Bendapudi recommends closing the DuBois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre, and York Commonwealth campuses.
The Nittany Lions were mercy ruled for the third time this season.
The six-year veteran lands in Tennessee alongside KJ Winston.
Mau has four years of eligibility remaining.
Merkle withdrew her name from the transfer portal and was previously committed to Maryland.