State College, Penn State and Centre County are in the news all over cyberspace. We post links to the most noteworthy local stories every weekday in Noon News & Features.

Here is Friday's offering:

NEWS

• Jerry Sandusky's Attorney Says Mike McQueary's Recollection of Year Is Off - Boston Herald

• UPDATED: Pennsylvania Budget Freeze Means $11.4 Million Less for Penn State - StateCollege.com

• Penn State's Appropriations Use Needs Careful Review, GOP Auditor-General Candidates Say - StateCollege.com

• College Township Council Begins Discussion of 'The Retreat' - WTAJ TV

• FBI Changes Definition of Rape to Include Men as Victims - USA Today

• With Campaign Season in Swing, Students Look to Bring Presidential Candidates to Campus - Daily Collegian

• Cure for Leukemia Draws Near - Daily Collegian

COLUMNS/OPINION

• Penn State Football: If O'Brien Stands Pat for Playoff Run, What's Next for Penn State's Recruits? - StateCollege.com

• Russell Frank: We Are Beautiful, Willful, Cranky and Magic - StateCollege.com
  

• Rudel: O'Brien Hire Seems a Reach at First Glance - Altoona Mirror

SPORTS

• Penn State Football: Patriots' Bill O'Brien to Coach Nittany Lions, ESPN Reports - StateCollege.com

• Patriots Owner Weighs in on O'Brien's Pending Departure - Boston Herald

• LaVar Arrington Blasts Search, Threatens to Cut Penn State Ties - York Daily Record

• Penn State Wrestling: Nittany Lions to Challenge Effective Michigan State Team - StateCollege.com

• Penn State Basketball: Nittany Lions Pull Off Shocker, Thump Purdue, 65-45 - StateCollege.com

• Penn State Football: Four Players to Participate in Senior Bowl - StateCollege.com

YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES

• Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Thursday, Jan. 5 - StateCollege.com