THON has changed some dates around for the upcoming year after mistakenly scheduling the first canning weekend over Yom Kippur.
Michael Pilato recently added a slew of Penn Staters to his Inspiration Mural, inspiring one alumni to propose to his girlfriend.
Michael Pilato recently added some larger-than-life Penn Staters to his Inspiration Mural, which he unveiled over Arts Fest Weekend. Pilato, arguably State College's most famous artist, added individuals from all aspects of Penn State, from athletics to the arts and most notably, THON.
Christian Hackenberg is going to have a lot to live up to this season, after being added to his second preseason award watch list for the upcoming year. The sophomore quarterback has been named to the 33-player watch list for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award which goes to the nation's best quarterback. This comes after he was named to the preason watch list for the Maxwell Award which is presented to the nation's college football player of the year.
Penn State football players keep seeing their names on preseason watch lists, with Jordan Lucas being named to his second this week.
Lucas has been named to the Jim Thorpe Award watch list, which honors the best defensive back in the nation. Last season, Lucas was tied for third in the Big Ten with 16 passes defended, leading the team with 45 solo tackles. He was also tied for the team lead with three interceptions, cementing himself as one of the stalwarts of the Nittany Lions' defense.
Sporting News has named Jesse James to their Preseason All-Big Ten Team ahead of the upcoming season.