Ollie Ogbu News

Penn State lineman Ollie Ogbu, seen here pressuring Indiana quarterback Ben Chappell, was an honorable mention All Big Ten selection.

Penn State senior defensive tackle Jared Odrick was selected as the Big Ten's Defensive Player of the Year by the conference coaches on Monday.

A conference-high six members of the Penn State football team have been selected first team All-Big Ten and senior defensive tackle Jared Odrick was named Defensive Player of the Year in voting by the conference head coaches and media panel.

Minutes after Daryll Clark and his teammates sent a message with an emphatic victory, the small contingent of Penn State fans hoped to do the same.

Penn State defensive tackle Jared Odrick, seen here deflecting a Ben Chappell pass against Indiana, is PSU's most consistent player, according to Bob Flounders.

Running out of the tunnel in the south end zone of Beaver Stadium is a weekly autumnal thrill for those who wear the blue and white of Penn State.

Cory Giger, Altoona Mirror: Jared Odrick has the best pro potential among Penn State's seniors.

Their coach believes their season hasn't been a disaster. At least not yet. He believes finishing the regular season 10-2 would be "a pretty darned good year." Maybe in most seasons, but not this one.

Visions of roses, sugar, oranges or a fiesta are likely gone. And for the second straight year, the final two regular season games lost a little bit of luster.

Sometimes, as Joe Paterno likes to say, you just get licked. Craig Houtz Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor eludes the sack of Penn State's Navorro Bowman and runs 7 yards for a touchdown in the 1st quarter on Saturday, Nov.

Terrelle Pryor tiptoed his way around the Penn State defense, then smiled and danced all over the Beaver Stadium turf.

Only Terrelle Pryor knows how seriously he considered Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions as a college destination in the spring of 2008.

Some news and notes from today's weekly press conference ... -- Joe Paterno said linebacker Sean Lee is close to 100 percent, if he's not already there.

Ollie Ogbu wasn't sure how to handle a rare day off in late October. ''The funny thing is, this happens once a year, and every year the same thing happens -- we don't know what to do,'' the Penn State defensive tackle said.

The Persa family of Bethlehem, Pa., had this game circled on the calendar for a while.

Having coached in 674 games, 521 as the head guy, Joe Paterno has developed a well-tuned sense of instinct.

The first 110 punts of Jeremy Boone's college career went off without a hitch. Now, Boone has had two punts blocked in the last five games, raising concerns among the Penn State coaches.

Penn State defensive tackle Ollie Ogbu didn't know what to do after coach Joe Paterno gave the team a day off.They got a breather after a 25-point road win over Michigan gave No.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Stopping the run is as much a part of Penn State football as coach Joe Paterno's rolled-up khakis.

Michigan quarterback Steven Threet is brought down by Penn State's Aaron Maybin and Ollie Ogbu, rear, in last year's game at Beaver Stadium.