Junior tight end Jesse James will forgo his senior season to enter the 2015 NFL Draft, joining offensive tackle Donovan Smith and defensive end Deion Barnes as the other Nittany Lions to forfeit a final year of eligibility to enter the professional ranks.
Two of Penn State's most outstanding offensive linemen will be given a chance to showcase their skillsets and boost their NFL Draft stock in two of the most distinguished collegiate all-star contests in the months leading up to the draft. Smith has accepted an invitation to play in the Senior Bowl, while Dieffenbach was added to the East-West Shrine Game roster.
The accolades keep rolling in: after being ranked the second best college in Pennsylvania, Penn State's University Park has now been ranked best campus in Pennsylvania, according to Niche's 2015 list.
It was more of the same for the listless Lady Lions (3-11, 0-3 B1G) on Sunday in the Bryce Jordan Center where they lost their fourth straight to Illinois, 91-76.
Penn State men's basketball shot a nightmarish 28.8 percent from the field, including a paltry 5-for-27 from downtown, committed 12 turnovers, and sent Rutgers to the charity stripe 28 times, falling to the Scarlet Knights 50-46 on Saturday night in Piscataway.
No. 4 Penn State continued its run of early season dominance in Chattanooga, Tenn., winning the overall team championship despite having no wrestlers claim individual titles.