Today marks the end of a long partnership between Nike and Penn State. On Monday, Penn State’s athletic social media featured some pictures of Penn State athletes and the swoosh thanking Nike for 33 years. Since the University is expressing its appreciation, it seemed a good time to echo that sentiment and do so with more detail. The partnership ran much deeper than just a business relationship and stretches back much farther than 33 years. The partnership between Nike and

NOTE: This is the latest in a continuing series of offseason essays highlighting Penn State football's history of unique student-athletes. It is in response to Coach Matt Campbell and his staff reconnecting with the Penn State football alumni. These essays are designed to highlight history beyond the current generation and to remember players and stories that delve deeper into a proud legacy of excellence; Here are links to the previous essays: Offensive and Defensive Linemen

It is part of our humanity that our lives intersect with other people’s lives. It's unavoidable. And then there are those who move across life’s sky to become like a sun shining on the lives of so many others. On Monday, Penn State, State College, Northeast PA, the medical community here and across the country, friends and most importantly a family lost a man whose life made him one of the rarest of people. Dr. Wayne Sebastianelli left this world far too soon. He was a do

NOTE: This is the latest in a continuing series of offseason essays highlighting Penn State football's history of unique student-athletes. It is in response to Coach Matt Campbell and his staff reconnecting with the Penn State football alumni. These essays are designed to highlight history beyond the current generation and to remember players and stories that delve deeper into a proud legacy of excellence; Here are links to the previous essays: Offensive and Defensive Linemen

NOTE: This is the latest in a continuing series of offseason essays highlighting Penn State football's history of unique student-athletes. It is in response to Coach Matt Campbell and his staff reconnecting with the Penn State football alumni. These essays are designed to highlight history beyond the current generation and include great players and stories that delve deeper into a proud legacy of excellence; Here are links to the previous essays: Offensive and Defensive Linem

NOTE: This is the latest in a continuing series of offseason essays highlighting Penn State football's history of unique student-athletes. It is in response to Coach Matt Campbell and his staff reconnecting with the Penn State football alumni. The first essay covered the great linemen at Penn State, and the next essay covered family legacies at Penn State. Last week's essay covered the great linebackers and tight ends at Penn State. These essays are designed to highlight hi