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 ...

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

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

Joe Paterno , the former Penn State football coach who was among the most admired figures in the annals of collegiate sports but whose reputation was shattered in the wake of a child abuse scandal involving one of his longtime assistants, died Jan. 22. He was 85. Read full article >>

Crediting him with building not just better athletes but better men, former Penn State football stars and others paid tribute to Joe Paterno in a huge campus memorial service yesterday in State College, Pa., that exposed a strong undercurrent of anger over his firing.

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

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

These are the five best NFL RB's who played for Joe Paterno at Penn State. One of the RB's is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Amazingly, two of these great Penn State RB's played for the Nittany Lions over the same years.

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

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