Penn State basketball hoping to add Georgia Tech transfer

Georgia Tech basketball player Brian Oliver has decided to transfer rather than play for first-year coach Brian Gregory.

Oliver, who is from Delaware, also cited a desire to be closer to home. We're pretty sure State College is closer to Delaware than is Atlanta!

Penn State an early home underdog against Alabama, Nebraska

In what has become an annual tradition, the Race & Sports Book at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas has released lines on more than 100 high-profile college football games for the 2011 season.

If the pros are right, it's going to be a challenging season for Penn State...

How I spent my summer vacation: Penn State running back Silas Redd

Penn State linebacker Khairi Fortt and running back Silas Redd (right, scoring first career touchdown vs. Northwestern last November) work out at Bluestreak Sports Training when they are home in Stamford, Connecticut.

Pat Chambers introduced as Penn State Men's Basketball coach

Penn State had to scramble when Ed DeChellis unexpectedly resigned as Men's Basketball coach two weeks ago.

It appears Tim Curley made a good hire in Boston University coach and Philadelphia native Pat Chambers...

Josh Brandwene named Penn State Women's Hockey coach

In late April we reported on Penn State hiring Guy Gadowsky as head coach of the Men's Hockey team.

Now Penn State has a coach for the distaff hockey program...

Penn State women finish second in USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championships

Last month Army knocked off defending Champion Penn State, 32-29, to win the USA Rugby 2011 Women's Division I National Championship. This was the 15 players-per-side version of the game.

Yesterday the two schools had a rematch in Sevens, unfortunately with a similar result...

Penn State women advance to USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship Match

The Penn State women have reached the Championship match at the USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championships near Philadelphia.

Penn State competing in USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championships this weekend

Rugby has traditionally been a 15-man game, but that changed dramatically in 2009 when a 7-man version (imaginatively named "Sevens") was approved for the 2016 Olympics.

The likely core of Team USA's 2016 squad will be on display this weekend at the USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championships...

Penn State QB coach Jay Paterno says college athletes getting a good deal

The news out of Columbus has rocked the Big Ten and the entire college football world. Many in Buckeye Nation are in deep denial, saying this sort of corruption happens at every major program.

Others are making the case that athletes are being exploited, but Penn State quarterbacks coach Jay Paterno took a different tact in a terrific column on StateCollege.com...