At Penn State’s campus alone, since the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year, almost 30 sexual assaults have been reported to local and off-campus police departments. Since the National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence found that only 16% of women report their assaults to law enforcement, this would mean that somewhere around a sickening 187 students have been victims of sexual assault since August of last year.
Just days after the Penn State men's basketball season came to an end, fans are already getting a glimpse at next year's non-conference slate. It was confirmed in a press release that the Nittany Lions will be a part of the field for the 2013 Barclays Center Classic in Brooklyn on November 29-30, joining Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, and St. John's.
As the second season of the Bill O'Brien era progresses on with the beginning of spring football today, several storylines surround the Nittany Lions as they hit the fields this afternoon for the first of 15 practices. Here are 10 to specifically keep an eye on.