For James Franklin, whose daughter has Sickle Cell Anemia, the football team's trip to the Hershey Children's Hospital.
Penn State's 4OT, thrilling win against Michigan was selected as the 14th-best game of the 2013 by ESPN season behind some relatively curious selections.
Eight different Nittany Lions were named to awards watch lists over the last week.
It's a big Saturday for James Franklin. Penn State picked up its 18th commit for the Class of 2015 in four-star New Jersey wide receiver Irvin Charles, and moments later notching its first commit for the Class of 2016 in four-star running back Miles Sanders of Pittsburgh.
Two-thirds of Penn State's three-headed backfield was named to the Doak Walker Award Watchlist yesterday, finishing up two weeks of watchlist announcements that included eight Nittany Lions on eight different lists.
Some southern schools were added to Penn State's future football schedules today, as the Nittany Lions will host the Sun Belt's Georgia State Panthers on Sept. 16, 2017, and will again host the Kent State Golden Flashes on Sept. 15, 2018. Because of the Georgia State addition, Penn State's 2017 home game with Pitt will be moved back to Sept. 9.