Most of us have taken the week to return to our families outside of the isolated enclave we call State College. Leaving our hyper-Penn State-centric home, concentrated at about 40,000:1, certainly has given me some perspective about what has happened both in the football program and to us as a university community.
Everyone's favorite face-stuffing holiday is only a week away, so in grade school-like fashion we at Onward State would like to share our answers to the classic Thanksgiving question: "What are you thankful for?"
The Penn State basketball team played their third game in five days Wednesday night, and improved their record to 5-1 by defeating Youngstown State. Over the weekend, Penn State finished their final two games in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament, splitting the series with two contrasting performances.
A report claiming that Sue Paterno was told she could no longer work out at a Penn State pool was accurate...sort of. Find out why you shouldn't be outraged by today's report, and why the source should still remain credible.
It was only a month ago that Penn State football fans were trying to understand how a quarterback-less team was having such a surprisingly successful season and few envisioned a Big Ten title and New Year's Day bowl game. Now in light of recent events, should Penn State consider declining a bowl invitation?
While the eyes of most Penn State sports fans were mainly fixated on Saturday's clash between the Nittany Lions and the Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus, several other sports teams played pivotal matchups with mixed levels of success. Here's a recap of all the action below: