For the last two years, former Nittany Lion standout Devon Still's focus has been proving he was worth the high draft pick that the Cincinnati Bengals spent on him and translating his college success to the professional level. But as of June 2, football has taken a back seat in Still's life. On that day, just three months ago, his daughter Leah was diagnosed with stage-4 neuroblastoma, a rare and serious pediatric cancer.
Legendary Penn State running back Ki-Jana Carter has earned another career accolade as he was selected for induction into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Carter will join the Hall's Class of 2014 along with coaches Knute Rockne and Dick Vermeil.
Sam Ficken has been through it all, and he's ready to lead the younger players by example.
His career started as a walk-on under Joe Paterno. Now a starter, Ryan Keiser is looking to become a leader in 2014.
409 Pizza and Win(g)s is serving pizza and wings until the wee hours, all while making a statement on Joe Paterno's win count.
In honor of the culmination of another season, we at Onward State found some parallels between Penn State and Game of Thrones.