It's the dog days of summer. That means college football news is hard to come by. Most of the stories you read are pretty shallow fluff pieces. So I'm just going to dump some links in your lap and let you read them. No commentary needed, really.

• It's camp season at Penn State, and some former players are getting their feet wet as coaches.
• Here is a nice recap of Penn State's history with Alabama. Though if you ask me, you can get a better recap if you buy a copy of We Are Penn State 2010.
• Florida State blog Tomahawk Nation takes a look at the correlation between defensive performance and the size of the front seven on defense. Penn State gets a mention there.
• ESPN's Ivan Maisel longs for the days when football coaches wore ties like Joe Paterno still does.
• The Post-Gazette says Joe Paterno should be healthy in time for the fall.
• Black Heart Gold Pants previews Penn State. Pretty good preview IMO.
• Josh Hull signs a contract with the Rams.
• The Rivalry, Esq predicts Penn State will go to the Gator Bowl.
• Mickey Shuler is trying to catch on with the Vikings.
• Talor Battle participated in a Nike skills camp with some college all-stars.
• The York Daily Record endorses putting Penn State in a western division with Iowa and Nebraska.