Commonwealth of PA to Sue NCAA over Penn State Sanctions
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett announced in an 11 a.m. press conference Wednesday morning that the state of Pennsylvania is filing an anti-trust lawsuit against the NCAA for the unprecedented penalties levied against Penn State University on July 23, 2012. The penalties included a 4-year bowl ban, a 10 scholarship per-year reduction for the football program […]
Podcast: July 23rd Bob Long Sports Radio Show
In this week’s show, we discussed the entire Penn State issue, as Mark Emmert laid down significant and severe penalties on Penn State’s football team on Monday. We had interviews from Charlie Flowe of The World Sports Show, Bryan McSorley of The Nittany Lion Sports Report, Ryan Beckler of Onward State, and Troy Weller of […]
Podcast: July 16th Bob Long Sports Radio Show
In this week’s Bob Long Sports Radio Show, Bob Long and Chris Pierangeli discussed the Penn State story, including the release of the Freeh Report, answering the questions: What was the role of the 4 men and how were each horribly wrong in their actions, what was the Board of Trustees responsibility, does the Paterno […]
Podcast: July 1st Iron Abbey Remote
This week’s Bob Long Sports Radio Show was live from The Iron Abbey in Horsham, PA during the 2012 European Championships Final between Spain and Italy. Bob Long and Chris Pierangeli welcomed Bob Long Sports Soccer contributor Alex Chrostowski to the set for the first time in his BLS tenure. In this week’s show, we […]
Penn State Board of Trustees Press Conference on Paterno’s Firing
November 9th, 2011: Bob Long Sports attended the landmark Board of Trustees press conference, held at the Penn Stater Hotel in State College. The futures of Graham Spanier and Joe Paterno were discussed, and the media had their shots at the Board of Trustees. Listen in!
Joe Paterno to Retire at End of Season
BREAKING NEWS: Sources have confirmed that Joe Paterno will retire at the end of the season. Still uncertain is the status of Paterno for the remaining three games on the schedule. Penn State hosts Nebraska this weekend, then travels to Ohio State and Wisconsin in the final two weeks of the season. It appears that […]
Penn State Scandal Intensifies on Tuesday
The Jerry Sandusky scandal has continued to permeate the Penn State campus and football program, and on Tuesday the story took a dramatic turn. Joe Paterno’s regularly scheduled press conference was cancelled just 40 minutes before it was scheduled to start. Assistant Athletic Director Jeff Nelson exited Beaver Stadium and informed the hundreds of media […]
Sandusky Scandal Rocks Penn State
The now infamous Jerry Sandusky scandal has continued to infiltrate the Penn State campus and football program this Monday morning. Sandusky is alleged to have sexually assaulted at least 8 young boys, and many of them on the campus of Penn State University. Sandusky currently faces 40 counts of sex crimes against young boys. Sandusky […]
The Scoop on Urban Meyer and Penn State
Penn State wants Urban Meyer to coach its football program. Correction: The students, alumni, fans, and probably some players want Urban Meyer to coach Penn State. The rumors have stemmed from his relationship with Coach Paterno, the supposed interest of his daughters in Penn State for volleyball, and even a slip of the tongue during […]