PSU vs. USC 2017: A Rose Bowl for the Ages

Chris Godwin and DeAndre Thompkins celebrate a touchdown.

On January 2, 2017 the Penn State battled USC in the "Granddaddy of them All"--the Rose Bowl Game.

The Nittany Lions and Trojans duked it out in an instant classic with the Men of Troy ultimately prevailing over PSU by a 52-49 score.

Upset Valley

Penn State's Devin Foster celebrates Penn State's upset of Indiana.

Happy Valley turned into "Upset Valley" for two Penn State men's basketball games this past season.  On February 6, the Nittany Lions upset then No. 22 Indiana 68-63.  Then, a week and a half later, Penn State pulled off another upset, this time upending then No. 4 Iowa 79-75.  The Nittany Lions finished their 2015-2016 campaign at .500 with a 16-16 record.

2015-2016 BJC Wrestling Duals

Penn State's Zain Retherford works to pin his Ohio State opponent during the seocnd BJC Dual on February 5.

The Penn State wrestling team hosted two duals inside the Bryce Jordan Center during the 2015-2016 season as part of their annual BJC Duals matches.

On December 13, the Nittany Lions hosted Wisconsin in the first BJC Dual of the season.  Penn State took down the Badgers in that match 36-7.

Pink Weekend at Penn State

The Penn State women's gymnastics team celebrates after a teammate's uneven bars routine during their Flip for the Cure meet gainst Nebraska.

Saturday and Sunday, January 16 and 17, was "Pink Weekend" at Penn State.  Both the women's gymnastics and Lady Lions basketball teams held their annual breast cancer awareness events.

First up, on Saturday, the Nittany Lion women's gymnastics team held their Flip for the Cure meet.  The Lions wore pink leotards and took on Big Ten foe Nebraska in Rec Hall.  Then, on Sunday, the Lady Lions broke out their pink jersies, and hosted Michigan, for their annual Pink Zone game in the Bryce Jordan Center.

PSU Women's Soccer: 2015 National Champions

Penn State players celebrate a goal during their NCAA tournament second round game against Boston University.

The Penn State women's soccer team won the national championship this past weekend.  The Nittany Lions, who finished the season 22-3-2, and who also won the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles, dominated their opponents through most of the NCAA tournament.  Penn State kept a clean sheet in each of their six NCAA tournament games, outscoring their oppents by a combined 20-0 margin.

It's Been a While, So Here's What I've Been Up To

The Penn State basketball pep band plays a tune duing the Lady Lions' Pink Zone game.

Just like the title of this post would indicate, it's been a while since a last posted anything, so here's a quick rundown on some things I've been up to recently...

PSU Lady Lions at Rutgers

Penn State's Tori Waldner fights for rebound.

While on a trip to the New York City area a few weeks ago, I attended the Penn State Lady Lions' women's basketball game at Rutgers.  PSU was unable to to pull off the upset, but the Lady Lions held a five point lead midway through the second period, and gave the Scarlet Knights all they could handle, falling to Rutgers 76-65 at The RAC.  The following post includes a few photos from the game.