Penn State's 2014 recruiting class now stands at eight members with a verbal commitment from Marcus Allen, a 6-1, 187-pound safety from Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Per Rivals, Allen had also received offers from a number of Big Ten programs -- Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, and Wisconsin, in addition to incoming members Maryland and Rutgers.
Barbara Doran, Ted Brown, and Bill Oldsey got most of the hype as far as new Board of Trustees members go, but Penn State will be adding another trustee at its next meeting in July.
Let the #culture Tweets ensue.
According to a study done by Deadspin published yesterday, the highest compensated state employee in 40 of 50 states is a sports coach. The list includes 27 football coaches, 13 basketball coaches, and one hockey coach.
John Ziegler recently sat down with a show called "For The Record" on WHVL for a 40+ minute segment going over the Sandusky situation from start to finish.
I don't agree with everything he has to say, but the two videos are worth the watch if you have some free time.
On Wednesday, an anonymous couple donated $2.2 million to Penn State's Geochemistry program, housed within the Geosciences department of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The $2.2 million will endow a faculty chair in Geosciences, which will bring "an individual who is among the very best" in the field to Penn State.
I have a confession: I could eat pasta for every meal, 365 days a year. Fettucini, orrachetti, farfalle, penne, or my personal favorite bucatini -- it doesn't matter -- I love them all. I eat them all with exorbitant amounts of pleasure and delight. I know I am not alone in my obsession, for there are already over 400 people who plan on attending Fasta Pasta's "Free Pasta Day" this Friday, according to the Facebook event.
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