Derek Moye

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State wide receiver Derek Moye, sidelined since Oct. 11 with a broken bone in his left foot, was told before the game and once again at halftime to be ready. In Saturday's third quarter, wide receivers coach Mike McQueary gave Moye the go-ahead. The return of the senior standout, who barely practiced all week and wasn't even cleared until Thursday, proved crucial. He was on for one play in the third quarter. But on the final drive, with huge implications on the line, Moye was on to stay.

PENN STATE All-America defensive tackle Devon Still will attend the NFL Scouting Combine next week in Indianapolis and take part in drills, agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed. Still was a late withdrawal from the Senior Bowl with a sprained big toe. Still, from Wilmington, is projected to go in the top 15 picks, so missing the Senior Bowl should not hurt his draft stock. He had 55 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and 4 1/2 sacks as a senior and was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.

Seven player from Penn State and three from Temple were on the official list of invitations that was released yesterday for the NFL Scouting Combine. The Nittany Lions are cornerback Chaz Powell, defensive tackle Devon Still, defensive end Jack Crawford, cornerback D'Anton Lynn, wide receiver Derek Moye, linebacker Nate Stupar and guard Johnnie Troutman. The Owls are running back Bernard Pierce, tight end Evan Rodgriguez, linebacker Tahir Whitehead. Still, the All-American from Wilmington, is expected to be a first-round pick.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Anthony Fera kicked three field goals Saturday, and Matt McGloin connected with Derek Moye on a 74-yard touchdown pass to lift Penn State to a 16-10 victory over Indiana in the Big Ten opener for both teams. The Nittany Lions (4-1) moved the football, gaining 464 yards of total offense, but struggled in the red zone, committing two turnovers - an interception thrown by Rob Bolden that was picked off at the 1 and a fumble by Silas Redd at the 2. Fera bailed out the Lions three times with field goals of 22, 27, and 33 yards.

Wide receiver Shawney Kersey had visions of catching touchdown passes and leading his team to victory when he signed with Penn State in February 2009. He just didn't know those experiences would be limited to this spring's Blue-White game. Apparently dissatisfied with his limited playing time with the Nittany Lions, Kersey, a 6-1, 197-pound redshirt freshman from Woodbury, N.J., has asked for his release, which has been granted. He will immediately transfer to another school, according to a report by Lions247.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - While many other soon-to-be Penn State graduates line up interviews for jobs after college, Wednesday afternoon offered a similar experience for Nittany Lions football players. Along with allowing players not invited to the NFL combine a chance to show off their abilities to scouts, Penn State's pro day at Holuba Hall also gave players such as Devon Still and Derek Moye a chance to improve on numbers they recorded at the combine. Still, a defensive tackle projected as an early first-round pick, improved on his combine 40-yard dash time of 5.08 to 4.95.

MINNEAPOLIS - For Evan Royster , the slow and tortuous climb to the top of Penn State's career rushing chart has turned a little frustrating. Royster gained 62 yards on 10 carries Saturday and scored a touchdown in the Nittany Lions' 33-21 victory over Minnesota. He moved into second place on the all-time list with 3,368 yards and now stands 31 yards away from breaking Curt Warner's school record, a number he should reach Saturday at home against Michigan. "It's not like my first concern right now," Royster said.

Daryl Robinson rarely looked 5-foot-10 last night. The North Catholic High School defensive back extended his body in go-go-gadget-like fashion on several key defensive plays to help Pennsylvania defeat Ohio, 28-10, in the 50th anniversary version of the annual Big 33 all-star game at HersheyPark Stadium. Perhaps the most important play was when the Temple-bound Robinson broke up a third-quarter end-zone pass on fourth and 8 to Ohio's 6-2 B.J. Cunningham, who will head to Michigan State.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Once again, the Penn State offense's lack of efficiency put added pressure on the team's defense to keep its opponent off the scoreboard. But the Lions on the defensive side welcomed the chance to be the saviors once again, stopping a late Indiana drive in Saturday's 16-10 win over the Hoosiers. "We go out there every day with the attitude that the defense has to win the game," said linebacker Gerald Hodges , a former star at Paulsboro High. "If we want to be the best defense, we've got to do what it takes to be the best defense, which is not to give up scores, give up a bunch of touchdowns.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Penn State scored all its points in the first half Saturday, with Stephfon Green scoring two touchdowns and Anthony Fera kicking two field goals, and took a 20-14 victory over Ohio State that kept the Nittany Lions in first place in the Big Ten Leaders Division. The Nittany Lions (9-2, 6-1) can clinch a berth in the first Big Ten championship game next Saturday when they take on Wisconsin at Madison, Wis. Making rather liberal use of the Wildcat formation with wide receivers Curtis Drake and Bill Belton, Penn State scored a touchdown, a field goal and a touchdown on its first three possessions of the game.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - While many other soon-to-be Penn State graduates line up interviews for jobs after college, Wednesday afternoon offered a similar experience for Nittany Lions football players. Along with allowing players not invited to the NFL combine a chance to show off their abilities to scouts, Penn State's pro day at Holuba Hall also gave players such as Devon Still and Derek Moye a chance to improve on numbers they recorded at the combine. Still, a defensive tackle projected as an early first-round pick, improved on his combine 40-yard dash time of 5.08 to 4.95.

