Get that tailgating gear dusted off because Penn State Athletics has announced that Blue-White Weekend is set for April 15th-17th this year. While fun and festivities last throughout the entire weekend, the Blue-White spring football game, is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 16th at 2:00 p.m. Find out more details on the weekend after the jump.
Dancer mail: maybe the most important thing a dancer can receive during the 46 hours that make up THON. Dancer mail delivery occurs sometime after the pep-rally, which is right about when the first signs of aches and pains and mental breakdown begin to affect the dancers.
It seems as though former Nittany Lions are the pick for head coaching positions this year. Tom Bradley was courted by UConn, Temple and Pittsburgh, Al Golden left Temple to become the new coach at Miami and Paul Pasqualoni ended up being named the new coach at Connecticut. Penn State can now add one more alum to the list of football head coaches, although this newly hired coach has made it to the big stage.
On Super Sunday, Penn State needed a win against Michigan to maintain a strong resume for a NCAA Tournament bid. But after a 65-62 loss to the Wolverines, it looks like their Selection Sunday will not be much better.
According to a report from Forbes that came out Monday, Penn State created the most revenue through its football program than any other team in the Big Ten this past season. What may be more impressive is that the Nittany Lions trailed only Georgia and Alabama in revenues and profits when the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference were compared to each other.
Most of my time spent at the Bryce Jordan Center has been up on press row covering the Nittany Lion basketball team for this fine blogging institution. Find out where I'll be during THON 2011 after the jump.