Former Penn State linebackers NaVorro Bowman and Nate Stupar will represent the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII against the Baltimore Ravens. This marks the 42nd time that a Penn State alum will appear on Super Bowl Sunday, and 35 former players have rings. While he did not attend Penn State, Ravens offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell, coached in Happy Valley for seven years on Joe Paterno's staff as quarterbacks coach for the Nittany Lions. For Bowman, breaking up a 4th down pass that halted the Atlanta Falcons drive with a minute to go was the pinnacle of a three year progression that has seen him go from a promising 3rd round draft selection to a Pro Bowl linebacker that finished second in the regular season with 149 tackles.
The Penn State wrestling team took on Wisconsin in Rec Hall Friday night and headed to Purdue on Sunday, only losing three bouts between the two matches, despite missing Andrew and Dylan Alton.
The 6th ranked Men's Volleyball team took down #12 Lewis in a packed south gym in Rec Hall on Friday night in four sets (25-22, 25-23, 20-25, 25-18) to improve to 6-1 on the season as senior Tom Comfort led the Nittany Lions with 18 kills.
Mike Wallz, the former Penn State football player-turned-rapper performed a highly-anticipated show at The State Theatre on Friday night. Check out Onward State's recap after the jump.
Two months ago, a new professional women's soccer league was announced. Today, two Nittany Lions are joining it. Midfielders Christine Nairn and Maddy Evans were selected in this morning's inaugural National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) draft.
In front of a crowd over 19,500 -- the largest college hockey crowd in Pennsylvania history, Penn State Men's Hockey rode a strong start and an early goal to defeat the Vermont Catamounts 4-2 Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center.