Sports Illustrated: Point guard Talor Battle has Penn State on brink of NIT title

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno stood in the underbelly of Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night after the Nittany Lions’ 67-59 victory over Notre Dame in the NIT semifinals and lit up when he saw his favorite player — sophomore point guard Talor Battle. ‘I remember when you came up for a visit and I told [Ed] DeChellis, ‘You want that kid? He’s too short!” he crowed. …