The university announced last month that an unexpected uptick in acceptances close to the May 1 deadline resulted in the larger-than-expected class, about 1000 more than enrolled in the 2015 freshman class and 500 more than in 2014.
Three Nittany Lions -- Kerry Collins, D.J. Dozier, and Steve Wisniewski -- were named to the 2017 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot.
The PSAAForAll interest group took four of ten positions in this year's Alumni Council election.