The Nittany Lions will open the season as a top 15 squad in the Coaches' Poll for the third consecutive year.
Thornton Jr., the fourth-best wide receiver in the next recruiting cycle, was the first player in the class of 2021 to pick Penn State.
Meiga, a wideout from Montreal, Canada, picked the Nittany Lions over Louisville, Cincinnati, and Buffalo, among others.
McHugh is one of 15 Nittany Lion swimmers who will compete at the Phillips 66 National Championships throughout the rest of this week.
Elksnis picked the Nittany Lions over Ohio State, Florida, and Florida State, among others, and he joins Donte Thornton Jr. in Penn State's recruiting class of 2021.
Topics this year touch on a little bit of everything. In addition to two lectures on mental health, the topics range from human rights to ecology to everyone's favorite neighbor, Mr. Rogers. Speakers include a grief consultant, a social entrepreneur, and a performing artist and educator.