As Saturday's Croke Park Classic was essentially a bowl game for the Nittany Lions and Central Florida, it was only fitting that the pre-game ceremony lived up to the season opener's high-profile caliber. And so that brings us a first-person GoPro video of a Penn State skydiver's descent onto the field.
The University Park Undergraduate Association's general assembly kicked off the semester on Wednesday night with its first meeting of the academic year. Vice President of Student Affairs Damon Sims addressed the assembly, a new adviser was put in place with some minor controversy, and initiatives for the year were discussed.
Penn State received high praise just a year ago when athletic integrity monitor George Mitchell released his first annual report detailing the athletic program's compliance with the Sandusky scandal sanctions. As we approach Mitchell's second report, which is expected to be released in the coming weeks, NCAA sources told SportingNews' Matt Hayes that there's a "strong case" to relieve the football program of the bowl ban.
Penn State alumnus Dan Levy kicked off his Tailgate of the Year competition at Beaver Stadium last year, awarding one lucky group a $1,000 prize to the charity of its choice. The competition has expanded in 2014 to four more schools with a chance to win a total of $2,500 for charity.
Legendary Penn State running back Ki-Jana Carter has earned another career accolade as he was selected for induction into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Carter will join the Hall's Class of 2014 along with coaches Knute Rockne and Dick Vermeil.
Former Penn State men's basketball standout guard Tim Frazier worked out for the NBA's Phoenix Suns this afternoon, his first professional workout since moving on from the college game.