No Appeal
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft disagrees with the way in which NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has gone about punishing his football team for Deflategate, but Kraft’s conflict with the NFL and the commissioner are going to end there. Speaking at the NFL owners meetings in San Francisco on Tuesday, Kraft informed reporters — and NFL fans everywhere — that the Patriots will accept the penalties handed down by the NFL. The team will not appeal its punishment. “I don’t want to continue the rhetoric that has gone on for the last four months,” Kraft said. “I’m going to accept,…
Fran Fisher’s Appearance on SJS August 2014
Here’s both hours of the Steve Jones Show from August 29, 2014 where Steve talked with Lou Prato and Fran Fisher about Penn State Football. Hour 1 Hour 2
Legendary Nittany Lions Voice Fran Fisher Dies
He brought Penn State football to the radio, gave us the Nittany Lion logo nicknamed the “Chipmunk” and brought us memorable moments like a national championship call in the 1983 Sugar Bowl. Legendary radio voice of Nittany Lions football, Fran Fisher, died Thursday at the age of 91. Jerry Fisher, one of Fran’s sons, tweeted about his father’s passing Thursday morning. “I lost my hero, mentor, and the greatest man I have ever known this morning! Rest in peace Pop, the true Mr. Penn State” – @JerryFisherPSU Fisher was inducted into Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame and an Honorary Alumni of…
Brady Suspended 4 Games
NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL suspended Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady for the first four games on Monday for his role in a scheme to deflate footballs used in the AFC title game. The league also fined the Patriots $1 million and took away two draft picks, including next years’ first-round choice. The NFL also indefinitely suspended the two equipment staffers who carried out the plan, including one who called himself “The Deflator.” The league cited the integrity of the game in handing down the punishment five days after a report said Brady “was at least generally aware” of…
Everett Golson Leaving ND
The Notre Dame quarterback competition has apparently been settled. Everett Golson has decided to transfer and spend his final season of (immediate) eligibility playing elsewhere, as first reported by ESPN.com. Just where that elsewhere will be is not known at the moment. Golson was on pace to graduate from Notre Dame this month, and as a graduate transfer, wherever he ends up, he will not have to sit out a season. And he’ll likely have plenty of suitors to choose from. While he had problems with turnovers in 2014, Golson is still a talented quarterback with plenty of experience. He’s…
White Out vs. Michigan
GoPSUSports.com/UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; May 11, 2015 – With assistance from a fan vote, it has been announced that Penn State football will host Michigan on Saturday, Nov. 21 for the 2015 Penn State White Out game. The game will also serve as the team’s Senior Day. Additionally, the Nike T-shirt design was selected by fans to be the 2015 Penn State White Out T-shirt. This will be the third time that Penn State has hosted Michigan in a full stadium White Out game and the fourth time overall. The last time the teams met in a White Out game, Penn…
Penn State Coaches Caravan 2015
GoPSUSports.com/UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Building on the success of his vision to “Dominate The State,” Penn State football coach James Franklin and five head coaches are set to begin the 12-stop Penn State Coaches Caravan tour this week. The Penn State Coaches Caravan begins another tour Tuesday, May 5 when the customized coach will roll out of Happy Valley for a lunch event in Harrisburg and an evening reception in Lancaster. In addition to the six head coaches, eight assistant football coaches will attend various events during the Penn State Coaches Caravan from May 5-7 and 19-21. Eight of the…
2016 Blue-White Date Set
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; April 29, 2015 – The 2016 date has been set for one of the highlights of the Penn State sports calendar, the annual Blue-White Game presented by AAA. The Blue-White football game will be played Saturday, April 16, 2016 in Beaver Stadium. The intra-squad scrimmage is tentatively scheduled to kick in the early to mid afternoon. More details about Blue-White Game and related events will be announced after the 2015 regular season. The Nittany Lions concluded spring practice on April 18, with an estimated 68,000 fans attending the Blue-White Game, the nation’s third-largest spring football crowd this year….
Von Walker Offered Scholarship
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA./GoPSUSports.com – Junior Von Walker (Mill Hall, Pa.) has made the most of his time as a run-on linebacker for the Penn State football team. That hard work has culminated in a scholarship for the 2015-16 academic year by head coach James Franklin this week. “Von Walker is the example of everything that represents Penn State football,” Franklin said. “He is blue collar, hard-nosed, works his butt off day in and day out and always has positive energy at practice. He has improved as much as anybody on our team since we arrived. Make no mistake about it,…
RGIII Gets 5th Year in Washington
Elliott Smith CBSSports.com -Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan announced Monday that the team will pick up quarterback Robert Griffin III’s fifth-year option for the 2016 season, a move worth $16.155 million, per The Washington Post. The Redskins have already announced that Griffin will be the starter this season, and locking him up would not affect the team’s plans, if they have any, to draft a quarterback. NFL Media insider Albert Breer said the team views the option as a franchise tag of sorts. The risk comes in that if Griffin is hurt during this season, the Redskins would be on the…
