• Archive for 2012

    PSU players take speech to heart

    Bill O’Brien has tried to break up the dog days of his first Penn State training camp with team-bonding activities such as bowling, paintball, a cookout and a movie night. O’Brien also has brought in several guest speakers, none of whom has impressed his players as much as a man who talked to them last [...]

    Players made available Thursday, Aug. 23

    Sept. 1 can’t come soon enough. Penn State’s players are sick of talk about sanctions and the NCAA. Their message is clear, and it’s that they just want to play football now. Stephon Morris Morris said freshmen like DaQuan Davis and Jordan Lucas are ready to play right away because they put in the work [...]

    Notes from Bill O’Brien before practice Aug. 21

    Bill O’Brien addressed the media briefly Tuesday afternoon before practice and said quarterback Matt McGloin has a ‘real good grasp on the operation,’ referring to the progress made by the offense this month. Here are other notes from practice. O’Brien said Derek Day is the No. 2 running back right now behind Bill Belton, ahead [...]