Dorm floors and apartment couches are getting booked faster than local hotels on a home football weekend. Yep, that must mean State Patty’s Day is right around the corner. Brace yourselves for an influx of visiting students from all over. Let’s face it. We love Penn State, and we want everyone else to love it too. However, playing host to so many guests during Penn State’s most infamous holiday has led to some unfortunate consequences.
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Last week, Onward State helped you navigate through the Twitterverse to find the best Penn State-related accounts to follow. This week, we’ll focus on who to follow for news, updates, and humor involving Penn State sports.
Yesterday was National Signing Day, which is like Christmas for college football programs and fans across the country. Penn State signed 16 recruits yesterday from 8 different states, finishing in the Top 40 in the team rankings on Scout.com and Rivals.com. Check out the Class of 2011!
Seven Penn State alumni were selected to receive Distinguished Alumni Awards, the highest award given by the university. In an unfortunate surprise, I did not make the cut this year, but check out who did after the jump.
In between designing this year’s coolest football or basketball uniforms and supplying Oregon with ridiculous athletic facilities, Nike has managed to make an impact on the academic side of college athletics too. A gift of $400,000 from Nike Inc. to Penn State University Libraries was announced on Monday in honor of Coach Paterno's 400th win.