The Lions-Pride merchandise website, which has been crashing all afternoon from a traffic overload, released a pre-order link for the new 2013 Nike Penn State replica game jerseys. While much has been made about potential changes coming to Penn State’s iconic jerseys, most fans thought they would need to wait until the fall to check out the new threads.

Former Penn State quarterback Steven Bench announced that he would transfer to the University of South Florida today after he announced his transfer from Penn State a month ago.

It took almost an entire century but the wait is finally over as the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) named Penn State junior goalie Austin Kaut to its All-America First Team on Thursday. The announcement gives the Penn State program its first, First Team All-American honor in 73 years.

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier has asked a judge to drop criminal charges for his alleged mishandling of child sexual abuse reports made against Jerry Sandusky. In court documents filed Wednesday in Harrisburg, Spanier's attorneys said he should not be charged with perjury and obstruction of justice because the prosecution used the testimony of former Penn State counsel Cynthia Baldwin.

Dr. Cathy Wanner will replace honors program founder Jack Selzer as its new director on July 1, according to a Penn State news release. Wanner is a longtime Penn State professor of history, anthropology, and religious studies, specializing in socialist societies. Selzer said in a phone interview that he “couldn’t be more pleased” with her appointment as director of the program. “She’s a scholar immensely respected by her colleagues in the College of the Liberal Arts,” he said. “She also has a tremendous breadth of knowledge.”

The Penn State nightlife scene is down a hot spot. Less than seven months after it opened its doors, Duo Nightclub, located at 129 Pugh St., has been evicted. Onward State reported last week that owner Parag Parikh and his company P&P at PSU, LCC, failed to pay $12,000 in back rent and was served an eviction notice.

One day after it was announced that Penn State will embark on a week long tour of Europe, the team suffered a crucial blow in the form of Associate Head Coach Eugene Burroughs leaving the program to return to Marist University, where he was an assistant coach from 2000-2004.

The bill from the Jerry Sandusky scandal continues to grow. In the latest figures, just released on Penn State's 'progress' website, the university says it's spent about an additional million dollars. That brings the grand total to $44,452,243 as of the end of February, the most recent figures available.

Christian Hackenberg does not arrive on campus for a few more weeks, but he already has his jersey number picked out. According to a report yesterday, the highly touted quarterback recruit will be wearing No. 14 at Penn State.

With a new season comes a new barrage of pump up videos. Penn State always has some solid and emotional videos every year to get Nittany Nation excited for the upcoming season. Here’s the first (that I’ve seen) for the upcoming 2013 season. Only 102 days until kickoff! Enjoy.

David Taylor wrestled for Team USA last week and pinned his opponent Magomed Kurbanaliev.