The festivities during this Blue-White Weekend won't be restricted to Beaver Stadium. The Student Bookstore is hosting a weekend of events called "Build The Future, Honor The Past."
The absence of Mike Hull will be the most glaring difference between last year's defensive unit and the current squad. 140 tackles and veteran leadership -- through words and actions -- is not easily replaced; these are special traits that aren't found in every football player. Redshirt junior linebacker Nyeem Wartman knows this, which is why he wants to take what he's learned from Hull over the years, and make the middle linebacker position his own this coming season.
I get it. You really, really don't think of Rutgers as a rival to Penn State. If you haven't heard, just check any message board discussing the Monday announcement that this season's game against Rutgers will be played at night. And you aren't "wrong." Penn State picking up 23 wins in 25 meetings doesn't exactly scream competitive rivalry. But 25 games covers a lot of time. 25 games also covers a lot of different versions of Penn State and Rutgers football.
There are few sights more spectacular in college football than a night game at Beaver Stadium, and for the second straight season, fans will be treated to a primetime kickoff against a Big Ten opponent.
It seems as though Donovan Smith's rising draft stock is resonating around league circles, and may have reached its highest point yet with ProFootballTalk's Mike Florio and his first mock draft.
Matt McGloin's making his return to Beaver Stadium. Only this time, he'll be in the broadcast booth, not on the field. The former Penn State starting quarterback and current Oakland Raider, McGloin will join play-by-play man Scott Graham and sideline reporter Brian Tripp to serve as the analyst for the Big Ten Network's coverage of the 2015 Blue-White Game this Saturday at 4 p.m.