Today, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) awarded the Nittany Lions an honorable mention recognition as part of the AFCA's annual Academic Achievement Award survey.
One day after losing out on Iowa Western's Jake Waters to Kansas State, Penn State has found its junior college quarterback in the form of Tyler Ferguson, a 6-4 190 lb. signal-caller originally from Bakersfield, California. Ferguson will have three years of eligibility remaining after spending the past season playing at The College of the Sequoias.
The AP All-American list was revealed yesterday, and for the first time since the 2004 season, no Penn State players made the first, second, or third team. Were some deserving Nittany Lions robbed of a spot?
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.