Former Penn State walk-on and starting quarterback Matt McGloin certainly had an interesting rookie season in the NFL. He went from not having his name called on draft day, to landing a job on the Oakland Raiders and eventually taking over for Terrelle Pryor as the team's starter. And millions of people got to watch him play.
Anyone interested in some free musical entertainment this week can attend the 19th annual Penn State African American Music Festival that will be running from Jan. 30th to Feb. 1st.
In a release issued earlier this evening, the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments announced the resignation of their president, Jalon Alexander. Vice President Molly Droelle will move into the role of president.
A 21-year-old man from State College has been sentenced to two to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of possession and distribution of heroin. Upon searching Jones, police found 63 baggies of heroin in the rear pocket of his jeans, as well as a syringe between his buttocks and a small baggie of marijuana in his sock.
It was a slow weekend for Penn State sports as only five matches took place between basketball, hockey, and wrestling combined. The Nittany Lions went 2-3 over the weekend, as women's basketball and wrestling maintained their winning ways, while both hockey team's continued to struggle.
His goal was to learn everyone's name by Monday. So it's test time for Penn State's newest strength and conditioning coach Dwight Galt.