Manheim Central standout chats about his future with the Nittany Lions
 
It’s official: Dakota Royer will take his skills to Happy Valley in 2010 and play football for coach Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lions.
Royer made his decision public on Thursday, when he placed a Penn State hat on his head and revealed a gray Nittany […]

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Barons’ football coach chats about Dakota Royer’s decision to pick Penn State
 
Getting used to college recruiters poking around Manheim Central has become old hat for Barons’ football coach Mike Williams.
On Thursday, another one of Williams’ athletes made his college choice official when rising senior blue-chipper Dakota Royer stepped up to the podium inside the high […]

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Fight on State has a cool photo gallery from Royer’s press conference here.
Manheim Central rising senior Dakota Royer has just given a verbal commitment to Penn State in a press conference at Manheim Central High School.
The Barons’ standout 6-2, 220-pound two-way performer was a First-Team All-State pick last season as a defensive end, after he registered 86 tackles and 13 sacks […]

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FORMER MANHEIM CENTRAL STAR WIDEOUT GRAHAM ZUG IS NOW A FULL SCHOLARSHIP PLAYER FOR PENN STATE
According to this published report, former Manheim Central standout Graham Zug has earned a scholarship from Penn State, where he plays wideout for coach Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lions.
The 6-2, 175-pound redshirt sophomore was a former walk-on, but now […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
According to this story on ESPN.com, Penn State’s Joe Paterno was asked about a gazillion different times – and ways – how much longer he’ll coach the Nittany Lions on Thursday at Big Ten Media Day in Chicago.
Paterno didn’t give any definite answers. What, you were expecting one?
But he had some real zinger […]

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