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.

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 ...

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 Class of 2012 is set. The new staff is mostly in place. Now comes the time to figure out what the 2012 Penn State Nittany Lions will look like. Bill O'Brien walked in to his office for the first time on Tuesday , or at least for the first time with no other responsibilities outside of State College. He admits that he has a lot of work to do in taking over a football program for the ...

The Mid-American Conference school Buffalo is the final addition to the 2013 nonconference schedule, with the Bulls getting a $1 million fee from Ohio State for the game.

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 ...

The Penn State mens basketball team will hit the hardwood on Saturday for its "Band Together" event as part of Coaches vs Cancer.

This year marks the 40th and final season the Penn State Nittany Lion Icers will exist as a club team. Next season they will move into Division I competition before joining the newly created Big Ten conference in 2013-14.

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 ...