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A former All-American and an anchor on Penn State teams that went undefeated in 1968-69, Steve Smear qualifies as an authority on greatness. And that is what the former Nittany Lions defensive lineman saw as he watched the 2012 team win eight of 12 games while overcoming the kind of adversity that would have made [...]

UNIVERSITY PARK — Outside linebacker Gerald Hodges wiped his eyes. Defensive tackle Jordan Hill nodded his head and softly pounded his chest. Neither player will soon be forgotten. Each is also part of a group that has been immortalized by Penn State. Penn State honored the team that plays its final game today at Beaver [...]

It looked like a worst-case scenario when Michael Mauti had to be carted off the Beaver Stadium field with a left knee injury last Saturday. It appears to be just that even though coach Bill O’Brien declined to talk about the extent of Mauti’s injury Tuesday out of respect for the senior outside linebacker and [...]

If Bill O’Brien left Penn State after this season it would have Donovan Smith-sized ramifications on the football program. It is not inconceivable that Penn State would experience a fall as precipitous as SMU did after the NCAA gave the latter the death penalty in the 1980s – and that it might take as long [...]