Nike co-founder Phil Knight -- who had a close relationship with Joe Paterno as a result of Nike's coach retreats -- has reversed course today on his opinion following yesterday's release of a Paterno family critique of the Freeh Report, admitting that he had not read the report in full before releasing a statement condemning Paterno this past summer.
The Penn State Men and Women's Indoor Track and Field squad left their marks across the country over the weekend. While the middle- and long-distance squads traveled to the Husky Classic at the University of Washington in Seattle, the jumps, sprints and throws groups traveled to the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Sophomore Robby Creese, also known as Creese Lightening, competed in the Invitational Mile at the Husky Classic and ran to a school-record time of 3:57.11. Finishing third behind three professional runners and a 2012 Olympian, Creese held his own in a loaded pack and jump-started his sophomore season that catapulted him up the rankings list. Proceeding Creese's 3:57 mile, senior Sam Masters took over the record-book with his time of 7:54.52 for 3,000 meters -- which has stood since 1989.
From the weekly calendar of who's playing where to breaking music news to a Grammy Awards playlist that recaps the winners and some of the best performances of the night, it's the morning-after "Music's Biggest Night" #MusicMonday.
Quick, go look on eLion! The final exam schedule is now released for this semester, which means that your last week of the school year (or maybe college!) has either suffered a fatal blow or maybe has just opened up to several days of outdoor drinking at Cafe 210 West.
Penn State football in Ireland? Sounds good to me. Bill O'Brien told Bob Flounders this weekend that a trip to Ireland for the Penn State football team is in the works.