Ralph D'Andrea really didn't want to pick against his beloved Penn State Nittany Lions.

Monday Morning Quarterback blogger Steve Smith is over the Iowa loss and has posted a heartfelt thanks to the Penn State team and Coach Joe Paterno for a to-date 10-1 season.

In search of a perfect holiday gift for the Penn Stater on your list?

If you’re anything like an old sportswriter, when you got your handy, dandy pocket schedule for Penn State football this season, this is the first week you drew a circle around an opponent — October 11 at Wisconsin.

Three weeks ago, Penn State looked eight spots up in the national rankings and saw 3-0 Wisconsin sitting at No. 8. Today, the No. 6 Nittany Lions have just five teams above them, while the Badgers have fallen out of the Top 25.

How is he always there?

WASHINGTON — Alabama’s nationally televised rout of Georgia between the hedges in Athens last weekend earned the Crimson Tide the No. 1 spot among college football fans in the weekly Ipsos Fan First Poll. Penn State, a winner over Illinois, ranked third in the fan poll, up from their sixth ranking in the traditional polls. The Nittany Lions play Purdue Saturday at noon in West Lafayette, Ind.

Watch the pass the whole way through. Look at where the feet are pointing, watch the lower body drive as the shoulder and arm come forward, watch the arm continue on line after the pass is gone, the wrist fold into a full finish.

ESPN's Lee Corso talked up the Nittany Lions on "College Gameday" today, saying they'll win big against Illinois and vault to No. 7 in the country.

You may have heard all the Penn State fights songs. You may have heard them hundreds of times and even know all the words — but you haven’t heard them like this.

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Over the years, Paul Frankhouser’s blue wig and Penn State Hummer have made him an icon around Beaver Stadium.

State College native Fred Lynn maintains extensive files of his involvement with and passion for Penn State, which began more than 40 years ago.

Many alumni display their Penn State pride with a bumper sticker or car seat covers, but those accessories were just the beginning for Steve and Judy McClaskey.

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Our 20-page special section, "This is Penn State," offers what you need to know about the university along with a schedule of county events and more.

Gavin Keirans writes the Student President blog and he gives Web readers a preview of his address to Penn State freshmen, who will move in this weekend.

UNIVERSITY PARK — The snack scientists and teachers got to munch on Wednesday in a Penn State lab was crisp and refreshing, despite being a bit out of date — 45,000 years old.

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AUSTIN, Texas — Penn State coach Joe Paterno shrugged off a medical scare and said Friday that he feels fine after going to the hospital this week to be treated for dehydration.