If popular sports media blog Awful Announcing is right, College Gameday might be back in State College for the first time since 2009 this year.
Penn State received high praise just a year ago when athletic integrity monitor George Mitchell released his first annual report detailing the athletic program's compliance with the Sandusky scandal sanctions. As we approach Mitchell's second report, which is expected to be released in the coming weeks, NCAA sources told SportingNews' Matt Hayes that there's a "strong case" to relieve the football program of the bowl ban.
Penn State football arrived in Ireland and tweeted its excitement.
Penn State alumnus Dan Levy kicked off his Tailgate of the Year competition at Beaver Stadium last year, awarding one lucky group a $1,000 prize to the charity of its choice. The competition has expanded in 2014 to four more schools with a chance to win a total of $2,500 for charity.
Wide receiver Richy Anderson, whose transfer from Penn State this summer left an already thin receiving corps in more trouble, has enrolled at cross-state rival Temple.
Legendary Penn State running back Ki-Jana Carter has earned another career accolade as he was selected for induction into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Carter will join the Hall's Class of 2014 along with coaches Knute Rockne and Dick Vermeil.