Welcome to our daily Nittany Notebook. This post will be updated frequently throughout the day with news, notes and sometimes entertaining info. So be sure to check back often to stay on top of everything that’s going on with Penn State football and athletics, plus other sports of interest in central PA.
Update: 3:25 p.m.
Congratulations to Michal Menet on being named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List! 🙌 @Mike_Menet62
The award is presented to the nation's most outstanding center each year.#WeAre pic.twitter.com/NtQ6pJJkTx
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) October 14, 2020
Update: 2:30 p.m.
Happy Valley will play host to a number of future @NCAA Championship events! 📍
Read more ⤵️
📰: https://t.co/TRJVcttRj7#WeAre pic.twitter.com/FNNQVkJTkb
— Penn State Athletics (@GoPSUsports) October 14, 2020
Update: 2:10 p.m.
**Penn State set to host NCAA hockey regionals.
🚨BREAKING🚨
WE'RE 𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 THE 2⃣0⃣2⃣2⃣, 2⃣0⃣2⃣3⃣ & 2⃣0⃣2⃣5⃣ NCAA ICE HOCKEY REGIONAL AT THE @PPLCenter IN ALLENTOWN❗❗#WeAre #HockeyValley pic.twitter.com/fMTk1r5W09
— Penn State Men’s Hockey (@PennStateMHKY) October 14, 2020
Update: 12:30 p.m.
**Penn State has sent out an offer to 4-star safety Tre Donaldson, who attends Florida State University School in Tallahassee.
Donaldson also has offers from Alabama, Auburn, Miami and Texas A&M, among others.
AGTG🙏 Blessed to receive and ⭕️ffer Penn State University ⚪️🔵 @FSUS_Athletics @FSUSRecruiting @Record_Breakerz @Coach2Bless @PennStateFball @PennStateAlums pic.twitter.com/up4nigOV8f
— Tre Donaldson (@trilly_tre3) October 13, 2020
Update: 10 a.m.
**WR commit Kaden Saunders posted this about his recent visit to Penn State.
Had a great time in Happy Valley last Saturday💙 #WEARE pic.twitter.com/LEjNp5e0J9
— 𝐊𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒 ² (@KSaunders03) October 14, 2020
This is Saunders’ commitment tweet from July. He’s a four-star prospect from Ohio.
C O M M I T T E D💙🤍🦁 #WEARE #LSM
Edit: @Hayesfawcett3 pic.twitter.com/59uD8Uzpbx— 𝐊𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒 ² (@KSaunders03) July 25, 2020
Update: 9:30 a.m.
**Check out the video below for James Franklin’s message to his team about playing football for the love of the game.
You play because you love the game.#WeAre pic.twitter.com/7LcozBJe6T
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) October 13, 2020
**And if you’re in the video moods, this is a cool one from earlier this year.
The Best Is Yet To Come! #WeAre pic.twitter.com/OKjnZzc48j
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) March 24, 2020