The following Penn State football recruiting National Signing Day primer is provided by Jeff Junstrom of Black Shoe Diaries , SB Nation's excellent Penn State blog: Only three days left in the Class of 2012 recruiting period, which culminates on February 1 with National Letter of Intent Day, commonly referred to as Signing Day, the first day that high school seniors can officially state their ...

IT APPEARS that Bill O'Brien has at least one thing in common with his predecessor as Penn State's head football coach.

IT APPEARS that Bill O'Brien has at least one thing in common with his predecessor as Penn State's head football coach.

When the dust from national signing day finally settles, the talk surrounding Penn State football will be about the kids the Nittany Lions didn't sign, rather than those they did.

Penn State's new football coach is exactly like Joe Paterno in that he has no time for recruiting gurus and their rankings. "I could care less about rankings," Bill O'Brien said in a teleconference with media Wednesday. "I care about getting players that are the right fit for Penn State." Referring ...

The bulk of Bill O'Brien's first coaching staff became official Thursday, when Penn State announced the addition of six assistant coaches to the 2012 staff.Penn State confirmed much of what was reported earlier this week by Times-Shamrock, naming Larry

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- The final tie between Penn State football and the Paterno family has been severed.

STATE COLLEGE -- The final tie between Penn State football and the Paterno family has been severed. Quarterbacks coach Jay Paterno announced he was leaving the program after spending 17 years as an assistant under his father, Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno.

Bill O'Brien is behind the eight-ball in the recruiting world this offseason. O'Brien has to deal with the repercussions of the upheaval surrounding Penn State's program this season. He also must split his focus for two more weeks while the New England Patriots prepare for their Super Bowl matchup with the New York Giants. Penn State currently has 19 commitments. They are hoping to get through ...

The final tie between Penn State football and the Paterno family has been severed.