‘Here he comes to save the day!’

Photo illustration by Brandon Ocegueda / The CollegianFresno State band plays theme songs for the Bulldogs’ heroesCollege football is based on tradition. At Penn State, every one of the 105,000 fans in attendance wears white shirts proudly. Florida State is known for a tomahawk chop and USC has Tommy Trojan and his stallion, “Traveler.”Fresno State’s marching band is trying to begin a tradition, and it seems to be catching on at football games. It started with a former Fresno State tailback an

Penn State’s Cross-Like T-Shirt Draws Complaints

The back of Penn State’s Cross-like t-shirt says, “Don’t be intimidated, it’s just me and 110,000 of my friends”. It may as well say, “Don’t be intimidated, it’s just the symbol of forgiveness and eternal life”. The Penn State’s cross-like t-shirt design has drawn complaints by folks saying that the design looks like the Christian Cross. So what? What if it does look like a cross? The “white out” t-shirt is for students and fans to wear at Penn State home football games,

The Quad Countdown: No. 10 Penn State

Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesEvan Royster rushed for 1,236 yards and 12 touchdowns last season. Location: University Park, Pa.Nickname: Nittany Lions.2008 Countdown ranking: No. 18.What I said in last year’s preview:Over all, I see P.S.U. finishing 9-3, though the potential for great play – if the quarterback situation can resolve itself – could absolutely lead the Nittany Lions to double-digit wins and a shot at Ohio State for the Big Ten crown. With all the talk about Paterno’s retirement and t

Well…It’s Almost College Football Season

Ah yes…what a wonderful time of year. My baseball team is the baseball version of a smoldering wasteland and I’m neck deep in golfy goodness but there’s still something missing. And that something is college football madness, the kind of madness that instinctively pops up once the calendar turns to Smarch July. This year, I’m not crazy excited, just regular excited. I know my Buckeyes will roll through the Big Ten because the only other team worth a shit, Penn State, couldn’t be fraudier

I Predict Shorter Tailgate Parties and Slower Filling Student Sections

Penn State has announced three kickoff times for the 2009 season. If you are a fan of early football games, then you will be happy. The Nittany Lions will kick off their first three non-conference games at noon against Akron, Syracuse, and Temple. Here is an updated schedule with all announced times and television coverage to date; September 5 AKRON 12:00 pm Big Ten Network September 12 SYRACUSE 12:00 pm BTN September 19 TEMPLE 12:00 pm BTN Sept