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PSU Gets Another

2008-07-05T18:10:00.001-04:00

Christian Kuntz made his college choice yesterday when he selected Penn State over Connecticut and others. Kuntz plays WR for Trinity HS. Christian is the first true WR Penn State has pulled in this year.

BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - Kuntz makes his choice

And Another - Dukes is In

2008-07-02T15:00:00.001-04:00

Adam Gress got the day started and Curtis Dukes kept it going. Dukes is a 3 star RB from Indian River (NY). He chose PSU over Pitt, Syracuse, Temple, Buffalo and Villanova. Dukes has had Penn State as his leader for some time now, but just today decided to pull the trigger. Dukes is a "BIG" back already at 6'2" 225lbs.

BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - Lions put up its Dukes

Lucky #13

2008-07-02T11:37:00.001-04:00

West Mifflin offensive tackle, Adam Gress, just committed to the Nittany Lions. Adam chose PSU over West Virginia and Michigan as well as others. He is listed as a 3 star OT on both rivals and scout.

BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - Penn State picks up lucky No. 13

Big 10 2011-12 Schedule Released

2008-06-16T17:36:00.001-04:00

And Michigan is off the schedule again. I included 2010 as a refresher...

2010
Sept. 4 Youngstown State
Sept. 11 at Alabama
Sept. 18 Kent State
Sept. 25 Temple
Oct. 2 at Iowa
Oct. 9 Illinois
Oct. 16 OPEN
Oct. 23 at Minnesota
Oct. 30 Michigan
Nov. 6 Northwestern
Nov. 13 at Ohio State
Nov. 20 at Indiana
Nov. 27 Michigan State

2011
Sept. 3 TBA
Sept. 10 Alabama
Sept. 17 at Temple
Sept. 24 TBA
Oct. 1 at Illinois
Oct. 8 Ohio State
Oct. 15 Iowa
Oct. 22 at Northwestern
Oct. 29 Purdue
Nov. 5 OPEN
Nov. 12 Wisconsin
Nov. 19 at Minnesota
Nov. 26 at Michigan State

2012
Sept. 1 TBA
Sept. 8 at Virginia
Sept. 15 Temple
Sept. 22 TBA
Sept. 29 Illinois
Oct. 6 at Ohio State
Oct. 13 at Iowa
Oct. 20 Northwestern
Oct. 27 at Purdue
Nov. 3 OPEN
Nov. 10 at Wisconsin
Nov. 17 Minnesota
Nov. 24 Michigan State

First QB Commit?

2008-06-11T08:10:00.001-04:00

Curtis Drake, of Philadelphia, has scheduled a press conference for tomorrow (Thursaday) to announce his college choice. All signs point to PSU in this one as he has visited 4 times with the latest being this this week. Drake is a dual-threat QB, but is most likely coming in as an athelete which will start at QB, but may change to WR depending on they way he fits best.

Philadelphia Inquire is reporting it is a done deal...

Curtis Drake - Football Recruiting

Syracuse Time Announced

2008-06-03T20:03:00.000-04:00

The PSU vs. Syracuse gametime has been decided. The game will appear on ABC at 3:30 PM EST.

BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - Syracuse kick set for 3:30 on ABC

And More MD Verbals

2008-05-28T09:51:00.001-04:00

Just as soon as I write the last article, another Maryland native selects PSU for the next 4 years to play football. Brandon Felder is a very quick WR and chose PSU over Syracuse, Maryland and Boston College last evening. Saying Felder is fast is not giving him enough credit. His times are very close to elite even with being 6' 3".

Scout.com: Felder Latest to Pick Penn State

Tune Up the Maryland Bus

2008-05-27T17:46:00.001-04:00

Penn State recruited heavy in Maryland 2 years ago when they landed a top 5 recruiting class. They are heading back south again this year with half the class (5 of 10) so far coming from Maryland.

