It’s football time again, after months of no games and then a month of meaningless exhibition games in the NFL, college football is back. These games are real and they count. In the Philadelphia region, the season kicks off on Friday night with the Temple Owls hosting Army at Lincoln Financial Field. You might have […]
By Tim Blasco
Frank Sinatra sings one of my favorite song “Here’s to the Losers.” Every year I grab Phil Steele’s College Football Preview and flip through so many articles it makes my head spin. There’s strength of schedule, top prospects for the draft, and even those “dark horse teams.” I played on a small football team in High School and we played our hearts out but never won anything. I eventually flip to the power rankings and look at the teams in last place.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; August 29, 2016 – Former Penn State standout Derrick Williams is joining the Penn State Sports Network broadcast team as a sideline reporter. Williams joins the Voice of the Nittany Lions, Steve Jones, and Penn State “Linebacker U.” legend Jack Ham on all broadcasts this season.
Philadelphia Advances to American Conference Championship on August 14 ALLENTOWN— The Philadelphia Soul (14-3, 1-0) defeated the Tampa Bay Storm (2-15, 0-1), with the score 63-41 in front of 5,540 fans at the PPL Center in Allentown, PA on Sunday night. With this victory, the Soul have moved on to the American Conference Championship game. […]
High School football camps are opening this week all across South Jersey and the expectations are starting to brew. Behind every high school, on the field, thousands of young teens will endure two grueling weeks of torture they will hate but never forget. All will have visions of glory, winning and championship trophies. Here is […]
Certainly Eli Apple’s upbringing and overall maturity was certainly attractive enough for Big Blue to pick him at a spot that many observers thought was a little early for the 6-foot-1, 198-pounder.
Teams today are so concerned about character and stability that when a talented player like Apple who has grasped the right values and common sense, you take him. The Giants did that with Apple
Barney is eighth member of the 2015 Penn State squad to be drafted or signed UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 6, 2016 – Penn State defensive tackle Tarow Barney (Bainbridge, Ga.) has signed a National Football League undrafted free agent contract with the New York Jets. Barney is the eighth player of the 2015 Penn State […]
Johnson (Tennessee) and Hackenberg (New York Jets) picked in second round; Nassib (Cleveland) selected in third round UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., April 29, 2016 – A trio of Penn State Nittany Lions were selected in the second night of the 2016 NFL Draft Friday night. The Tennessee Titans selected defensive tackle Austin Johnson (Galloway, N.J.) with the […]
BY ROCK HOFFMAN AND AL THOMPSON A college football player who wants to continue his career in the NFL would be elated to go any team and Temple offensive lineman Kyle Friend is no different. “Seventh round or free agency, that’s what I’ve heard,” Friend said when asked if he had an idea where he […]
“We Are” Women’s Football Clinic gives ladies a behind the scenes look at the Penn State program and the game of football UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; April 20, 2016 – Penn State football hosts the “We Are” Women’s Football Clinic on Friday, May 20 from 5:30 p.m. until approximately 9:30 p.m. The Penn State Women’s Football […]
