McSorley is now the school's all-time leader in touchdowns responsible for with 68, passing Daryll Clark in Saturday's win over Rutgers.
Penn State's defense held Rutgers to 43 yards through the air in a much-needed standout performance in Saturday's dominant victory.
Penn State students elect two students each year to become Homecoming royalty from the thousands of seniors around the university based on their involvement and commitment to Penn State.
The Nittany Lions (8-2) overcame a slow start Saturday afternoon at Beaver Stadium by scoring five unanswered touchdowns.
Blake Gober, Nikita Pavlychev, and Andrew Sturtz scored in South Bend, but Penn State dropped to 5-6-0 on the season.
The sophomore from Germany's first career hat trick helped the Nittany Lions advance to next Friday's second round of the NCAA tournament.