This past weekend, Stephon Morris ended his recruiting with a verbal commitment to PSU. He becomes the 5th defensive back (3 CB's and 2 Safeties) in the class. Morris will not stay un-rated for long as he will have people reviewing him shortly I am sure. He had plenty of offers choosing PSU over Illinios, Louisville and Rutgers.

Today Sean Stanley told Coach Johnson he would like to attend Penn State. This verbal sort of came out of nowhere as Stanley was not anticipated to commit anywhere at this time. Sean is a 4 star DE according to both scout and rivals.com. A very good get for Penn State especially considering the depth at the defensive line right now.

Sean Stanley - Football Recruiting

Offensive Line Recruing Looking Good

2008-05-15T15:25:00.000-04:00

Right after Eric Shrive shocked the world, Penn State has pulled in another verbal committment on the offensive line; this time from the guard position.

Frank Figueroa, Thomas Edison High School in Alexandria (VA), committed to Penn State. The school sent video of Frank to Penn State in January and he received a scholarship offer while at the junior day last weekend. Frank has flown under the radar until recently with PSU being his only offer at the the time. Just today, William & Mary offered as well as North Carolina. Last week, Syracuse, Michigan State, Virginia and Temple were all in to visit him.

At 6' 4", 282 pounds, he has the frame to play guard at the next level.

BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - Lions land another

HOLY COW!!!

2008-05-15T15:08:00.000-04:00

Eric Shrive, OT from West Scranton (PA), successfully fooled everyone in the recruiting scene that is anyone including many fans that have followed his recruitment. Today, Shrive, the 5* #3 ranked OT in the nation, called Joe Paterno to tell him he wanted to be a Nittany Lion. Everyone thought he was a definite to Notre Dame with a slight chance of Illinois, but he decided to stay in State. He was Notre Dame fan growing up, but he said the relationships he built with the Penn State staff was too much for anyone else to overcome.

This is probably the best news PSU football recruiting could have received in a while: keeping the top OT in state during a year of major need.

BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - Shrive makes decision

Huge Weekend

2008-05-12T10:14:00.000-04:00

This past weekend the Nike camp visited Happy Valley. With it, many prized recruits were on campus as well. It was projected to have the biggest turnout of any Nike camp on the tour. Not only was it a great turnout, but a great weekend for PSU football.

It doesn't get any better than when a Ohio State commit changes his mind to come play for the Nittany Lions. Cornerback, Darrell Givens did just that to give Penn State their first top 100 commit on the year.

That was not it... Cornerback Stephen Obeng-Agyapong also committed to Penn State as well as Derrick Thomas. That gives PSU 3 cornerbacks in as many days. Talk about recruiting need as there is a chance A.J. Wallace would jump if he has a season like he is able to have. Slight chance, but nonetheless, a chance. With both Davis and Sargeant being seniors this year, there is a lot of room on the roster for that position.

Darrell Givens

Scout.com: PSU's Big Weekend Wrap

National Champions

2008-05-05T09:58:00.000-04:00

The men's volleyball team defeated Ohio State and then Pepperdine this weekend to grab the national championship. This is PSU's second volleyball championship all time.

The women's team won the national championship last fall which makes this only the second time a school has won both in the same year (Stanford, 1996/7).

BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - National Champs!

Make that 3

2008-04-30T18:17:00.000-04:00

Today, highly wanted offensive tackle, Mark Arcidiacono from St. Joseph's Prep (PA) committed to Penn State. He chose PSU over Florida and Notre Dame as well as many others. Mark is 6' 4" and 290 pounds and is anticipated to come in at offensive tackle. He said closeness and PSU being his child favorite caused pushed him into his decision.

BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - Arcidiacono makes the call

2nd Commit

2008-04-30T10:59:00.000-04:00

The Penn State football team picked up its second verbal commitment of the year with Malcolm Willis from Maryland. Malcolm is a CB for Indian Head, Lackey. With the departures of many corners this and next year, PSU is in a big need players of Willis's stature.

Willis is the second commitment of the year following Ty Howle who committed earlier in the year.

