Quite a bit has changed since October 22, 2011, when the Penn State media giants last met within the hallowed confines of Pollock Quad. Awards have been won, leaders have changed, and moments of understanding have increased.
The Bellefonte police are preparing for the inevitable media swarm to descend on their city next Tuesday when the Jerry Sandusky preliminary trial is set to take place. And they're not playing any games.
The U Report podcast, profiling Penn State from every angle, has won the 2011 Society for New Communications Research Award for Excellence.
The title of this post is not hyperbole. It's not just the college football world that's turned it's eye to Penn State, it's curious individuals from every corner of the globe. And perhaps its only when Al-Jazeera feels it necessary to chime in with a report on the case that has rocked State College that you realize the true scope of these alleged crimes and cover-ups.
What are you doing tomorrow afternoon at around 2 p.m.? If your answer isn't "watching Penn State media legends from Onward State, The Daily Collegian, Valley magazine, and Phroth throw dodgeballs at each other in an attempt to prove once and for all which media publication is the best," then you're wrong. Dead wrong.
Fall sports media day offers the media a chance to ask questions of all Penn State coaches not named Joe Paterno. A recap of what went down at the press conference after the jump.