The two-phase project will demolish several existing buildings while building new ones, including several teaching and research facilities in west campus.
The team announced the news with a heartwarming video of Franks finding out the news on Saturday.
Most experts predict a Penn State-Oregon Rose Bowl, but a select few think the Nittany Lions have an outside chance of sneaking into the College Football Playoff.
Juwan Johnson's 106-yard, three-touchdown night for Oregon headlined a good week for Penn Staters playing elsewhere.
Penn State and Michigan State will face off in a blood drive competition November 4 through 22. The event is “pint-for-pint” to see which university can donate the most blood.
Goals from Payton Linnehan and Rachel Wasserman as well as a standout performance from goalkeeper Amanda Dennis sealed a convincing quarterfinal win for the Nittany Lions.