The Red Zone Report - Joe Paterno

Who could be the Big Ten’s 12th team?

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, May 27th 2009. Under Featured, NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Arkansas, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Bob Huggins, Boston College, Florida State, Illinois, Iowa State, Jim Delany, Joe Paterno, MAC, Miami, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, SEC, South Carolina, syracuse, Virginia Tech, West Virginia

A couple of days ago, I discussed comments that Penn State coach Joe Paterno made about the Big Ten expanding to 12 teams, and I came to the conclusion that changes, in some way, do need to be made in order for the conference to return to being a real ... Continue Reading

No reason for Paterno to be scared of the big bad Delany

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, May 25th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Alabama, Arkansas, BCS, BCS National Championship Game, Big 12, Big Ten, Colt McCoy, Florida, Heisman Trophy, Jim Delany, Joe Paterno, LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, Orange Bowl, Penn State, Rose Bowl, Sam Bradford, SEC, Sugar Bowl, Terrelle Pryor, Texas A&M, Tim Tebow, ucla, USC, Wisconsin

A few weeks ago, Penn State coach Joe Paterno made a call for the Big Ten to follow the path of the SEC, Big 12, and ACC to expand to 12 teams in an attempt to help the Big Ten be a bigger factor on the national stage. But ... Continue Reading

2008 Penn State preview: Will this be Paterno’s swan song with Nittany Lions?

Posted By Matt Severance On Friday, August 8th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: Joe Paterno, Penn State

Will this be JoePa’s last year in Happy Valley? Joe Paterno, entering his 43rd year on the sideline at Penn State, doesn’t have a contract past 2008, but that was via a mutual agreement with the school president to do them on a year-to-year basis, but not to be addressed ... Continue Reading

Rating College Football’s Bests: Which school has the richest tradition?

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, July 23rd 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: #55, Alabama football, Bear Bryant, Bo Schembechler, Bobby Bowden, Bud Wilkinson, Darrell Royal, Florida football, Florida State football, Joe Paterno, Johnny Majors, Knute Rockne, Les Miles, Linebacker U, LSU football, Mack Brown, Michigan football, Nebraska football, Notre Dame football, Ohio State football, Oklahoma football, Penn State football, Pete Carroll, Pittsburgh football, Rocky Top, Rudy, Steve Spurrier, Tailback U, Tennessee football, Texas football, Tom Osborne, USC football, Woody Hayes

If you want to spark a debate among friends, or really piss off a sensitive message board poster, talking about a program’s tradition, or lack thereof, is one of the best ways to do it. With that in mind, what better way to kick off our ‘bests’ series than ... Continue Reading