It's official; Vanderbilt's James Franklin will succeed Bill O'Brien as Penn State's head coach after the Board of Trustees approved his contract this morning at a 9 a.m. public conference call. Franklin becomes the 16th head coach in program history and the fifth in the last three seasons, when including interim coaches Tom Bradley and Larry Johnson.
From all of us at Onward State, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and thank you for your continued readership and support over the years.
Although the result wasn't quite what the fans wanted, Return to Rec was a success. The arena was packed, the atmosphere was electric, and it was a ton of fun to watch the hoops team make the way down Curtin Road to its old digs. With Bryce Jordan Center attendance lacking immensely in recent years, it begs the question of considering a permanent "Return to Rec." Two of our writers, Zach Berger and Ben Berkman, took a stab at debating the topic.
Re-experience the Nittany Lions' 2013 season through the best of our staff's photos on the year.
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Onward State! Aside from you readers, here is what our staff is thankful for this year.
Brittany Hicks and Chris Carmody came up with the idea of writing an original song about THON when the two were selected as Mr. and Mrs. PR for the Mr. and Mrs. THON Pageant. "Diamonds In The Air," which features Carmody playing the guitar and rapping and Hicks singing, was a combined effort between the two earlier in the semester.