When opening ceremonies for the 2012 Olympic Games begin this Friday, a school-record 19 Penn Staters will walk the London Olympic Stadium, representing eight countries: the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Israel, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Suriname. Among the 19 are four current Nittany Lion student-athletes, 14 alumni, and one coach.
In a rare instance of non-awful news relating to Penn State football, the folks over at the ESPN Big Ten Blog have been running an ongoing video series ranking the best football stadiums in the Big Ten Conference. Beaver Stadium is the latest stadium to receive mention-- ranking 3rd of the 12 Big Ten schools.
GoPSUSports.com, the official website of the Penn State athletic department, underwent a much neededredesign overhaul yesterday. The new website is much more attractive than the previous attempt, and makes everything a lot easier to find.
Last night, at approximately 7:50 p.m, it was announced that Paternoville would be changing its name to Nittanyville. The announcement was met with several overreactions and begs the question: How much does a name really matter?
If you've ever seen a women's volleyball game at Rec Hall, you know the spandex uniforms don't leave much to the imagination. But you’ve never seen them like this. This year’s ESPN "The Body" issue includes two former Penn State Women’s Volleyball players completely nude. Megan Hodge and Alisha Glass posed for the special, along with five of their current Olympic-bound teammates.
As if there aren't enough cover videos and music videos for Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" already, seven of the nine Big Ten Conference mascots worked in conjunction to make one of the best parodies of the world's catchiest song that I've seen yet.