Penn State Nittany Lions NCAA Football News

The Steelers have signed sixth-round pick Justin Brown , the club announced Thursday.

Adam Rittenberg over at ESPN.com's Big 10 blog has an interesting topic going on with all 12 conference schools.

Is Penn State 1,000-yard receiver Allen Robinson indispensable? Absolutely. But there are a number of Lions that head coach Bill O'Brien cannot afford to lose in the fall, and outside linebacker Michael Hull is one of them.

Penn State freshman quarterback Christian Hackenberg, shown here playing at Fork Union Military Academy last fall, arrives in State College in June, which means his competition with Tyler Ferguson for the Lions' starting quarterback job is not far off.

Minnesota Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman entered the 2013 NFL draft with the middle linebacker being his biggest position of need.

Lions enter 2013 with high expectations after finishing 8-4 last season despite difficult circumstances.

Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien made it clear Wednesday he does not hire or fire doctors.

Penn State football coach Bill O'Brien , who earned three national Coach of the Year honors in 2012, will be profiled on HBO's Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel.

Tim Bream drew more attention on one day this week than he did during his entire first season in Penn State's training room.

O'Brien angrily said in a conference call Wednesday with reporters that the health and safety of his players are his top priorities, and suggesting otherwise would be "irresponsible, reckless and wrong." The athletic department has been responding to a story in the latest edition of Sports Illustrated that questioned the quality of care and the ... (more)

Several current Penn State football players are rushing to the defense of athletic trainer Tim Bream in response to the scathing Sports Illustrated article that alleges he administered improper care to players.

May 3, 2012; Eden Prairie, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings linebacker Gerald Hodges laughs during drills at the Minnesota Vikings rookie minicamp at Winter Park.

All Eric Breitenstein wanted was a chance to make an NFL roster. He got that chance over the weekend when he attended the Carolina Panthers' rookie minicamp.

The Minnesota Vikings' rookies are in the down period between the end of rookie mini camp and waiting for organized team activities to begin on May 28.

By Penn State coach Bill O'Brien's count, he will have 67 scholarship players on the Lions' roster when PSU opens the 2013 season against Syracuse.

Nine former Penn State football student-athletes participated in National Football League rookie mini-camps this month, four of whom were in camps that concluded Sunday.

Penn State coach Bill O'Brien won eight games in his debut season; Football Outsiders projects he'll win nine in Year 2. Penn State lost starting quarterback Matt McGloin and veteran leaders Michael Mauti and Jordan Hill, but will still win more games in 2013, according to Brian Fremeau of Football Outsiders .

You can bemoan the Big Ten's recent lack of elite talent at some positions like quarterback and wide receiver.

A week after 2012 Penn State graduate Kyle Chase Johnson tragically died while running the Pittsburgh half marathon, local muralist Michael Pilato painted his likeness on the Heister Street mural, a fitting tribute for a man who, by all accounts, was a quintessential Penn Stater.

If there's one thing that's clear as a chilled glass of Evian water, it's that the 2013 Minnesota Vikings draft class has stirred up a tremendous amount of buzz.