Malcolm Willis

Malcolm Willis - Football Recruiting

Scott's Charges Dropped

2008-04-19T14:44:00.000-04:00

The rape charges against Austin Scott were dropped yesterday (Friday). He also already announced he will sue the law enforcement officials as well as the accuser.

Charges dropped in Austin Scott rape case -- themorningcall.com

Several PSU Gametimes Announced

2008-04-17T08:32:00.000-04:00

Date	Opponent	Time	Network
8/30	Coastal Carolina
9/6	Oregon State
9/13	@ Syracuse
9/20	Temple
9/27	Illinois	8	ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
10/4	@ Purdue
10/11	@ Wisconsin	8	ESPN/ESPN2
10/18	Michigan	4:30	ESPN/ESPN2
10/25	@ Ohio State	8	ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
11/8	@ Iowa
11/15	Indiana
11/22	Michigan State

Football - Penn State University Official Athletic Site

Blue White Game Coverage

2008-04-09T10:23:00.000-04:00

The Big 10 will be doing a show Blue White weekend that shows parts of each Big 10 spring game being played that day. If you want to watch the full game, surf to www.bigtennetwork.com and watch the live stream.

Big Ten Network to Air Spring Football Showcase, Presented by Jimmy John’s - Big Ten Network

Paterno in Action

2008-04-01T12:12:00.001-04:00

For those people that say "Paterno is just a figurehead".

Brown & McBride Transfer

2008-03-28T13:27:00.000-04:00

As expected, Dontey Brown officially transfered. Both him and Travis McBride transfered to California University (PA). McBride had academic issues from the beginning and has not been with the team for some time now. Dontey was expected to transfer for his senior season as he was in the two deep at best with lots of youth around him.

Good luck to both of them.

Dontey Brown

Travis McBride

O-R Online

Commit #1

2008-03-25T11:14:00.001-04:00

Penn State got on the commitment board this week with Ty Howle of North Carolina. Ty will play center at Penn State. His other offers currently are Navy and East Carolina. He was selected as first team at the conference and state (North Carolina) level last year as a Junior.

Howle is Penn States first commitment of the year.

BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - Lions get on the board with commitment No. 1

New Numbers/Positions

2008-03-20T17:00:00.004-04:00

There have been several position and number changes. Below are those changes as of today.

Player	Position
Tyler Ahrenhold	DB
Brent Carter	Safety
Kevin Cousins	DB
Ryan Gmerek	RB
Tom Golarz	FB
Cedric Jeffries	LB
Tyrell Sales	DE

Player	Number
Tom Golarz	39
Stephfon Green	21
Dan Lawlor	33
Chimaeze Okoli	92
A.J. Wallace	1
Knowledge Timmons	4

Nothing Unexpected

2008-03-19T12:16:00.000-04:00

Pryor to OSU...

BlueWhiteIllustrated.com - Pryor picks Ohio State

When Will it Stop?

2008-03-19T10:44:00.000-04:00

Tyrell Sales was apparently arrested over the weekend during a St. Patrick's Day celebration. Sales is at least 22, so we wont see any under age charges, but instead disorderly conduct and trespassing.

Penn State player arrested - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Beaver Stadium - Largest in the Country

2008-03-17T15:21:00.000-04:00

That is right. Beaver Stadium will be the largest football stadium in the country this coming year thanks to the remodeling project occurring on the Big House. Michigan's stadium is adding luxury boxes as well as mandated to add more handicap accessible seating. This will make Beaver Stadium the largest football stadium in the country until at least 2010.

107,501: The capacity of the Big House up until the 2007 football season.
106,201: The capacity of the Big House for the next two football seasons.
107,282: The size of Beaver Stadium at Penn State University. Currently the second-largest football stadium in the country, it will overtake the Big House until at least 2010.

Michigan Stadium lawsuit settled - U Administration

Quarless suspended... Again

2008-03-05T12:08:00.000-05:00

When will he ever learn. He is a potential All American at his position and is letting it all go to waste...

Penn State's Quarless suspended indefinitely - The Sports Blog with The Patriot-News