Penn State Blue! is a rousing football novel that takes place at Penn State University, known for its strong academics, its football team and long-time coach. Bob Ricks plays a hunch after being heavily recruited by several warm weather schools. He meets with Penn State Coach Sal Almorretti, and is told what he most wants to hear: “We can win a championship with you.” This is a situation Bob has dreamed of all his life. Other schools promised him personal glory, trophies like the Heisman, but Coach Sal hits a bull’s-eye! This novel began as a tribute for the honorable work of a brilliant, long-lasting college football program under one of the most pleasantly ambitious coaches ever, Joe Paterno. The news-making scandal broke when the book was nearly completed. The story ended up as a novel of tribute and healing for the kids who play Penn State football and have continued on with the fine learning institution that is Penn State. “As a Boston University graduate, it has always been a great dream of mine to write and photograph Penn State football. I hope this book helps a well-deserving student body and a school that that has proudly stood behind its football and other programs at Penn State University.”