Penn State and James Franklin could have a recruiting day to remember today as the Nittany Lions await announcements from two major targets on Tuesday evening.
The U.S. Department of Education's Civil Rights office says Penn State is one of 55 colleges under investigation for possible violations of federal law regarding the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints.
Penn State's season opener against the University of Central Florida might be many months away, but Nittany Lion officials took a trip to Croke Park this past weekend to get the lay of the land yet again.
According to the Journal & Courier which filed an open records request, 12 of the 14 schools in the Big Ten are projected to receive $44.5 million from the conference's broadcast distribution plans in 2017-18. That figure is significantly greater than the current distribution of $27 million handed out to schools this past year.
Several Penn State runners returned to the Boston Marathon again this year after last year's tragedy.
Penn State fans are already set to meet James Franklin and several other head coaches across Penn State athletics, but now they'll have a chance to hear from all of Franklin's assistants. In total, Franklin will be joined by nine head coaches and nine assistant coaches by the end of Penn State's upcoming Coaches Caravan in May.