Following his sophomore year, Smith chose to follow former Wolverine Scott Giffin to Penn, where Giffin had transferred after a year in Ann Arbor.

Hurley played a large role in getting Rosen to transfer to St. Benedict’s after the then-junior broke his elbow in his third and final year at Colonia High School.

After capturing two consecutive Ivy League titles, expectations for the 2011 Quakers were sky high. But as the twin pillars of Penn football — defense and rushing — deteriorated, so too did the team’s chances for a title.

In a sports world that has witnessed two league lockouts in recent months, the Ivy Sports Symposium, an event composed of roundtable discussions led by some of the most prominent members of the sports business community, seemed ever-timely.

Just two years removed from a 2-26 season, the women’s basketball team has an opportunity to start 3-0 for the first time in program history.

During halftime of the Penn-Cornell game Saturday, Penn unveiled a larger-than-life statue of football legend Chuck Bednarik that will be placed at Gate 2 on the North Side of Franklin Field.

While one is an experienced senior and the other is a freshman, Bryan Ortenzio and Steve Robertson have one thing in common.

Both the men’s and women’s teams battled it out Saturday at Sheerr Pool, beating Cornell and ultimately falling to Princeton in a spirited competition.

Historically, reaching the round of 16 at the Penn State Open, has been a strong predictor of qualification for the NCAA Championships.

Yes, over the first four games, Rosen has played out of his mind. But, in a way, this should have been expected.

Up by 23 at the half, Penn struggled after the break, but had enough firepower to pull out a victory against Rider, 66-57.

Zack Rosen and Tyler Bernardini lead the Quakers in the team’s first home victory this season, beating former Penn basketball star Andy Toole’s Colonials, 66-60. THE BUZZ: The Good, Bad and Ugly vs. Robert MorrisKEVIN ESTEVES: Zack Rosen putting it all together

In a shootout at Franklin Field Saturday, Cornell notched its first victory over Penn football since 2006, winning the season finale, 48-38.

Senior point guard Zack Rosen’s performance last night in a 78-72 overtime win at Rider looked like something out of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. RECAP: Men’s basketball bucks the Broncs in OT

When coach Andrew Toole leads his Robert Morris team into its matchup with Penn on Saturday night, it will mark exactly 10 years to the day since he took to the Palestra floor for the first time as a member of the Red and Blue.

The Red and Blue will look to their younger wrestlers to step up in the absence of senior Zack Kemmerer, who will represent Penn in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic in Arizona instead.

After opening the season with a victory over St. Francis on Sunday, Penn’s women’s basketball will continue to take it one game at a time.