Penn State schedules three football games with Syracuse

We've been hearing rumors about a 2013 game at New Meadowlands Stadium and it has finally come to fruition...

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We were hoping for a "name" opponent (a tilt with Texas was rumored), but instead it will be a familiar Eastern foe, Syracuse. (At least it's not Indiana State, which will become Penn State's weakest opponent ever next September.)

Penn State is also putting the finishing touches on a home-and-home series with the Orange in 2020 and 2021.

Speaking of (burnt) orange, the word in State College is that Penn State is in discussions for a home-and-home series with Texas.
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New verbal for Penn State Women's Volleyball

Russ Rose keeps pulling 'em in...

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According to the Newark Star-Ledger, middle hitter Aiyana Whitney, a rising senior who was named First Team All-New Jersey last season, has verbally committed to the Nittany Lions for the class of 2011.

Whitney, who had 279 kills, a .479 kill percentage, and 55 blocks last season, chose Penn State over Florida, Oregon, and two Big Ten schools, Ohio State and Nebraska. (We're still getting used to the thought of Husker Nation in the Big Ten!)

The Star-Ledger says Aiyana is 6-foot-1, but she is listed at an improbable 6-5, 135 on the USA Volleyball Web site.

The happiest moment of Aiyana's life occurred last year “when I found out that I made my first USA development camp and that I would be going to Colorado Springs that summer!”

Whitney has an impressive athletic pedigree. Her uncle, Ubusuku Abukusumo, played in the Major Soccer League for the Columbus Crew from 1997 to 2000. Another uncle, Mochtar Abukusumo, earned All-American honors as high school soccer player in New Mexico.

Aiyana's favorite book is The Secret Garden and her favorite musician is Beyonce.

Welcome Aiyana Whitney, we look forward to seeing you in Blue & White!
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Tough year for Louisiana: Cap One Bowl loss to Penn State, then an oil spill

It's been a bad year for the state of Louisiana.

2010 started with Penn State beating LSU in a muddy Capital One Bowl.

Now Louisiana has a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Not to worry, BP has their sharpest minds on the job...

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Nebraska football vs. the Big Ten and Penn State

Nebraska will join the Big Ten tomorrow.

How competitive will the Husker football team be in their new conference? Let's take a look at the historical record...

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Between 1920 and 2009, Nebraska's record against Big Ten teams is 54-43-4, a win percentage of .615. (This is only games against teams in the Big Ten at the time of the game. For instance, it doesn't include the pre-1993 Penn State-Nebraska games.)

The breakdown is as follows...

• Home: 30-16-2 (.646)
• Road: 21-26-2 (.449)
• Neutral: 3-1-0 (.750)
• Fiesta Bowl: 0-1 (Lost to Michigan in 1986)
• Alamo Bowl: 3-0 (Victories against Northwestern, Michigan, and Michigan State between 2000 and 2005)

Against the "modern" Big Ten (that is, since 1993), Nebraska is 8-1, with the only blemish being the 40-7 woodshed beating at Beaver Stadium in 2002.

Now let's look at Penn State's record against Nebraska...

• State College: Penn State leads 5-1
• Lincoln: Nebraska leads 4-2
• Giants Stadium (1983 Kickoff Classic, final score): Nebraska 44 Penn State 6

Overall Penn State leads the series 7-6.

Amazingly, these two national powers have never met in a bowl game...and now they likely never will.
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Nebraska follows Penn State to Big Ten

Twenty years after Penn State accepted an invitation from the Big Ten, Nebraska will do the same...

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A source close to the Nebraska program told ESPN's Chris Mortensen that athletic director Tom Osborne informed athletic staff members within the past 24 hours that the Cornhuskers were going to make the move to the Big Ten conference.

A source close to the Nebraska Board of Regents told Orangebloods.com the regents met informally Wednesday and have agreed to move to the Big Ten and that a formal announcement Nebraska is leaving will come Friday.

We have not been able to confirm rumors out of State College that Nebraska will be forced to share its 1994 football National Championship with Penn State as part of their requirements for admission to the Big Ten.

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