A tradition on campus since the 1980s, one of Penn State's biggest events of the year starts today. University Park will become home to 2,000 athletes, 750 coaches and 2,500 volunteers as the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Summer Games kick off from June 6-8.
Penn State maintains their third place standing in the Director's Cup's first spring standings, after strong finishes by men's volleyball and men's and women's lacrosse.
Penn State officials are actively considering booking Big Ten or even NHL hockey at one of the country's largest stadiums, according to a WJAC-TV report. With hockey fever building in Happy Valley as the $88 million Pegula Ice Arena is constructed, this would be a logical move, but also one that has been discussed for years.
Penn State looks to already have its quarterback of the future in 5-star recruit Christian Hackenberg, but the Nittany Lions might be making room for one more highly rated signal-caller. According to a PennLive story citing 247 Sports, Michael O'Connor, a pro-style quarterback currently playing at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida is expected to make his college decision this Saturday, and the destination appears to be Happy Valley.
A 21-year-old woman is facing multiple counts of theft and fraud after an incident at Penn State's Berkey Creamery. Alexandra Otero allegedly used a student's ID card to purchase about $40 worth of merchandise from the creamery in April.
Former Miami of Ohio guard Allen Roberts has made the decision to transfer to Penn State and play basketball for the Nittany Lions, according to Alex Kline of Rivals.com. Roberts helps to fill a void that was formed when Jermaine Marshall, the team's leading scorer last season, made the decision to forego his senior year and enter the draft.