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.
Bill O'Brien has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year after a successful first season in Happy Valley that concluded with an 8-4 record. Being the only coach in the conference with no head coaching experience at any level before the season, this is quite an honor for O'Brien who beat out some other accomplished coaches including two-time national champion Urban Meyer who led the Ohio State Buckeyes to an undefeated season.