For the sixth consecutive year, Penn State finished in the top three in the final winter rankings of the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup. The Nittany Lions earned a second-place ranking in the final edition of the winter rankings, up a spot from last week.
Penn State's traveling back to the Horseshoe for another primetime nationally televised tilt. The Nittany Lions will meet Ohio State on Oct. 17 at 8:00 p.m. on either ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2, the network announced today.
Penn Stater and former NBA basketball player John Amaechi will return to State College this Friday for a talk hosted by the Institute for the Arts and Humanities titled "More Chance of Being Hit by a Meteor: What to do when your dreams defy probability and exceed other people’s imagination."
Penn State fans will have another chance to snag some authentic athletic swag.
Eric Barron and Keith Masser denied seven alumni-elected trustees their request for access to confidential information used in the creation of the Freeh Report.
Penn State again earned a top-100 spot in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, but dropped from No. 39 overall last year to somewhere in the No. 61-70 grouping -- the exact ranking in that tier is not specified. Sandwiched between the National Taiwan University and the Technical University of Munich, the selection is another indicator of Penn State's steady academic standing.