It's official! Confirming previous reports, Penn State announced this morning that the football team will open the 2014 season in Dublin, Ireland at Croke Park. As part of the "Croke Park Classic," Penn State will play the University of Central Florida on August 30, 2014.
Zayd Issah, a 2013 commit, is in more legal trouble after being arrested and charged with aggravated assault at 7 a.m. Saturday morning in State College.
In front of hundreds of fans at the Penn State Lacrosse Field, the Penn State Football defensive squad beat the offense in the 11th Annual Lift For Life competition benefiting Uplifting Athletes 160-122. No one cared about that score, though. The team raised over $113,000 for kidney cancer research and is on pace to shatter last year's record.
The Penn State Board of Trustees met this morning at Penn State's Fayette campus to discuss and vote on a number of issues, including the 2013-2014 operating budget, a contentious vice chair election, tuition increases, and settlements with Sandusky victims.
How to run a private meeting 101: Don't have it in a room surrounded by glass walls. Penn State either didn't get the memo or didn't care, because when Bill O'Brien met with a group of trustees this morning at a meeting closed to the media and the public, Mike Dawson from the Centre Daily Times was there to see everything, including his powerpoint presentation.
For the second year in a row, the Penn State Football jerseys will feature last names on the back.