Beginning this season, when the Nittany Lions convert a first down, Beaver Stadium's PA announcer will yell, "First down!" to which fans will respond "Penn State!"
Barkley was selected No. 1 overall by Simpson in the former USC and NFL star's fantasy football draft on Saturday night.
2019 seems to break a trend for Penn State football, which usually named just three captains per season (one on offense, defense, and special teams).
Unsurprisingly, the College GameDay analyst still has Blue and White fever.
Nittany Lion fans expressed their excitement for the start of the Sean Clifford era by sharing everything from gifs of Clifford the Big Red Dog to messages of encouragement.
Clifford will take the job left vacant by Trace McSorley, who went 31-9 as the Nittany Lions’ QB1 in three seasons at the helm of the team’s offense.