PENN STATE All-America defensive tackle Devon Still will attend the NFL Scouting Combine next week in Indianapolis and take part in drills, agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed. Still was a late withdrawal from the Senior Bowl with a sprained big toe. Still, from Wilmington, is projected to go in the top 15 picks, so missing the Senior Bowl should not hurt his draft stock. He had 55 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and 4 1/2 sacks as a senior and was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.

Seven player from Penn State and three from Temple were on the official list of invitations that was released yesterday for the NFL Scouting Combine. The Nittany Lions are cornerback Chaz Powell, defensive tackle Devon Still, defensive end Jack Crawford, cornerback D'Anton Lynn, wide receiver Derek Moye, linebacker Nate Stupar and guard Johnnie Troutman. The Owls are running back Bernard Pierce, tight end Evan Rodgriguez, linebacker Tahir Whitehead. Still, the All-American from Wilmington, is expected to be a first-round pick.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Penn State scored all its points in the first half Saturday, with Stephfon Green scoring two touchdowns and Anthony Fera kicking two field goals, and took a 20-14 victory over Ohio State that kept the Nittany Lions in first place in the Big Ten Leaders Division. The Nittany Lions (9-2, 6-1) can clinch a berth in the first Big Ten championship game next Saturday when they take on Wisconsin at Madison, Wis. Making rather liberal use of the Wildcat formation with wide receivers Curtis Drake and Bill Belton, Penn State scored a touchdown, a field goal and a touchdown on its first three possessions of the game.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - In coach Joe Paterno's mind, the Penn State quarterback job is still officially a two-man rotation. On the field, it sure looks as if Matt McGloin is the go-to guy in the huddle over Rob Bolden for the 16th-ranked Nittany Lions. "To be honest with you, it's always felt like it was my team ... whether I was in there or not," McGloin said Wednesday The passing game very much remains a work in progress in Happy Valley. Lately, though, McGloin has taken the majority of snaps, to varying degrees of success.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State wide receiver Derek Moye, sidelined since Oct. 11 with a broken bone in his left foot, was told before the game and once again at halftime to be ready. In Saturday's third quarter, wide receivers coach Mike McQueary gave Moye the go-ahead. The return of the senior standout, who barely practiced all week and wasn't even cleared until Thursday, proved crucial. He was on for one play in the third quarter. But on the final drive, with huge implications on the line, Moye was on to stay.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State wide receiver Derek Moye, sidelined since Oct. 11 with a broken bone in his left foot, was told before the game and once again at halftime to be ready. In Saturday's third quarter, wide receivers coach Mike McQueary gave Moye the go-ahead. The return of the senior standout, who barely practiced all week and wasn't even cleared until Thursday, proved crucial. He was on for a few plays in the third quarter. But on the final drive, with huge implications on the line, Moye was on to stay.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - After early-season inconsistency with their field-goal kicking, the Penn State special teams finally received some positive attention in contributing to the Nittany Lions' 23-18 win over Purdue. Anthony Fera went 3 for 3 on field goals and uncorked a 69-yard punt that backed the Boilermakers up to the shadow of their own goalpost late in the game. Justin Brown reeled off a 33-yard punt return that set up a third-quarter field goal. Chaz Powell was stopped 3 yards short of his second kickoff-return touchdown of the season.

FOR AN 11-year period from 1997 through 2007, many of Penn State's football-related nightmares came in hazy shades of maize and blue. The Michigan Wolverines won nine consecutive games against the Nittany Lions during that span, and might have further extended the streak were it not for the fact the schools didn't play in 2003 and '04. Eventually, the Lions emerged from that long, dark tunnel by winning in 2008, the first of three curse-busting victories...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Once again, the Penn State offense's lack of efficiency put added pressure on the team's defense to keep its opponent off the scoreboard. But the Lions on the defensive side welcomed the chance to be the saviors once again, stopping a late Indiana drive in Saturday's 16-10 win over the Hoosiers. "We go out there every day with the attitude that the defense has to win the game," said linebacker Gerald Hodges , a former star at Paulsboro High. "If we want to be the best defense, we've got to do what it takes to be the best defense, which is not to give up scores, give up a bunch of touchdowns.