It's certainly been an emotional year for the Mauti family. From taking over as the emotional leader of the team, to the heartbreaking injury at the end, Michael Mauti has garnered the love and support of the Penn State family that is nearly unmatched by any player in our history.
His brother Pat, who also played at Penn State from 2005-2008, sent this letter to The School Philly on behalf of his family.
After a poor performance against Virginia early on in the season Sam Ficken rebounded to end the season with ten straight field goals including the game winner in overtime against Wisconsin.
In what could be the most awkward moment in the Penn State media room history, a random fan somehow snuck in to the Bill O'Brien press conference after Penn State's victory on Saturday.
The three semi-finalists for the Burlsworth trophy have been selected, and Penn State's own Matt McGloin is one of them.
The accolades just keep on coming for Penn State football. A day after six Nittany Lions were rewarded with 1st Team All-Big Ten honors, Defensive End Deion Barnes was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
Bill O'Brien has announced that he will stay at Penn State next season, despite rumors that he was looking at other schools or the NFL.