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Mike Poorman
5 years
WATCH pre-game stay-warm dance moves @sportsiren Holly Rowe, ABC sideline reporter for Penn State-Minnesota game
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WATCH: Kirk Herbstreit’s biggest disappointment about no Big Ten football in 2020 — No Penn State Whiteout vs. Ohio State
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6 years
Trace McSorley: -- 4 runs, 29 yards, 2 TDs -- 23 rushing TDs, PSU record (passes Daryll Clark) -- 1,017 career rushing yds/324 carries -- 19th game both pass & run TDs -- 40-yard TD pass to Thompkins -- 63 career TD passes -- TD pass in last 31 games (longest active steak in FBS)
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Top 6 Beaver Stadium Crowds 1. 110,889 - Ohio State, 2018 2. 110,830 - IOWA, 2023 3. 110,823 - Michigan, 2017 4. 110,753 - Nebraska, 2002 5. 110,747 - West Virginia, 2023 6. 110,669 - Michigan, 2019
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Mike Poorman
6 months
WATCH: I asked Penn State QB Drew Allar: “How do you close the gap with Ohio State and Michigan?”
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3 years
James Franklin on Iowa’s claims Penn State players were faking injuries
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Mike Poorman
7 months
Penn State Football leads the nation in home game attendance, midway through the 2023 college football season, according to the NCAA: 1. Penn State - 110,051 ave., 103.26% of capacity 2. Michigan - 109,669, 101.92% 3. Ohio State - 102,696, 99.92% 4. Tennessee - 101,915, 100%
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Mike Poorman
2 years
After 3 Penn State Football Games: SINGLETON SAQUON 30 carries 34 carries 334 yards 311 yards 11.1 ypc 9.1 ypc 4 TDS 3 TDs
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2 years
PSU RB Nicholas Singleton, through 10+ quarters: 27 carries 278 yards 10.3 yards per carry 3 touchdowns
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Shutout #3 for Manny Diaz’s Penn State defense in 2023: - Iowa, 31-0 - UMass, 63-0 - Michigan State, 42-0 Last season w/ 3: 1978 (Ohio State, TCU, Ky) PSU record: 6, 1947 With bowl game to go, 2023 defense is 8th all-time @ PSU for fewest pts. allowed per game: 11.42
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Mike Poorman
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James Franklin after Penn State heat Maryland, 51-15: “I think we take winning for granted. You come into a press conference after we win and it doesn’t feel like it.”
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Mike Poorman
2 years
Penn State Football practice is open to the media & the first thing we see is the 80 Million Dollar Man doing push-ups
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4 years
New hire: Penn State OL Coach Phil Trautwein... — BC O-line Coach — NJ native — 4 years in the NFL — 2x All-SEC selection blocking for Tim Tebow at Florida in 2 National Title seasons Wow, that was a quick overhaul by James Franklin...
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5 years
Penn State in the first time ever in the Top 4 of the College Football Playoff rankings.
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7 years
5 years later, Bill O'Brien talks Penn State's NCAA sanctions (w/ thoughts on Saquon & Franklin, too). Mon's column:
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Mike Poorman
8 months
WATCH …and listen to…Penn State take the field at Beaver Stadium vs. Iowa for the 2023 Whiteout
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Mike Poorman
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WATCH Penn State take the Beaver Stadium field to start the 2023 football season
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Mike Poorman
4 years
James Franklin on @GolicAndWingo and his wish for the College Football Playoff Committee @CFBPlayoff
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Mike Poorman
2 years
VIDEO view of completed renovations at Penn State Football’s Lasch Building
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Mike Poorman
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WATCH Zach Hicks make his 3rd of 3 straight free throws w/ 4.2 seconds to go to give Penn State a 90-89 win over Illinois in Rec Hall…watch til the end for the court-storming
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Mike Poorman
9 months
New Penn Football history banners now up outside Beaver Stadium. (Excellent choice w/ Franco.)
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New Penn State OC Andy Kotelnicki says he was a Penn State football fan since he was a kid in Minnesota and got a white football helmet with a blue stripe. The story, well-told:
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Mike Poorman
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An NHL Winter Classic game in Beaver Stadium? “I’d sign up a game in this building today,” says Penn State AD Pat Kraft.
