HeyJaredBen Jones on Penn State
Big picture coverage of Penn State athletics, focusing on football and men's basketball with additional insight regarding facilities, financials and more from a seasoned veteran of the Penn State beat.
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Five Quick Thoughts: Wisconsin (opens the original)
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Well, well, well…Overall: I kept watching this game thinking about some of the teams Penn State had in 2006 and 2007. They were fine. Won nine games, played pretty good defense and played just good enough offense to win more often than not.But those teams were also flawed. There was never really a genuine expectation these teams were going to get to the next level. They ran the ball a bunch, had spotty quarterback play and didn’t really overwhelm you. They were quintessentially average.This game
Friday Odds And Ends (opens the original)
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It’s just about time for some actual football of consequence. While I live a very happy life in Minnesota I do miss the feeling for Friday afternoons in State College in September in particular. Optimism is high, it’s not so damn cold [although let me tell you about cold] and the vibes are just genuinely good. Enjoy those moments.Injury Talk:One of the … Read more
Koby Howard to miss “extended period of time” (opens the original)
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Rising star receiver Koby Howard will miss an extended period of time due to an unspecified injury, head coach Matt Campbell announced on Wednesday. Campbell had previously stated on Tuesday that Howard was simply ‘dinged up’ following his 70-yard touchdown against Buffalo. That play can be seen above. Howard does not appear to suffer any major injury, while entirely speculation, hamstring pulls, and some tears can often take multiple weeks to recover from.“I think right now we probably don’t kn
All-22: Buffalo (opens the original)
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This week’s All-22 is mostly about the guys who set blocks that help make big plays happen. You’ll also notice that there’s no Penn State defensive All-22 this week. It’s just a ton of Buffalo incompletions and short yardage gain. Nobody needs to see that twice.Penn State offense vs Buffalo: Read more
Five Quick Thoughts: Buffalo (opens the original)
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Penn State rolled into this week with an understanding that certain issues and weaknesses needed to be addressed. While fans might like to see the Nittany Lions roll through every team the first few weeks of the year without so much as breaking a sweat, the out-of-conference schedule is as much about finding out your weaknesses and correcting them, as it is anything else.A 55-13 win over Buffalo on Saturday wrote the final pages of the pre-Big Ten play chapter. Here are five thoughts.Boxes Check
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