Seventy-two Penn State student-athletes have earned Fall Academic All-Big Ten honors as announced by the conference. Senior women’s cross-country runner Katie Rodden (Ardmore) is among the fall student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.
Nittany Lion Club and Alumni Association Members have shown their support for Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics once again with New Era Pinstripe Bowl ticket requests filling the Penn State allotment prior to any public sale. Nittany Lion Club and Alumni Association members who have requested tickets will be notified via email on Wednesday evening whether or not they will receive tickets. Student tickets will be available at the Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday, Dec. 13
Penn State is heading to New York City for the first time since 1947, as the Nittany Lions will meet old rival Boston College in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 27.
Nittany Lion Club members are reminded they can request tickets for Penn State's possible bowl destination prior to Sunday's (Dec. 7) bowl selection announcements. Penn State Alumni Association members also will have an opportunity to request bowl tickets early next week.
Five Penn State football student-athletes have been named to the BTN.com Freshman All-Big Ten team, tied for the conference’s highest total.
Penn State football fans demonstrated their excitement for new coach James Franklin and his squad, boosting the Nittany Lions’ home attendance an average of more than 5,000 per game compared to the 2013 season.
Four Penn State Football student-athletes have been selected All-Big Ten in voting by the conference coaches and media, with one Nittany Lion standout earning a prestigious individual honor. Senior Mike Hull (Canonsburg) leads the Nittany Lions’ contingent, as he was selected the Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year.
Penn State football student-athletes Mike Hull (Canonsburg) and Anthony Zettel (West Branch, Michigan) have been named first-team All-Big Ten as selected by BTN.com.
The centerpiece of year-round military appreciation efforts at Penn State, the Penn State football game vs. Temple on Saturday (Nov. 15) will mark Military Appreciation Day at Beaver Stadium. Though thousands of active duty U.S. military personnel and veterans will be in attendance at the game, the University also wants to recognize the many more stationed around the world. Service members are encouraged to share photos of themselves in uniform, and if possible with Penn State gear, using the hashtag #PSUmilitary on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Days before the next home game you will see something different if you drive by the student gate at Beaver Stadium- close to 1,000 die-hard fans camping out and waiting for the gates to open on Saturday morning to get the best seats in the student section. This is Nittanyville!
As the Nittany Lions prepare to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes at 8 p.m. on Oct. 25, Penn State Athletics presents a brief photographic history of the Penn State White Out.
Players from the Penn State football team spent some quality time with special education students, offering tours of athletic facilities and carving pumpkins in preparation for Halloween.
Penn State fans are demonstrating their respect and appreciation for U.S. military personnel by purchasing nearly 5,000 tickets for the Temple football game through the "Seats For Soldiers" program.
Following the first of two bye weeks in 2014, Penn State heads to Michigan for its second Big Ten road contest of the season on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Michigan Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 with Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore and Jessica Mendoza calling the contest.
Born in Japan to a Marine family who has also lived in Hawaii, Greece, Illinois and Virginia, DaeSean Hamilton has had to persevere through injury and missed playing time to emerge as a breakout wide receiver for the Nittany Lions this season.
