Redshirt junior guard Eric Shrive has been named a finalist for the Rare Disease Champion Award through Uplifting Athletes after raising over $70,000 the last four years.
Despite not starting top-ranked wrestlers Dylan and Andrew Alton due to an altercation that occurred over winter break, Penn State wrestling did not lose a single bout, defeating Michigan State 41-0 at Rec Hall.
The final AP poll was released yesterday, and Penn State just missed the Top 25. With 90 votes, Penn State came in 27th, and fell one spot from the previous AP poll, which was its highest mark this season.
Redshirt freshman defensive end Deion Barnes was named to the Football Writers Association of America freshman All-American team following a terrific season.
For the second year in a row, Penn State and the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal was named the sports story of the year by the Associated Press. This was the first time since the vote began in 1990 that the same story had been chosen two straight years.
Bill O'Brien was named the Maxwell Club Collegiate Coach of the Year earlier today, his second national coaching honor with more potentially on the way.