The Nittany Lions have won eight Big Ten Championships under head coach Cael Sanderson.
Gross-Matos spent three years with the Nittany Lions.
Barkley will reportedly join the Eagles after spending the first six seasons of his career with the New York Giants.
The jump comes after Penn State's 20-9 victory over No. 8 Cornell.
The university jumped from a 2021 score of 74.49 to a 2024 score of 76.41, which is the highest rating among participating Big Ten universities.
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