NCAA. In a recent interview with ESPN for a show he's doing with Duke's head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, Paterno came clean about a minor violation he's committed recently.
Passing by Holuba Hall, where several football players were conducting unsupervised workouts, Paterno stopped to watch for a few minutes without speaking to anyone, he said. Suitably impressed, he returned to his office where he reported to the coaching staff that at least one player had looked good and caught his eye."You know you broke a rule?" someone said, pointing out that coaches aren't permitted to watch players working out before the start of practice in August.Penn State spokesman Jeff Nelson said the university will report the incident to the NCAA."Our compliance office is aware and will relay the circumstances to determine if there was a secondary violation," Nelson said.
"You know you broke a rule?" someone said, pointing out that coaches aren't permitted to watch players working out before the start of practice in August.
Penn State spokesman Jeff Nelson said the university will report the incident to the NCAA.
"Our compliance office is aware and will relay the circumstances to determine if there was a secondary violation," Nelson said.
Bring the hammer down on them! Sanction Penn State back to the Stone Age!
Seriously, this isn't a big deal at all, and I highly doubt anything will come of it. Though it does highlight how silly some of the rules the NCAA puts in place. I mean, oh the horror of a football coach watching his players work out. Soon he might say something nefarious like "good job!"
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State women’s volleyball and men’s wrestling were honored by the Big Ten Conference as the Big Ten’s 2010-11 Women’s and Men’s Teams of the Year this week. The Nittany Lions’ volleyball team made history once again during the 2010 season winning a fourth consecutive national championship with a 3-0 sweep of California on Dec. 18. The squad became the first Division I program to win four NCAA titles in a row. With the six postseason wins, the Nittany Lions have 72 NCAA Tournament wins, which is fourth-best in Division I history, and have won 24 straight postseason matches to set an NCAA Division I volleyball record. The Nittany Lion wrestling team was honored with head coach Cael Sanderson, who was also tabbed as the 2010-11 Big Ten Men's Head Coach of the Year. The Nittany Lion wrestlers were the 2011 Big Ten Champions, claiming the school’s first ever conference title in early March before winning the 2011 NCAA National Championship in March in Philadelphia. Penn State posted a superb 17-1-1 dual meet record which included both the Virginia Duals title and a co-championship at the Southern Scuffle. Penn State set a school record with a 6-1-1 Big Ten dual meet as well. Penn State beat out the Ohio State men’s basketball team and the Wisconsin football team to claim the honor. Sanderson’s Lions rode the strong performance of eight national qualifiers including five All-Americans. SophomoreQuentin Wrightcapped off a historic run by winning the 184- pound crown as the No. 9 seed. Track and field PSU senior earns academic honor UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State seniorRyan Foster was named to the Capital One Academic All-America Track and Field/Cross Country Team, announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Tuesday. Foster recently wrapped up his Nittany Lions career with four Big Ten titles and three NCAA All-America finishes. Foster is scheduled to graduate with a degree in economics this summer. Women’s ice hockey PSU adds to staff UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State women’s hockey head coach Josh Brandwene has announced that Maurice Stroemel and Gina Kearns have joined the Penn State coaching staff. Stroemel, who was most recently the coach of Penn State’s club team the Lady Icers, has been named associate head coach. A former standout player at Boston University, Kearns comes to Penn State from Neumann University, and will be an assistant coach . A Norwood native, Kearns comes as the former assistant coach of the Neumann University, where she coached for two seasons. A 2009 graduate of Boston University, Kearns majored in health and rehabilitation sciences and shined as a student-athlete. Athletics Freshman tickets on sale Thursday UNIVERSITY PARK — Freshman student tickets for the Penn State football and basketball seasons will go on sale Thursday from 8 p.m. until midnight, or until the allotment is exhausted, the university released. A complete set of instructions and the daily schedule are posted at Student Central on gopsusports.com. Students should thoroughly review all sale instructions before their assigned ticket sale date. Pre-registration is not required, but once the specific class allocation is gone, a “sold out” message will appear on the site. We ask that you refrain from profanity, hate speech, personal comments, spam, and other remarks that are off point. In order to post comments, you must be a registered user of CentreDaily.com. Your username will show along with the comments you post. Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts.
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State women’s volleyball and men’s wrestling were honored by the Big Ten Conference as the Big Ten’s 2010-11 Women’s and Men’s Teams of the Year this week.
The Nittany Lions’ volleyball team made history once again during the 2010 season winning a fourth consecutive national championship with a 3-0 sweep of California on Dec. 18. The squad became the first Division I program to win four NCAA titles in a row. With the six postseason wins, the Nittany Lions have 72 NCAA Tournament wins, which is fourth-best in Division I history, and have won 24 straight postseason matches to set an NCAA Division I volleyball record. The Nittany Lion
wrestling team was honored with head coach Cael Sanderson, who was also tabbed as the 2010-11 Big Ten Men's Head Coach of the Year.
The Nittany Lion wrestlers were the 2011 Big Ten Champions, claiming the school’s first ever conference title in early March before winning the 2011 NCAA National Championship in March in Philadelphia. Penn State posted a superb 17-1-1 dual meet record which included both the Virginia Duals title and a co-championship at the Southern Scuffle. Penn State set a school record with a 6-1-1 Big Ten dual meet as well. Penn State beat out the Ohio State men’s basketball team and the Wisconsin football team to claim the honor.
Sanderson’s Lions rode the strong performance of eight national qualifiers including five All-Americans. SophomoreQuentin Wrightcapped off a historic run by winning the 184- pound crown as the No. 9 seed.
Track and field
PSU senior earns academic honor
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State seniorRyan Foster was named to the Capital One Academic All-America Track and Field/Cross Country Team, announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Tuesday. Foster recently wrapped up his Nittany Lions career with four Big Ten titles and three NCAA All-America finishes.
Foster is scheduled to graduate with a degree in economics this summer.
Women’s ice hockey
PSU adds to staff
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State women’s hockey head coach Josh Brandwene has announced that Maurice Stroemel and Gina Kearns have joined the Penn State coaching staff.
Stroemel, who was most recently the coach of Penn State’s club team the Lady Icers, has been named associate head coach. A former standout player at Boston University, Kearns comes to Penn State from Neumann University, and will be an assistant coach .
A Norwood native, Kearns comes as the former assistant coach of the Neumann University, where she coached for two seasons. A 2009 graduate of Boston University, Kearns majored in health and rehabilitation sciences and shined as a student-athlete.
Athletics
Freshman tickets on sale Thursday
UNIVERSITY PARK — Freshman student tickets for the Penn State football and basketball seasons will go on sale Thursday from 8 p.m. until midnight, or until the allotment is exhausted, the university released.
A complete set of instructions and the daily schedule are posted at Student Central on
gopsusports.com. Students should thoroughly review all sale instructions before their assigned ticket sale date. Pre-registration is not required, but once the specific class allocation is gone, a “sold out” message will appear on the site.
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