Drew Astorino, Nick Sukay, D'Anton Lynn and Chaz Powell are all gone from last season's secondary. This hurts the Nittany Lion defense in terms of talent, but more so from an experience and leadership standpoint. The Nittany Lions will rely on Malcolm Wi

February, 8, 2012 Feb 8 12:32 PM ET Two years ago, Auburn was the only school in the SEC that returned its entire coaching staff intact. But as Gene Chizik enters what will be his fourth spring practice as the Tigers' coach, he finds himself in the marke

Don’t be fooled by his soft-spoken southern drawl, charming Georgia accent and calm demeanor. Ted Roof is ready to get down to business. After running through the goals he has as the Nittany Lions’ new defensive coordinator — which include the basics of

Bill O’Brien doesn’t care about the number of stars a kid has to his name. He’s not concerned with what kind of numerical ratings ESPN gives to high school players around the country. All those rankings don’t carry much weight with O’Brien. But what does

Once there was a time when college football programs in the northeast and midwest could ignore recruiting grounds in the South. That was before the rustbelt era of the 1970s and the partly resultant exodus of America’s population toward the Sunbelt state

INDIANAPOLIS When the letters of intent start rolling off the fax machine this morning from recruits who will be asked to rebuild the Penn State program and its image, Joe Paterno's successor will be halfway across the country getting the New England Pat