Mar 1, 2021 | Black Shoes Diary
Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s okay to be wrong sometimes. If you’ve been a reader here at BSD for the last 5 years, you know I have bad takes. From Justin Shorter having over 40 receptions as a freshman to Joe...
Feb 25, 2021 | Black Shoes Diary
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The Franklin family is reunited and it’s awesome. James Franklin’s life just got a little closer to returning to normal over the last few weeks. Really happy for James. We all saw how down he was during the season, and not because of...
Feb 24, 2021 | Black Shoes Diary
Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns I woke last night to the sound of thunder. How far off? I sat and wondered. Ain’t it funny how the night moves, when you just don’t seem to have as much to lose. On a long and lonesome highway, east of Omaha, you could listen to the Penn...
Feb 23, 2021 | Black Shoes Diary
Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images Virtual visit and new offer SZN carries on TEAMMATES MAKE VIRTUAL VISIT With prospects unable to meet with coaching staffs and players during visits to campus due to the COVID-19 recruiting dead period, virtual visits...
Feb 22, 2021 | Black Shoes Diary
Photo by Benjamin Solomon/Getty Images It’s time for our bi-weekly series surveying where former Nittany Lions are projected to go in this year’s NFL Draft. As we get closer to the 2021 NFL Draft, taking place from April 29th until May 1st, let’s look at where our...
Feb 21, 2021 | Black Shoes Diary
Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Sorry, Purdue. According to a report from Pete Thamel, Penn State has found its new safety coach in Anthony Poindexter. Sources: Purdue co-defensive coordinator Anthony Poindexter is expected to leave for the...