A familiar face will be pacing the sidelines for the Nittany Lions next year, as former PSU big man Andrew Jones will join Pat Chambers' staff as a graduate assistant, per GoPSUSports.
Forward Jon Graham has been granted a release from the Penn State basketball team and will transfer, per a news release from the athletic department. Graham's departure is yet another event in what has been a wild offseason for the Nittany Lions filled with recruits committing for 2014 and 2015, and a bevy of players coming and going. While Graham certainly wasn't Penn State's best player, as evidenced by the fact he regressed statistically between his redshirt freshman and sophomore seasons, he provided the team with solid defense (even if he was prone to getting into foul trouble, as evidenced by the fact he averaged nearly seven fouls per 40 minutes last season), hustle and effort.
The time between spring practices and preseason training camp often features a bit of a lull for Penn State football and its fans. However, there was a bit of excitement yesterday, as Bill O'Brien released his post-spring practice depth chart for the 2013 season.
GoPSUSports.com has announced that Penn State Football's 2013 home opener against the Eastern Michigan Eagles will start at noon on Saturday, September 7.
Today it was announced that Penn State will play a pre-tournament game against Longwood University on a date that is to be announced in Happy Valley. The game will take place prior to Penn State traveling to Brooklyn for their first game of the tournament against St. John's on November 29.
One day after it was announced that Penn State will embark on a week long tour of Europe, the team suffered a crucial blow in the form of Associate Head Coach Eugene Burroughs leaving the program to return to Marist University, where he was an assistant coach from 2000-2004.