Penn State keeps on climbing: The Center For World Universities Rankings pegged it the 46th-best university in the world and 29th-best in the country in its most recent report. It's the third straight year Penn State has seen a boost.
Christian Hackenberg is going to have a lot to live up to this season, after being added to his second preseason award watch list for the upcoming year. The sophomore quarterback has been named to the 33-player watch list for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award which goes to the nation's best quarterback. This comes after he was named to the preason watch list for the Maxwell Award which is presented to the nation's college football player of the year.
The SEC Media Days are happening right now in Alabama, and they've resulted in some interesting quotes from a Vanderbilt player about James Franklin's final days at Vanderbilt and his personality.
Penn State fans are quick to notice every little thing that goes on with the program, so when freshman running back Nick Scott tweeted out a photo of a Penn State football helmet with the number 24 on it (Scott's number) fans were all over social media guessing what that might mean. The real reason for the helmet? It's a decoration in Franklin's office.
CAPS is getting a much-needed financial boost. Penn State committed $300,000 to hiring new staff for Counseling and Psychological Services after complaints of long wait times for counseling piled up, constituting a short-term solution for the service's troubles.
The preseason buzz just keeps on rolling in for the Nittany Lions. CFB 24/7 on NFL.com has revealed its preseason list of every quarterback situation for each FBS program in the country, and in at No. 12 is Christian Hackenberg and Penn State.