Lisa Marie Rogali is a Penn State opera star, and her hard work was recognized when she won the Metropolitan Opera's Encouragement Award in December.
While 21,000 students tailgate in preparation to pile into the student section in Beaver Stadium, Rachel Reiss has been awake since before the sun rose, getting ready to twirl in front of 107,000 people.
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The TaxSlayer Bowl added another loss to Penn State's record, but it was also a glimpse of future talent and a send-off to some Nittany Lion legends, like it or not.
It wasn't enough to seal the victory, but Trace McSorley made his case for the starting quarterback job next season with his TaxSlayer Bowl performance.
The career of a Penn State legend came to a sudden end early in the TaxSlayer Bowl. Christian Hackenberg remained humble as he reflected on his three years in blue and white.