Stunningly, 859 days, 35 games, 105 extra points, 52 field goals, and three game-winning kicks since that fateful four-missed field goal game, Ficken is poised to do the unthinkable and join the professional ranks following a roller coaster of a career at Penn State.

Here at Onward State, we sometimes like to pretend we're soothsayers or Magic 8 Balls or something, and predict the future. From football games in the fall to the entire year of 2014, the takes are hot, and, usually, completely wrong. Since I have no problem looking like an idiot because of things I say on the internet, I decided to take a chance myself and come up with my own predictions for the year 2015. Feel free to bookmark this and laugh in my face when I'm proven wrong.
Penn State trustees are all volunteer, but that's not to say the position doesn't come with some considerable -- and evidently expensive -- perks. The Board used $57,000 at a recent meeting for expenses.

The Commonwealth's case against Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, and Gary Schultz had its first major filing in months today, as Judge Todd Hoover denied the trio's request to dismiss their charges, ruling that then-attorney Cynthia Baldwin gave proper legal counsel during the men's grand jury testimony.

For its second straight meeting, the Board of Trustees will have airport-like security for those wishing to attend the sure-to-be brouhaha after trustees again received threats related to the meeting.