James Franklin briefed the media following Wednesday practice, detailing Ryan Keiser's return to Penn State, and how he "blocks" his players from negative press.
Penn State students living on campus who want to go to Saturday's football game or are just jonesin' to get back to State College a couple of days early are in luck. Penn State announced today that all residence halls will open two days early in order to accommodate the Penn State-Michigan State game on Saturday.

James Franklin, who will earn upwards of $4.5 million this year, is the eighth-highest paid NCAA football coach in the country.
Four-star DT Adam McLean decommitted from Penn State, the second decommitment in about a month.
After spending three weeks in Hershey Medical Center due to complications from a rib and bowel injury suffered in practice, James Franklin said Tuesday safety Ryan Keiser is on his way back to State College.
It was a chilly Big Ten noon game in the middle of the season, which is about as inauspicious as a gameday experience can be. Nonetheless, save for one half of miserable football, it was actually...fun. Watching Penn State play (more specifically, its offense) was fun for the first time in awhile, with postseason play and state pride on the line.