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Mike Poorman
2 years
Annual in-class #Comm170 Whiteout (for bonus points) today! ⁦⁦ @PSUBellisario
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Mike Poorman
6 months
“NOBODY FLINCHED”… Penn State QB Beau Pribula on the firing of OC Mike Yurcich, new co-coordinators and the injury that forced QB1 Drew Allar out of Penn State’ 27-6 win over Rutgers on Saturday in Beaver Stadium
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Mike Poorman
9 months
WATCH what Kirk Herbsteit said about Penn State Football today on GameDay: “Everyone is excited about what Allar can do. They’re loaded… I think their defense is going to back to being nasty.” GameDay B10 darkhorses: Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois.
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Mike Poorman
8 months
WHAT DREW ALLAR SAYS about not turning over the football … in his 14 games at Penn State, the QB had thrown 185 passes and had 41 runs without an interception or a fumble
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Mike Poorman
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“It was a touchdown then and it will be a touchdown 20 years from now,” new Penn State DC Allen on the controversial TD by Indiana QB Michael Penix Jr. vs. Penn State in 2020. Allen & James Franklin watched the play during Allen’s job interview.
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Mike Poorman
5 years
Reunited again... Salt & Pepper #legends
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5 years
WATCH: Penn State runs out of the tunnel to fireworks
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Mike Poorman
2 years
Whiteout creator & maestro Guido D’Elia is back in his Beaver Stadium seat tonight to help orchestrate in-game production of the Penn State-Minnesota contest
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Mike Poorman
2 months
JULIAN FLEMING running routes. For Penn State.
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Mike Poorman
4 years
DAY 1: Just finished a walk downtown & on campus. Penn State students deserve an A+ for masks, distancing, grouping & courtesy!
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Mike Poorman
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Penn State WR Dante Cephas on his two TD receptions vs. Maryland in PSU’s 51-15 win over the Terps
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Mike Poorman
5 years
Penn State's defense... -- has not given up a TD in the first quarter in 2019 -- has yielded only 3 first-quarter points in 2019 -- has given up just 20 first-half points in the last 5 games -- is very (very) good
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Mike Poorman
6 years
Lee Corso picks Penn State (video)
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8 months
Longtime Penn State DC Tom Bradley, an honorary co-captain, is introduced to the Beaver Stadium crowd
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Mike Poorman
5 years
Lamont Wade @Goony_38 , Penn State's No. 3 tackler, is playing with confidence & success: “I think I’ve really found myself — mentally, physically, film-wise. It’s a combination of everything.” Wade & his teammates explain why:
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Mike Poorman
9 months
WATCH as James Franklin does some 1-on-1 coaching of King Mack near the soggy conclusion of Penn State Football’s practice Saturday night
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Mike Poorman
6 years
Trace IS Aaron Rodgers, Brady, LeBron, MJ and needs to take that final shot. Against Ohio State, Penn State ran 76 plays -- 57 with the ball in McSorley's hands (run or pass) for 461 yards, 8.1 yards per touch. The other 19 plays yielded 31 yards, 1.6 yards per touch. 👇
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Mike Poorman
6 years
Quarterback Trace McSorley’s 461 yards (286 pass, 175 run) against Ohio State is a single-game record for Penn State, topping Christian Hackenberg’s 456 yards against UCF in Dublin in 2014
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Mike Poorman
6 months
RUTGERS COACH Greg Schiano takes a solitary pre-game walk and pause on the field at Beaver Stadium, where he coached in 1990-95
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Mike Poorman
4 years
What an NFL day for Penn State kickers (Gould, Ficken) recruited by Joe Paterno and Penn State running backs (Saquon, Sanders) recruited by Franklin. 3 of 4 from PA.
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Mike Poorman
6 years
PSU in the Big House: -- 3-8 since joining Big Ten -- 1-8 since 1998 -- 23 points in last 3 visits (2014, '16, '18) 2018 game has feel of Penn State's 63-14 loss at Ohio State in 2013.
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Mike Poorman
2 years
Chad Powers (Eli Manning) in Beaver Stadium for the Whiteout
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Mike Poorman
3 years
WATCH: Drum major Ryan Frist makes The Flip in Beaver Stadium
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Mike Poorman
3 years
We made it! Last day of #Comm170 ... 20 stalwarts in class today + 80 more on Zoom... so grateful for the group pictures here!!
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Mike Poorman
2 years
Penn State's Tucker Haas is the 🐐
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CBS Mornings
2 years
“Penn State saved my life”: When Tucker Haas battled a rare form of cancer as a child, fraternity members took him under their wing. Now, Haas is a senior at Penn State — and he’s giving hope to a family in a similar situation.
