Penn State officials are actively considering booking Big Ten or even NHL hockey at one of the country's largest stadiums, according to a WJAC-TV report. With hockey fever building in Happy Valley as the $88 million Pegula Ice Arena is constructed, this would be a logical move, but also one that has been discussed for years.
Former Miami of Ohio guard Allen Roberts has made the decision to transfer to Penn State and play basketball for the Nittany Lions, according to Alex Kline of Rivals.com. Roberts helps to fill a void that was formed when Jermaine Marshall, the team's leading scorer last season, made the decision to forego his senior year and enter the draft.
On Sunday night at Philadelphia University, Penn State commit Geno Thorpe earned the Most Outstanding Player award for Team Courage at the 3rd Annual Mary Kline Classic for brain cancer research.
Penn State basketball is shaking up some internal personnel, with assistant coaches Brian Daly and Keith Urgo both promoted to the associate head coach title yesterday.
Both Penn State men's and women's lacrosse are set to join a newly formed Big Ten conference beginning in spring 2015. Perennial powerhouse Johns Hopkins joining the conference on the men's side should make for exciting times in Happy Valley.
Penn State set a school record during the 2012-2013 athletic year with 296 Academic All-Big Ten recipients, shattering the previous record of 261 during the 2007-2008 campaign.