Penn State received its fifth commit for 2014 today, and it may be its biggest one yet. The recruit comes in the form of DeAndre Thompkins, a 6-0 170 lb. receiver from Swansboro, North Carolina.
Akeel Lynch had always dreamed of playing for Penn State. After redshirting last season, he finally was able to play in front of a Beaver Stadium crowd at today's Blue-White game.
Blue and White game attendees — and Penn State football players, themselves — were in for quite the surprise today when Bill O’Brien, mic’d up on the field, called an entire drive through Beaver Stadium’s PA system.
Heading into today's Blue-White game, the thought existed that some separation in the quarterback competition between Steven Bench and Tyler Ferguson could be created. After what transpired at Beaver Stadium, that does not appear to be the case, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. The quarterback play itself was far from bad despite the defense (blue) defeating the offense (white 67-47)
Nicholas Jones, the current Benjamin T. Rome Dean of Whiting School at Johns Hopkins University, has been selected as vice president and provost at Penn State. Jones' appointment, effective July 1, is subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees at its May 3 meeting. As vice president and provost, Jones serves as PSU's chief academic officer, reports to the president of the university and acts as chief executive officer in the absence of the president.
Jones was selected for this position at Penn State after the university launched a nationwide search for a permanent leader, as the position was held interim since November 2011 by Robert Pangborn.
Penn State Baseball seeks its first Big Ten win this weekend in a three game series against Iowa.