Still Life
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Children explore career options at University Park
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
The Big Ten Conference posted four impressive bowl victories during the 2009-10 post-season and the Big Ten Network will breakdown the games during its Big Ten Football Bowl Wrap-Up at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 14. The Big Ten Football Bowl Wrap-Up will re-air three times during the upcoming week: Jan. 15 (5 p.m.), Jan. 16 (10:30 p.m.) and Jan. 19 (9 a.m.). Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo and Howard Griffith will host the 60-minute program. They will be joined by Rick Pizzo and analysts Anthony Herron, Chris Martin and Glen Mason. Interviews with Big Ten coaches and players will be included in the program. (more)
Penn State's dramatic victory over LSU in the 2010 Capital One Bowl earned a six percent television ratings increase over the 2009 contest and was seen in more than 7.8 million U.S. TV households. The Nittany Lions' 19-17 win over the Tigers earned a 6.8 rating for the ABC national telecast on New Year's Day, tied with the FedEx Orange Bowl for the fifth-highest rated bowl among the 34 post-season contests this past season. (more)
The Penn State football team earned the highest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) and federal graduation rate among teams ranked in the final 2009 Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Nittany Lions (11-2) were No. 9 in the final AP poll, earning their 23rd Top 10 finish in Joe Paterno's 44 seasons as head coach. Penn State football student-athletes that enrolled in the University in the fall of 2002 earned a federal graduation rate of 89 percent, easily the best among the teams ranked in the final AP poll. Penn State's 89 percent federal graduation rate led all Big Ten Conference institutions and was 34 points above the 55 percent FBS average, according to the NCAA data released last November. (more)
The Penn State Football team owns the highest Academic Progress Rate (APR) and the No. 2 Graduation Success Rate among the 28 teams playing in a New Year's bowl game, according to The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES). The Nittany Lions' most recent Academic Progress Rate of 976 is highest among the 28 teams playing a January, 2010 post-season contest and tied for No. 6 overall among the 68 teams in a 2009-10 bowl game. Penn State leads all Big Ten bowl teams in APR, with Northwestern second at 973. (more)
Penn State has capped its second consecutive 11-win season by earning its 23rd Top 10 ranking under Coach Joe Paterno. The Nittany Lions (11-2) were No. 8 in the final USA Today Coaches poll and No. 9 in the final Associated Press poll, which were released early this morning. Penn State earned its 35th final Top 25 ranking under the Hall of Fame coach.Three Penn State opponents earned a spot in the final 2009 rankings (AP/Coaches): Ohio State (5/5), Iowa (7/7) and LSU (17/17). Wisconsin finished No. 16 in both polls. The Big Ten was the only conference with three teams in the Top 10. Penn State will visit 2009 BCS National Champion Alabama (on Sept. 11 in its second game of the 2010 campaign. Penn State's win over LSU helped the Big Ten become the first conference to post four bowl wins over Top 15 teams since the Big Ten did so during the 1998-99 bowl season. (more)
Penn State's dramatic 19-17 win over No. 13 LSU in the 2010 Capital One Bowl will re-air twice on the Big Ten Network during the next 10 days. Collin Wagner's career-high fourth field goal of the game, with :57 to play, lifted Penn State to its fourth bowl win in the past five years. The Nittany Lions (11-2) earned their third 11-win season in the past five years (15th overall under Joe Paterno) and will likely earn their 23rd Top 10 finish under the Hall of Fame coach when the final polls are announced Friday. The Capital One Bowl will air at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 11 ET on the Big Ten Network and again at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16, immediately following the Penn State-Iowa men's basketball game, which tips at 1 p.m. on the Network. (more)
Everyone knows by now that Penn State downed LSU 19-17 in an exciting Capital One Bowl on New Year's Day. Those who were not down in Orlando for Bowl Week may not be aware of the other festivities surrounding the event, however, so Penn State Live is presenting a photo retrospective of those events. Cyndee Graves, assistant director of University Marketing, was on the official Alumni Association tour, and got photos of the events as she experienced them. In addition, Public Information student photographer and Blue Band member Andy Colwell carried his camera along with his trombone, and captured Bowl Week activities from the Blue Band perspective -- including one picture he took while marching behind Drum Major Matt Sabo in the Citrus Parade. To view a selection of their photos, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/2198 online. For more details about the game, visit http://live.psu.edu/story/43617 online. (more)
After a sloppy start on a muddy field, Penn State finished with a flourish to win the Capital One Bowl. Collin Wagner kicked a 21-yard field goal with 57 seconds left, and the No. 11 Nittany Lions staved off a last-ditch drive by No. 13 LSU for a 19-17 victory Friday. (more)
Penn State junior linebacker Navorro Bowman and senior defensive tackle Jared Odrick (Lebanon) have earned several additional All-America honors. Bowman has been selected a second team All-American by Sporting News, SI.com (Sports Illustrated), Rivals.com and Phil Steele's College Football. Earlier this week, the standout linebacker was named a second team All-American by CBSsports.com and a third team choice by the Associated Press. Bowman has garnered six All-America recognitions thus far. Odrick earned second team All-America honors from Rivals.com and Phil Steele's and third team accolades from Sporting News. Odrick previously was selected to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America Team, becoming Penn State's 94th first team All-American. He also was named a second team All-Americans by the Associated Press and CBSsports.com, giving him six All-America honors so far. (more)
Penn State senior defensive tackle Jared Odrick (Lebanon, Pa.), junior linebacker Navorro Bowman (District Heights, Md.) and senior tackle Dennis Landolt (Burlington, N.J.) have been named to the Associated Press All-America team. Odrick was named to the second team, while Bowman and Landolt were third team selections. Penn State and Iowa led all Big Ten schools with three AP All-Americans. (more)
