Tag Archives: Sam Ficken

Belated Nittany Lion review versus Iowa

Posted on October 23, 2012 by apy5000

Penn State visited Iowa this weekend to play a football game against the Hawkeyes. The result was a 38-14 thwomping in which the Nittany Lions dominated every aspect of the game save for garbage time kick return touchdowns. Penn State … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Ten Football, Penn State Football | Tagged Bill Belton, Bill O'Brien, Greg Garmon, Iowa Football, James Vandenberg, Jordan Hill, Kyle Carter, Mark Weisman, Matt McGloin, Sam Ficken, Zach Zwinak | Leave a comment

Penn State crushes Illinois 35-7 in Big Ten opener

Posted on October 1, 2012 by apy5000

Woo. What a wild weekend. It seems like a long, long time since Penn State polished off a refreshingly comfortable win over Illinois on Saturday. I was having a good time with some PSU friends at Tonic East while simultaneously … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Ten Football, Penn State Football | Tagged Bill Belton, Bill O'Brien, Donovonn Young, Matt Lehman, Matt McGloin, Michael Mauti, Nathan Scheelhaase, Sam Ficken, Zach Zwinak | Leave a comment

Penn State dispatches Temple 24-13 behind McGloin’s 318

Posted on September 24, 2012 by apy5000

Despite being hampered by penalties all afternoon, Penn State defeated Temple once again on Saturday 24-13. Temple quarterback Chris Coyer was shaky all day, throwing for only 124 yards with a 50% completion rate. Meanwhile, Penn State’s Matt McGloin made … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Ten Football, Penn State Football | Tagged Allen Robinson, Brandon McManus, Chris Coyer, Curtis Dukes, Kyle Carter, Matt McGloin, Michael Zordich, Sam Ficken, Temple Football, Zach Zwinak | Leave a comment

O’Brien discusses not kicking field goals in weekly presser

Posted on September 19, 2012 by apy5000

Last Saturday with a 20-0 lead over Navy, Penn State faced a 4th-and-goal from the eight-yard line towards in the end of the second quarter. Common sense would seem to dictate a field goal attempt here, especially considering that Penn … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Ten Football, Penn State Football | Tagged Adrian Amos, Allen Robinson, Bill Belton, Bill O'Brien, Curtis Dukes, Deion Barnes, Derek Day, Donovan Smith, Kyle Carter, Michael Zordich, Paul Jones, Sam Ficken, Zach Zwinak | Leave a comment

O’Brien likes to gamble and other football presser fun

Posted on September 12, 2012 by apy5000

Probably the biggest positive thing I’ve seen from Bill O’Brien so far in his Penn State coaching career is his willingness to not punt on fourth down. So far this season, Penn State has already gone for it on fourth … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Ten Football, Penn State Football | Tagged Akeel Lynch, Bill Belton, Bill O'Brien, Curtis Dukes, Derek Day, Donovan Smith, Kevin DiSanto, Matt Marcincin, Paul Jones, Sam Ficken | Leave a comment

Jones to play tight end and other Penn State notes

Posted on September 11, 2012 by apy5000

The other day I wondered how bad Paul Jones had to be at quarterback to be passed on the depth chart by true freshman Steven Bench, who didn’t inspire confidence with his play on Saturday. Well, it turns out that … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Ten Football, Penn State Football | Tagged Bill O'Brien, Curtis Dukes, Derek Day, Jordan Lucas, Matt McGloin, Nyeem Wartman, Paul Jones, Sam Ficken, Steven Bench | Leave a comment

Penn State breaks fans’ hearts, loses 17-16 at Virginia

Posted on September 8, 2012 by apy5000

This was a tough one to swallow. Penn State took a 16-10 lead into the final eight minutes of today’s game at Virginia, but Cavaliers quarterback Michael Rocco drove his team down the field for the win. The series culminated … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Ten Football, Penn State Football | Tagged Alex Kenney, Allen Robinson, Deion Barnes, Jake McGee, Jordan Hill, Kyle Carter, Matt McGloin, Michael Rocco, Morgan Moses, Oday Aboushi, Phillip Sims, Sam Ficken, Steven Bench, Virginia Football | Leave a comment