Adding on to an already impressive 2014 recruiting class, the Penn State football team can now add Michael O'Connor to the list. O'Connor, a four-star recruit and the eighth-ranked pro-style quarterback recruit in the nation, was expected to choose Happy Valley as his destination after considering a slew of schools including Michigan State, Vanderbilt, Missouri, South Florida, Southern Mississippi, Rutgers, Toledo, Mississippi State, Buffalo, and Akron.
Bill O’Brien brought the tradition of great commencement addresses by Penn State head coaches to Washington, D.C. yesterday as he addressed the graduates of Bethesda, Md.-based Walt Whitman High School. At Whitman, senior class officers recommend the commencement speaker. His niece Katie graduated yesterday from the school and likely had some influence on the selection. Here’s the […]
Penn State's season opener at MetLife Stadium against Syracuse on August 31 has been set for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff.
Penn State looks to already have its quarterback of the future in 5-star recruit Christian Hackenberg, but the Nittany Lions might be making room for one more highly rated signal-caller. According to a PennLive story citing 247 Sports, Michael O'Connor, a pro-style quarterback currently playing at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida is expected to make his college decision this Saturday, and the destination appears to be Happy Valley.
Matt McGloin, recently signed by the Oakland Raiders after going undrafted following his strong senior campaign, is reportedly making a push up the depth chart. Chris Mortensen, ESPN's NFL insider, said on NFL 32 that McGloin was making a strong impression on the organization's higher-ups and pressuring his competition for the backup quarterback spot in Oakland.