Beaver Stadium

Officials at Penn State and Navy announced Wednesday that the two teams will meet on Sept. 15, 2012, at Beaver Stadium, the first time the Nittany Lions and Midshipmen have played each other since 1974. With the announcement of the game, Penn State athletic director Tim Curley said the Lions' contest against Temple, originally scheduled for that date, will move to Sept. 22, also at Beaver Stadium. Penn State and Navy met 12 times from 1961 through 1974, with the Mids serving as the Lions' season-opening game eight times during that span.

A limited number of tickets have been made available No. 16 Penn State's game with No. 9 Nebraska on Nov. 12 in Beaver Stadium because some tickets are being returned. The teams will be meeting for the first time as Big Ten opponents. They will play annually in a protected cross division rivalary. Penn State leads the series, 7-6, with the teams meeting in Beaver Stadium for the first time since 2002. Tickets for the contest can be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY (800-648-8269)

The most frightening moment of Michael Robinson's career occurred last season at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., when the Badgers' fierce defensive end, Erasmus James, put him out for three weeks with a crushing hit on a sack. Robinson eventually recovered from the concussion he suffered, but Penn State didn't. The Nittany Lions' 16-3 loss that day sent them into free fall as they went on to lose their next five games during a dreary 4-7 season. And even though Penn State coach Joe Paterno warns his players never to speak publicly of payback, there's little doubt Robinson would enjoy a bit of vengeance.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - A snow-covered field in Centre County, especially one so near to fetid cow barns and massive Beaver Stadium, seems an odd place to honor the longtime superintendent of a golf course 150 miles away. But here, amid small fir trees on a remote corner of Penn State's vast campus, stands a small fieldstone memorial to the namesake of the surrounding Joseph E. Valentine Turfgrass Research Center. That rock, rising above the mid-January whiteness like an Alpine peak, was dug from the ground at Merion Golf Club's historic 11th hole.

On freshman orientation day at Penn State, Great Valley's Chris Geiss could easily skip the suggested tour around campus. His father, Robert, was a member of the school's band, and his mother, Pat, played lacrosse for the Nittany Lions. They passed their love of all that is State College along to their son. "Ever since I was born, I've gone to at least one game each season," Chris Geiss said. "It's almost like it's my second home. " In realizing one of his childhood dreams, the 6-foot-3, 190-pound senior will soon be spending ample time at Beaver Stadium.

Penn State has increased it single-game ticket prices for football by $3 to $67 per game, the school announced yesterday. PSU previously announced that season tickets for the public and students will remain unchanged, at $55 for the public and $29 for students per game. All season ticketholders will pay less in total for their seats in 2010, because seven games are scheduled for Beaver Stadium this fall compared to eight in 2009. The Nittany Lions will host Youngstown State (Sept.

RE Kerith Gabriel's reference in the sports section to the assault of a fan at Beaver Stadium: I'm appalled. A Penn State fan wore Michigan colors and received a beating. Mr. Gabriel referred to the fan as stupid to don the garb, but last I checked, you should be able to root for anyone you choose without fear of harm. This at an institution of higher learning. The future leaders of America. Tragic. A so-called professional journalist places blame where freedom of choice should prevail.

Temple and Penn State have extended their scheduling agreement for football and the teams will play in State College in 2014 and 2016 and in Philadelphia in 2015. The teams were already slated to play through the 2012 season, including Saturday's meeting at Beaver Stadium. The Temple-Penn State series is the longest active series in Temple school history and second-longest overall. PSU holds a 35-3-1 advantage. Future Temple-Penn State games: Sept. 25, 2010 at Penn State Sept.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - It was Thursday night, a few minutes before 9, and Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin stood on the pavement outside Beaver Stadium, flanked by teammates Matt Stankiewitch and Eric Shrive. The trio looked on as a group of their peers - about 240 - huddled in a circle and began to jump up and down. "We love you, we love you," the group chanted as the individuals banged on trash cans, flailed their arms in the air, and twirled in circles. "And that is why we follow.

Penn State's first home game in the expanded Beaver Stadium will be televised in prime time. The Nittany Lions' Sept. 1 home opener against Miami will kick off at 8 p.m. and will be shown on ABC to a split national audience. The game will be the first after the completion of a $93 million expansion of Beaver Stadium, bringing the capacity to 106,500. Golf Tiger Woods broke Greg Norman's record with his 97th consecutive week atop the world golf rankings. Notah Begay III, the defending champion of the Canon Greater Hartford Open, withdrew from this week's tournament, citing problems with his back.