"Thank you to all of my fans and teammates for the consideration! However, like I stated previously I do not need a trophy or to be named a finalist to define me as a player."
Onward State alumnus Dave Cole created the petition to #SaveTheSkeller that's already garnered nearly 300 signatures.
"We want to assure you that as State College residents and Penn Staters we fully understand the historic importance of that location and memories made there across decades."
Duke and Monica Gastinger have owned the two businesses since the 1980s, but the Rathskellar has been around since November 9, 1933, three days after the end of prohibition in the United States.
If you're from "just outside Philly," you can cap off your winter break by attending the Philadelphia Flyers' THON game on January 4.
Bertha Castaneda-Guzman was named Miss Congeniality in this year's Miss Pennsylvania USA pageant, which was held in Pittsburgh over the weekend.