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3 years
Penn State's last winless home season? The 1918 Pandemic, 0-1-1 at New Beaver Field
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Mike Poorman
4 years
If James Franklin gets his 3rd contract in 6 years on Friday, it'll be his 2,156th day as a Penn State employee. In that time he's: - won 55 games & a B10 title - made over $30 million - helped PSU football gross a half-billion dollars Details:
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Mike Poorman
3 years
Class WhiteOut in #Comm170 @PSUBellisario !! Thanks to @CollegeGameDay guru Judi Weiss & Penn State Whiteout creator, the legendary @gconsultsU . Look for GameDay’s piece (partially shot in class) about Guido on Saturday, by the iconic @GenoEspn
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Mike Poorman
3 years
The Mall at Penn State... a 360-degree view on the first day of classes, Spring 2022
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Mike Poorman
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WATCH Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz reveal the No. 1 stat where he and O-coordinator Mike Yurcich want to lead the nation:
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Mike Poorman
6 months
Road trip today…
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All (empty) roads lead to Rutgers-Penn State in Beaver Stadium
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Mike Poorman
4 years
Proverbial personal news: Summer research project finished, so 27 credits down & only my thesis to go for a masters from Penn State in "History & Philosophy of Sport"
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Mike Poorman
5 years
Penn State's 79 points vs. Idaho rank tied for No. 6 all-time: 109 - Lebanon Valley College (109-7), 1920 99 - St. Bonaventure (99-0), 1917 82 - Susquehanna (82-0), 1926 81 - Cincinnati (81-0), 1991 80 - Gettsyburg (80-0), 1917 79 - Geneva (79-0), 1916 79 - Idaho (79-7), 2019
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Mike Poorman
6 years
Last time Penn State was shut out: — October 6, 2001 — Michigan 20, PSU 0, at Beaver Stadium — 220 games ago
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Mike Poorman
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WATCH what an emotional Drew Allar says about Penn State’s loss to Ohio State and ‘not letting it happen again’
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Mike Poorman
6 years
Rushing yards after 4 games: 2017 — Saquon Barkley: 66 for 518, 4 TDs 2018 — Miles Sanders: 71 for 495, 5 TDs
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“It was only a matter of time” with Penn State QB Drew Allar — PSU WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith
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Mike Poorman
9 months
WATCH Drew Allar throw to Nick Singleton on the first day of practice for Penn State Football
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Mike Poorman
6 months
Penn State WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith didn’t want to leave the field after PSU’s 51-15 win over Maryland… stay for the end and his selfie w/ the cheerleaders
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Mike Poorman
6 years
At the Senior Bowl: Penn State receiving tandem of @SkeeterMills__ and @mike Gesicki
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6 years
KJ Hamler: -- 10 quarters, 13 touches -- 306 yards -- 23.5 yards per touch -- if 56y 1Q vs. KS hadn't been called back: 14-362-25.9
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WATCH Penn State strength coach Chuck Losey give a rundown of PSU Football winter workouts, w/ a special shout-out to “leaders Dom DeLuca, Nick Dawkins and Julian Fleming.”
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Mike Poorman
2 years
With the Canadian exchange rate at 79 cents, that TD would be worth 4.65 points
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Audrey Snyder
2 years
Waiting on the Christian Veilleux to Theo Johnson connection
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Mike Poorman
6 months
MANNY DIAZ’S SUCCESS, I think, is due in part to his excellent hands-on teaching skills, on display Wednesday afternoon at Penn State Football’s practice
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Mike Poorman
5 months
WATCH new Nittany Lion OC Andy Kotelnicki at Friday’s football practice, interacting w/ WR Kaden Saunders
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Mike Poorman
7 months
Last week. This week.
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2 years
WATCH Penn State fans post-game in Jordan-Hare
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Mike Poorman
3 years
The NHL is back on ESPN… with Penn State @PSUBellisario alumna @emilymkaplan playing a big role 👏🏒👏
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Mike Poorman
5 years
Walking across campus this afternoon, heard familiar & distinctive voice... @Stugotz790 !! Visiting PSU campus w daughter & friends from S Fla after lax tourney in Palmyra. Genuinely #niceguy
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WATCH Penn State HC praise the impact of DC Manny Diaz on the PSU defense, which has yielded only 35 points in the first four games of 2023
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Penn State game warmup w/ Jonas Brothers soundtrack
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Auld(-22) Lang Syne to a Disappointing 2023 Penn State Football Season… Penn State goes 4-3 and fires an OC down the stretch, but CJF gets paid: - $500k 12/31 retention bonus - $300k NY6 bonus - $9.085 mil 2023 comp - $63.977 mil since 2014
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9 months
WATCH a floppy-hatted James Franklin distract kicker Sander Sahayak with a timeout during a rainy Penn State Football practice
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9 months
Another year of #Comm170 and Year 24 teaching in @PSUBellisario Sent this out to 119 students. #Psyched
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7 years
Watch it: Offensive coordinator Joe Moorpoints on his decision to stay at Penn State
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Mike Poorman
5 months
Congrats @TheNickDawkins -- gentleman, scholar, athlete, leader in all walks of life ... The Real Deal
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State Media
5 months
Congrats to our guy @TheNickDawkins 🎓
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Mike Poorman
9 months
WATCH this nice corner end zone catch by new Penn State co-captain Malick Meiga from QB Drew Allar at PSU football practice on Wednesday night
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Mike Poorman
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James Franklin on the firing of OC Mike Yurcich: “A lot of times when we got to the games we didn’t call the games that way or we did not execute the games the way we intended.”
