Penn State alumni and prolific donors Terry and Kim Pegula have reached an agreement to purchase the Buffalo Bills, according to multiple reports published today. The sale is reportedly close to $1.1 billion, which gives the Pegulas total control of the team. The couple's offer beat out groups let by Donald Trump and Jon Bon Jovi -- both of who were rumored to want to move the team to another city -- to close the sale.
Penn Staters for Responsible Stewardship was happy with yesterday's sanction reductions, but not satisfied.
At long last, the days of Penn State's administration standing behind canned marketing ploys like "Penn State Lives Here" could be a thing of the past. Penn State announced the appointment of Lawrence H. Lokman yesterday to be its next vice president for strategic communications, pending approval at next week's Board of Trustees meeting. Lokman is the founder and managing director of Window In Communications in Los Angeles, and served as a vice chancellor in UCLA's communications department from 2002 to 2010.
While Monday was nothing but good news for Penn Staters, Tuesday started off leaving something to be desired, as Penn State fell 11 spots nationally, to a tie for 48th in US News and World Report's annual college rankings.
All in all, yesterday was an eventful day for Dear Old State. And if you're on Twitter, yesterday was even more entertaining thanks to the unbridled happiness of Penn State fans contrasted with the bitterness from Ohio State and Pitt fans. Let's recap what happened yesterday through the lens of social media:
University officials and James Franklin have commented on today's Mitchell Report and NCAA's decision to strike down bowl ban.