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December 12, 2008 at 11:05 am Ryan Jones Leave a comment

A couple (more) Penn State football items on this Friday:

-Last night, senior AQ Shipley received the Rimington Trophy as the outstanding center in college football. Shipley was one of three Nittany Lions named to the Walter Camp All-American team: Sophomore defensive end Aaron Maybin joined him on the first team, and wideout/kick returner Derrick Williams—who on Sunday was named team MVP—earned second-team honors.

AQ Shipley

-Author, freelance writer, and occasional Penn Stater contributor Michael Weinreb ’94 Com has a great piece today on espn.com that compares the Big Ten’s football reputation to the precarious position of Detroit’s Big 3. My favorite lines:

“The Big 12 represents the future: the notion that you can actually outgain every opponent you face and win a national championship. Their coaches are quirky men with pirate fetishes, and their quarterbacks have names such as Colt. It’s all quite exciting. And the Big Ten? Its coaches have hip-replacement surgery and wear sweater vests, and its running backs have Depression-era nicknames like ‘Beanie.’”

Mike’s a good writer. He was also in my wedding, and I reserve the right to some day tell an embarrassing story about that in this space.

Ryan Jones, senior editor

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