UNIVERSITY PARK — This much is certain — the most popular Buffalo Bills replica jersey worn by fans in Ralph Wilson Stadium this fall will include the number 1.

Penn State’s future defensive line got significantly bigger this weekend, as the Nittany Lions received commitments from a pair of 300- pound prospects.

There is a photo in the Arcidiacono family album of Mark, 10 years old, on Christmas morning. He is wearing a LaVar Arrington Penn State jersey while opening up a box that contains another Penn State shirt.

No one will be more excited about Sean Lee's return to the field than the Penn State linebacker himself, who on occasion gets so amped up watching people simply talk about college football on television that he has to change the channel.

Curt Warner has simple plans for his visit to New York this December, when the former Penn State running back will officially become the 17th Nittany Lion to join the College Football Hall of Fame.

Penn State landed a big target for its future quarterbacks Thursday when Adrian Coxson, a wide receiver from Baltimore, formally announced his commitment via video blog on DigitalSports.com.

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Aaron Maybin’s decision to leave Penn State early has paid off.

There are players on this Penn State team who have been around so long and have played so much that they could give the coaches a day off and give their younger teammates a full practice’s worth of sound football instruction.

UNIVERSITY PARK — There were no questions about contracts. There was minimal discussion about off-field indiscretions and almost no inquiries about his gait.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Matt McGloin isn’t nearly blessed with the type of natural athleticism that Daryll Clark and Kevin Newsome possess.

UNIVERSITY PARK — A reporter asked Joe Paterno about highly touted freshman kicker Anthony Fera and how he might replace Kevin Kelly, who graduated last season as Penn State’s all-time leader in points.

The letter is laminated and framed. But when A.Q. Shipley received a note of encouragement from Mike Webster almost nine years ago, little could he have known his path in football would resemble that of the Pittsburgh Steelers legend.

One way or another, Stefen Wisniewski was going to pilot Penn State’s offensive line in the coming season. Moving one position to the left only solidified that role.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Three quarterbacks displayed three different stages of development Saturday as Penn State conducted a live scrimmage for reporters and high school coaches in Holuba Hall.