I was struck by a conversation I saw unfold on Twitter last night between Penn State blue chip recruit Christian Hackenberg and a number of Penn State fans. Read more after the jump.
The RISE and RALLY bowl celebration planned for January 5-7 in Atlantic City to honor Penn State's seniors has been cancelled with the event organizers citing the annual Maxwell Club Awards Gala as the reason in a press release.
This early portion of the offseason has not been short on accomplishments for the Penn State football team, as yesterday Jordan Hill notched an invite to the 64th annual Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama on January 26th.
It was a successful recruiting weekend in Happy Valley as Penn State hosted its verbal commits for the 2013 Class and received four additional commitments today in linebacker Zayd Issah, linebacker Jonathan Walton, defensive back Anthony Smith, and receiver DeaSean Hamilton.
The awards keep rolling in for the Nittany Lions, as Bill O'Brien was selected as the AT&T ESPN Coach of the Year, and Michael Mauti was named to the ESPN All-American team as of Saturday night.
Penn State and Pittsburgh, two storied interstate rivals, announced an agreement that would extend their non-conference series to 2019. The Nittany Lions and Panthers are now scheduled to meet annually on the gridiron from 2016 to 2019. Pittsburgh will host Penn State in 2016 and 1018, while Beaver Stadium will be the site of the 2017 and 2019 games.