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QUESTIONS FROM PAGE 20 commentary was one of the true highlights of the afternoon. Meanwhile, starters had fun run- ning the occasional gimmick play before giving way to a succession of walk-ons and redshirt freshmen in the second half, if not before. When officials stopped last year's Blue- White Game early due to heavy rain, players took turns diving onto the turf and skidding into the tun- nel on their way out of the stadium. Don't expect to see that this year. 8. Who's going to be the star of the Blue-White Game? This title is usually bestowed on someone you don't expect – an up- and-comer or a walk-on who craves the chance to play before an audi- ence and seizes the opportunity to display his skills. Could happen again. With Dukes out, Lynch yet to arrive on campus and the coaching staff already well aware of what it's got in Redd, Belton and Day are likely to get more than a few carries on Saturday. Still, all eyes are going to be on the quarterbacks as they look to adapt to O'Brien's new offensive system, which is modeled after the offense he ran with the New England Patriots. McGloin was the most successful of the QBs in the Nittany Lions' previous offense, so you can't help but assume he has a leg up on Bolden and Jones. But O'Brien went out of his way to avoid developing any preconceptions about his players going into spring practice, and his fresh-slate approach will likely give the other QBs a chance to make their case. The coaching staff is looking at this year's Blue-White Game as a significant part of the evaluation process, not just a chance for play- ers to blow off some steam heading into the summer, which means all the quarterbacks will have a strong incentive to play well. 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TBA 15 NAVY..................................................................TBA 22 29 OCTOBER 6 20 NORTHWESTERN................................................ TBA at Iowa.............................................................. TBA at Purdue...........................................................TBA at Nebraska.......................................................TBA INDIANA.............................................................TBA 24 WISCONSIN........................................................TBA 10 17 2013 FOOTBALL AUGUST 31 14 21 Syracuse at East Rutherford, N.J.........................TBA SEPTEMBER 7 OCTOBER 5 EASTERN MICHIGAN...........................................TBA VIRGINIA............................................................TBA KENT STATE.......................................................TBA at Indiana..........................................................TBA 12 MICHIGAN..........................................................TBA 26 at Ohio State..................................................... TBA NOVEMBER 2 9 16 ILLINOIS............................................................ TBA at Minnesota......................................................TBA PURDUE.............................................................TBA 23 NEBRASKA.........................................................TBA 30 at Wisconsin......................................................TBA 2014 FOOTBALL AUGUST 30 ! 13 20 TEMPLE.............................................................TBA SEPTEMBER 6 AKRON.............................................................. TBA at Rutgers......................................................... TBA TBA................................................................... TBA 27 MINNESOTA....................................................... TBA OCTOBER 11 18 25 at Nebraska.......................................................TBA INDIANA.............................................................TBA at Michigan........................................................TBA NOVEMBER 1 at Purdue...........................................................TBA at Illinois........................................................... TBA 29 WISCONSIN....................................................... TBA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 26-7, 13-3 17 15 OHIO STATE....................................................... TBA 22 27 OHIO STATE........................................................TBA NOVEMBER 3 TEMPLE............................................................. TBA at Illinois............................................................TBA JANUARY 2 W at Wisconsin...........................................82-49 7 L MICHIGAN STATE.....................................75-65 12 W MICHIGAN.............................................. 78-63 15 W at Nebraska............................................93-73 19 W at Illinois................................................71-65 22 W IOWA......................................................68-52 26 W at Michigan.............................................77-56 29 L at Michigan State....................................83-77 FEBRUARY 2 W INDIANA..................................................76-44 5 W at Minnesota..........................................68-65 9 W WISCONSIN............................................69-54 12 W at Northwestern......................................77-63 16 W at Purdue............................................... 74-63 20 W OHIO STATE............................................ 84-66 26 W MINNESOTA............................................74-51 MARCH 1-4 Big Ten Tournament at Indianapolis 2 Quarterfinal round W Minnesota.......................................78-74 3 Semifinal round L Purdue............................................68-66 18-A4 NCAA Tournament 18 First round at Baton Rouge, La. W UTEP.............................................. 85-77 20 Second round at Baton Rouge, La. W LSU................................................90-80 25 Regional semifinals at Kingston, R.I. L Connecticut.....................................77-59 MEN'S GYMNASTICS 7-1, 3-1 DECEMBER 9 L BLUE/WHITE SHOWCASE JANUARY 14 W ARMY...................................349.800-321.600 21 at Michigan.......................... 340.300-338.450 27-28 at West Point Open 27 Team & All-Around Finals.............................1st FEBRUARY 2-4 Winter Cup at Las Vegas, Nev. 12 W at Springfield College............ 350.500-323.500 18 W ILLINOIS...............................347.800-346.500 25 W at Ohio State........................355.500-347.200 MARCH 9 W vs. Puerto Rico National Team..339.200-337.300 17 W MINNESOTA...........................359.300-347.900 24 W TEMPLE................................360.600-342.200 APRIL 6-7 Big Ten Championships at Iowa 6 7 Team and All-Around Finals..........................3rd Individual Finals........................... 2 champions 19-21 NCAA Championships at Oklahoma 19 Qualifier.....................................................TBA 20 Team & All-Around Finals........................ 7 p.m. 21 Individual Finals.....................................7 p.m. WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS 6-1, 2-1 NOVEMBER 5 W BLOOMSBURG (Exh.).............................101-81 11-13 LADY LION CLASSIC 11 W WASHINGTON STATE........................72-60 13 W MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE..............65-49 L at Delaware............................................80-71 20 W at South Carolina....................................55-50 25-26 Nugget Classic at Reno, Nev. 25 W Iowa State...................................... 66-59 26 W Nevada.........................................103-65 30 W N. CAROLINA (Big Ten/ACC Challenge)......103-84 DECEMBER 3 L at Texas Tech (Big 12/Big Ten Challenge)..70-66 6 W VIRGINIA TECH........................................66-28 11 W MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...................76-51 18 W WAGNER...............................................103-42 21 W at Bucknell..............................................78-54 30 L NEBRASKA..............................................71-63 JANUARY 8 at West Virginia with Maryland.............................1st 15 W at New Hampshire................ 196.125-194.250 21 MICHIGAN STATE, CORNELL, ALABAMA................ 2nd 28 W at Minnesota........................195.475-195.150 FEBRUARY 3 W at Iowa.................................195.800-195.150 11 at North Carolina State with George Washington, William & Raleigh, N.C. Mary...............................2nd 18 W SUNY-BROCKPORT................ 195.950-183.200 25 L at Ohio State........................196.026-195.000 NCAA Regional Championship, location TBA......... 4th 20-22 NCAA Championships at Duluth, Ga.....................TBA A P R I L 3 0 , 2 0 1 2 MARCH 2 MICHIGAN, NORTH CAROLINA, CENTENARY...........1st 11 W at Pittsburgh.........................196.425-195.550 17 W MARYLAND (DD)....................196.500-195.550 24 Big Ten Championship at Iowa............................. 6th APRIL 7 37 //:/)*7(/;*+<==/,+77*"$/>*$)6///////////

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