http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges Coverage of Philadelphia-area college sports. en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69498327&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091108_Ohio_State_defeats_Penn_State__24-7.html STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Most white-clad folks in the packed house at Beaver Stadium were charged up yesterday after learning that Iowa had lost, a development that considerably improved Penn State's chances of returning to the Rose Bowl. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 0d5f90e918dadf10a933dc64cd56e370 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69498342&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091108_Penn_overwhelms_Princeton__42-7.html On homecoming yesterday at Penn, many followers of the Quakers' football team left Franklin Field early to begin their postgame festivities. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 48132e576b463f1e70ff321d695e1dc7 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69493757&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091107_Pryor__Ohio_State_beat_Penn_State__24-7.html STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Most white-clad folks in the packed house at Beaver Stadium were charged up today after learning that Iowa had lost, a development that considerably improved Penn State's chances of returning to the Rose Bowl. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:21:06 GMT 7de3cfbf3a9b03797e9790cbb4f5bdee 2009-11-08T04:21:06Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69485427&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091107_ap_no15ohiostbeatsno11pennst247.html Terrelle Pryor tiptoed his way around the Penn State defense, then smiled and danced all over the Beaver Stadium turf. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:45:33 GMT 9a0a135144b644dee0878a2b9dbf16c3 2009-11-08T02:45:33Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168371&44=69491567&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2Fvillanova%2F20091107_Villanova_rallies_to_edge_top-ranked_Richmond__21-20.html RICHMOND, Va. – It wasn't a miraculous catch, just a magical one. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:52:50 GMT 9f6197cff186e9c0e0144e1588d9b0c2 2009-11-08T02:52:50Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69459252&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2FJoe_Julianos_College_Football_Report_110709.html Seven undefeated teams remain at the highest level of college football. One will fall if there is a Florida-Alabama game for the Southeastern Conference championship. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:21:02 GMT 6fdf7777f37f7c70d684c02e7bca9cfc Jonathan Tannenwald 2009-11-07T14:21:02Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69448312&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091107_Penn_State_vs__Ohio_State_has_healing_power.html STATE COLLEGE - The rock oldies favored by the schools' respective bands are Bruce Channel's "Hey Baby" at Penn State and the McCoys' "Hang On Sloopy" at Ohio State, but the song whose title best captures the spirit of today's clash between the 11th-ranked Nittany Lions and 15th-ranked Buckeyes is "Hurts So Good," the 1982 Grammy Award-winning smash by John Mellencamp. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 229c9cdaebd5608eebc72f6d00749882 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69448142&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091107_Comeback_was_Temple_s__quot_biggest_win__quot__Golden_says.html After his team finished off a dramatic win over visiting Miami of Ohio on Thursday night, Temple football coach Al Golden said the victory was even more significant than the Owls' come-from-behind conquest of Navy five days earlier on the road. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT fbeb5ef39510f1eebcd00a01f9289725 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69448037&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091107_Special_teams_a_concern_for_Penn_State.html STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State's proficiency in the kicking game has won the Nittany Lions their fair share of football contests over Joe Paterno's four-plus decades as head coach. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT b4cf764001688c39b7ae318dae8bc2f1 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69448147&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091107_Princeton_at_Penn.html Today at 3:30 p.m., Franklin Field. TV/Radio: Comcast Network; WFIL-AM (560). Records: Princeton, 2-5, 1-3 Ivy League; Penn, 5-2, 4-0. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 79ba214ff9225adabed08814672c0490 2009-11-07T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69354862&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091106_Bernard_Fernandez__The_Nittany_Line__Clark_could_find_spot_on_Heisman_list.html IF THERE IS a lesson to be learned from this week's elections, it's that it isn't always possible to spend your way into high office. Several multimillionaire candidates who sank sizable chunks of their personal fortunes into their campaigns were observed giving late-night concession speeches to comparatively underfunded victors. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:39:56 GMT b95e0412de3eb7783111b597f72aec29 2009-11-06T14:39:56Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69354302&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091106_Temple_wins_seventh_straight_on_late_field_goal.html Temple's back was against the wall last night at Lincoln Financial Field. One-win Miami of Ohio had just scored a touchdown with 2 minutes, 36 seconds remaining to take its first lead of the game, and the Owls needed a scoring drive of their own to preserve their longest winning streak in years. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2ebdd3ad4b72fbb76346584225674b9a 2009-11-06T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69354927&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091106_Reynolds_good_for_27_as__Nova_beats_Kutztown.html Senior Scottie Reynolds scored 27 points in 29 minutes as fifth-ranked Villanova eased to a 110-84 exhibition victory over Kutztown last night at the Wachovia Center. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 7b88ce314eab68ae71a61e6a832b9918 2009-11-06T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69354852&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091106_Williams_leads_Virginia_Tech_over_East_Carolina.html Freshman Ryan Williams ran for a season-high 179 yards and No. 22 Virginia Tech avoided its first three-game losing streak in 6 years, holding off host East Carolina, 16-3, last night. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:01:59 GMT 86145067795ddebdb58573e91990d8c4 2009-11-06T14:01:59Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168366&44=69354977&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2Ftemple%2F20091106_Temple_prevails_for_seventh_win_in_a_row.html THERE'S A SCENE late in the movie "Sabrina," the mid-1990s remake of the 1950s classic, where Harrison Ford's character is at the airport to catch a flight across the pond in the hopes of winning back the heart of the chauffeur's daughter, played by Julia Ormond. The attendant asks if it's his first time on the Concorde. He says yes. But then, she wants to know, this can't be his first trip to Paris. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:48:42 GMT c4ebee398868e3f5293656ad24083835 2009-11-06T07:48:42Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69354287&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091106_All_eyes_on_Ohio_State_s_Pryor.html The question stopped Ohio State coach Jim Tressel in his tracks for a few seconds. "Have you been asked more questions about Terrelle Pryor than anyone you've ever coached?" someone asked on this week's Big Ten coaches' conference call of Tressel, in his 24th season as a college head coach. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 83a5a13968d777eff68180a4a2a47553 2009-11-06T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69354922&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091106_Nits__student_group_nixes_T-shirts.html STATE COLLEGE - A Penn State student group has pulled T-shirts mocking Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor that were to be sold for tomorrow's game at Beaver Stadium. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT f0ce27e942b4f37777ef59617ebe6646 2009-11-06T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69344007&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091105_Temple_survives_upset_bid_by_RedHawks.html Temple's back was against the wall tonight at Lincoln Financial Field. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:51 GMT c6f450c749b249ca2ee5654432ee9c15 2009-11-06T04:20:51Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69265222&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091105_Penn_s_Wynn_hangs_on_to_an_NFL_dream.html Chris Wynn was frustrated in September and was still bothered last month. But after coming to terms with a quadriceps injury - one that jeopardized his NFL dream - Penn's senior cornerback has been his usual, even-keel self while preparing for Saturday's homecoming game against Princeton. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 608a2abed13f042ab87780e1f50800e9 2009-11-05T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168336&44=69265202&32=3796&7=195332&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fsports%2Fcolleges%2F20091105_Villanova-Richmond__You_call_it.html They are the No. 1 and No. 4 teams in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). Both recorded season-opening victories over NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I-A) programs. They boast explosive offenses and stingy defenses and are led by accomplished coaches. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 039ac848f1a4602686600098c4e6d995 2009-11-05T08:01:00Z