Christian Marrone, who played for Joe Paterno and now serves as the Chief of Staff for the Department of Homeland Security, will speak at the IST Building on Wednesday. Marrone, who holds a degree in Political Science from Penn State, has held numerous posts within the government and in the private sector. Before jumping to the Department of Homeland Security, Marrone was the Vice President for National Security and Acquisition Policy at the Aerospace Industries Association.
After another record-setting performance in the double overtime thriller against No. 13 Ohio State, wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the second time this season.
It has just been announced that Penn State and Indiana will kick off at noon on November 8 in Bloomington, where the Nittany Lions will look to avenge last year's crushing loss.
The Nittany Lions came into Senior Day looking to clinch their 16th Big Ten championship. Thanks to a great second half performance and a brace from Kori Chapic, they did exactly that.
Tom Wolf, the frontrunner in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race, will visit Penn State for the first time this Wednesday. Wolf will appear at the Berkey Creamery at 10 a.m. to meet with students and State College-area residents.
Referee John O'Neill and replay official Tom Fiedler, the officials who worked Saturday's matchup against Ohio State, have come under fire after missing two crucial calls that could have significantly altered the outcome of the game. The calls in question were Christian Hackenberg's first interception, and an Ohio State field goal attempt, where about four seconds passed after the play clock initially expired.