After nearly two decades of O. Richard Bundy at the helm, the Penn State Blue Band officially has a new director. Gregory Drane, the band's current assistant director, has been selected as Bundy's successor, according to an e-mail sent to the band.
James Franklin will be joined by some special guests as he embarks on the fourth Penn State Coaches Caravan tour this spring beginning May 5. Basketball coach Pat Chambers, hockey’s Guy Gadowsky, Athletics Director Sandy Barbour, and womens volleyball’s Russ Rose, among other Penn State coaches, will accompany Franklin at select stops. There are 12 […]
Despite competing with only 11 fencers instead of the allotted 12, Penn State fencing earned a second place finish behind a combined Columbia and Barnard squad in this weekend's NCAA Championship. Freshman Andrew Mackiewicz was the Nittany Lions' sole individual champion, Penn State's second national champion in two days after Matt Brown wrestled for an individual title Saturday evening.
Big plays are a big deal for Penn State. Especially in 2014, when the Nittany Lion offense had a small number of them. Forty-five in 13 games, to be exact. That’s why, on Saturday afternoon, James Franklin was yacking it up about wide receiver DeAndre Thompkins.
Penn State split a series doubleheader against Indiana on Sunday, winning three out of its last four games.
High-efficiency solar panels will be coming to a rooftop near you soon, and it's all thanks to Penn State research. Referred to as concentrating photovoltaic -- or CPV -- systems, these solar panels operate a much higher efficiency than the standard solar panel.