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Mike Poorman
7 years
In new NCAA college football stats out this morning, Saquon Barkley is No. 1 in the country in all-purpose yards, at 253.25 yds. per game.
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Mike Poorman
3 years
WATCH Penn State QB1 at practice
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1 year
Big day in #Comm170 on Thursday: @realmikerob — already on the Penn State campus, doing his ⁦ @nflnetwork ⁩ ‘Total Access’ show from the ⁦ @PSUBellisario ⁩ media center — will be in class IRL 🐐
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Mike Poorman
4 years
In honor of Bobby Knight’s chair toss, 35 years ago
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1 year
At the Sheetz near the Dauphin narrows ⁦ @1NCRDB1
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5 years
Penn State's No. 1 RB Noah Cain vs. Iowa, 22-102 yds: 1Q: 7 run 7 run, FD 5 run 2Q: 5 run 3 run 4 run, FD 4 run 4Q: 12 run, FD 4 run 5 run 7 run 3 run, FD 1 run 3 run 7 run, FD 3 run 5 run, TD 7 run 0 run 5 run, FD 5 run 0 run
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Mike Poorman
8 months
WATCH the student section in Beaver Stadium…already all in place for the Whiteout
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Mike Poorman
7 years
Whoa, Nellie - legend Keith Jackson, who coined 'The Granddaddy of Them All.' How Rose Bowl is that?
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Former Penn State All-Big Ten linebacker NaVorro Bowman — now an analyst with Maryland football — takes a pregame walk during warmups at SECU Stadium
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Mike Poorman
7 years
Driving back to the office after today's presser, James Franklin stopped & gave two students a ride to class #OneTeam
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Mike Poorman
6 years
State College Sunset
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Mike Poorman
4 years
Journey Brown, last 5 games of 2019: Minnesota, 124 yards, 2 TDs Indiana, 100 yards, 1 TD Ohio State, 64 yards, 1 TD Rutgers, 103 yards 3 TDs Memphis, 171 yards, 2 TDs PSU's leading rusher last 5 yrs. from PA
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Mike Poorman
3 years
Opening Day: Today’s ⁦ @PSUBellisario #Comm170 class - Tech Guy Jeff and I in-person, 118 students live-streaming. Thanks, MediaSite Live!
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Mike Poorman
8 months
300-yard passing games by Penn State QBs who were in Beaver Stadium tonight: Sean Clifford (8) – 401 vs. Villanova, 2021 (2nd alltime) Michael Robinson (1) – 379 vs. Wis., 2003 (8th) Todd Blackledge (1) – 358 vs. Miami, 1981 (15th) Drew Allar (1) – 325 vs. WVU, 2023 (tie, 29th)
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Mike Poorman
4 years
Congrats, Class of 2020...from a squirrel on The Mall and me 👏💯
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Penn State Bellisario College
4 years
Tomorrow is your day seniors‼️ We can't wait for you all to become a part of our amazing alumni network. Here's Director of Alumni Relations @PSUPoorman with some words of encouragement for our Bellisario College and #PennState community #WeAre
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Mike Poorman
2 years
Beaver Stadium Whiteout sights, sounds & fireworks
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Mike Poorman
11 months
Full moon…to the far right…over ⁦⁦ @beaverstadium
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Mike Poorman
6 years
So... -- Penn State has TDs on 5 straight drives -- Penn State has scored in every Q of 2018, incl. OT -- PSU rushing: Sanders 200,Slade 94,McSorley 92 -- McSorley has thrown a TD in 32 straight games -- McSorley is now a member of the 8,000y pass/1,000y run club (81,32/1,134)
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Mike Poorman
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A RUNNING START to their day in Beaver Stadium as Penn State co-offensive coordinators vs. Rutgers for Ja’Juan Seider and Ty Howle
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