Penn State received a commitment Sunday from Garrett Sickels, a four-star defensive end/outside linebacker from Red Bank Regional High School, N.J., according to Blue-White Illustrated. The 6-4, 250-pound Sickels became the third member of the Nittany Lions’ Class of 2013, all highly regarded.  He joins quarterback Christian Hackenberg and cornerback Ross Douglas. Rivals.com ranks him [...]

  Penn State football coach Bill O’Brien received commitments Wednesday from two top prospects in the Class of 2013.   Christian Hackenberg, a four-star quarterback from Virginia, became the first high school junior to commit to Penn State.   The 6-3, 205-pound Hackenberg chose the Nittany Lions over such schools as Alabama, Florida, Miami (Fla.), [...]

 A  longtime assistant to late Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno has left Penn State. A Penn State statement said Guido D’Elia no longer worked for athletics. No reason was given for his departure.   D’Elia was director of communications and branding for football since 2004. He was connected in some capacity with the program [...]