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Q&A with Towson football coach Rob Ambrose

By Matt Bracken — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 11:37:00 EST

The positive momentum from Towson's 9-3, CAA-championship season continued last week when coach Rob Ambrose unveiled the Tigers' 19-man recruiting class. Towson signed eight Maryland natives, plus three players from Virginia's Tidewater area. There are four Division I transfers and four Baltimore-area high school standouts. There are 11 defensive players, seven offensive players and one athlete. Ambrose spoke with Recruiting Report this week about the class.

Q&A with Morgan State football coach Donald Hill-Eley

By Matt Bracken — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:51:00 EST

Morgan State's 18-man recruiting class features four junior college players, three Baltimore-area natives, seven offensive players, nine defensive players, one athlete, one kicker and two sons of players Donald Hill-Eley previously coached. The veteran Bears leader spoke to Recruiting Report this week about Morgan's 2012 football recruiting class.

Prosecutors say former Penn State coach Sandusky should stay inside while on house arrest

By Peter Hall, Of The Morning Call — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 22:19:00 EST

In court papers concerning ex-coach's house arrest, officials say neighbors have expressed concern about safety of children near his home.

Jerry Sandusky should stay inside as he awaits trial on child sex-abuse charges, prosecutors said Tuesday, citing complaints by neighbors who have seen him outdoors.

McDaniel College's new $8 million stadium to bear the name of 1961 alumnus Kenneth Gill

By Steve Jones — Sat, 4 Feb 2012 10:20:51 EST

New facility will add 500 seats; completion targeted for Sept. 2012

On a sunny and mild Friday afternoon, Feb. 3, the shovels dug into a pile of dirt at McDaniel College.

West Virginia informs Florida State it is canceling 2012 football game

By Coley Harvey, Orlando Sentinel — Sat, 4 Feb 2012 11:29:00 EST

Mountaineers wrote Seminoles providing intentions they wanted to back out of Sept. 8 game

TALLAHASSEE -- Florida State athletic director Randy Spetman announced late Saturday morning that this September's football game between the Seminoles and West Virginia would be canceled.

McDaniel College in Westminster set to break ground on new stadium project

By Jim Joyner, jjoyner@patuxent.com — Fri, 3 Feb 2012 19:12:00 EST

Project will build two-story grandstand structure while retaining tailgate tradition

McDaniel College is scheduled to break ground this week on its new stadium project, designed to support Green Terror football, women's field hockey, men and women's lacrosse and men's and women's track and field, in addition to special events.

Local players, FBS transfers highlight Towson's football recruiting class

By Matt Bracken — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 13:25:00 EST

The Towson football program today announced its 19-man recruiting class -- a group heavy on local talent and FBS transfers.

Under O'Brien, Penn State still plans to recruit Maryland heavily

By Chris Korman — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:15:00 EST

New Penn State football coach Bill O’Brien knows it will be important to recruit the Maryland-D.C. corridor.

Joe Paterno 'left this world with a clear conscience,' son says at memorial

By Mark Wogenrich and Andrew McGill , Of The Morning Call — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:05:00 EST

STATE COLLEGE — Jay Paterno quoted Sophocles and Tennessee Williams, recounted his father's last moments and led more than 12,000 people in prayer. He also lingered strongly on one point, which Nike Chairman Phil Knight had thundered about an hour earlier.

Mourners gather at Penn State for Joe Paterno's funeral

By John L. Micek and Andrew McGill , Of The Morning Call — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:22:00 EST

Funeral procession through town offers last chance for public goodbye to former coach Joe Paterno before private burial.

STATE COLLEGE — As the hearse bearing Joe Paterno passed through the community he called home for more than a half-century, thousands of people gathered to say goodbye, each in his or her own way.