• Archive for 2012

    Redd sets out to be great

     Silas Redd rushed for 1,241 yards last year and was named to the All-Big Ten second team. Redd, though, wants to be better than he was during his breakout season for Penn State. He’s spending extra time in the weight room to become stronger and faster and extra time on the practice field trying to [...]

    Updates from PSU coach Bill O’Brien

    Quick hitters from today’s Penn State football media availability with coach Bill O’Brien: Injury report Wide receiver Devon Smith (sprained foot) will miss the rest of spring practice. Linebacker Khairi Fortt (sprained knee) will be re-evaulated before he can play in the Blue-White Game April 21 at Beaver Stadium. Cornerback Curtis Drake has a minor shin injury that [...]

    O’Brien’s blunt about Penn State quarterbacks

    Bill O’Brien and the Penn State players have been choosing their words carefully when they’ve been asked about the quarterback competition. They’ve tried hard to be vague and evasive, not wanting to favor any of the three quarterbacks contending to be the No. 1 guy. O’Brien, however, was blunt Wednesday in his collective assessment of [...]