2012 First Night State College

First Night State College will take over downtown Dec. 31. Along with the large ice sculptures on Allen St., First Night will feature musical and theatrical performances in downtown churches, carriage rides, reindeer display, a Grand Procession, indoor and outdoor resolution sculptures, and art workshops for young people downtown. (more info)

First Night Ice Skating

Start off your family New Year's Eve up at the PSU Ice Rink.  Skating will be from 5:00 pm until 11:00 pm. CATA Shuttles will run to the ice rink from College Avenue Downtown.  Button is required and can be purchased at rink. Skate rental is discounted to $2. (more info)

David Taylor A Perfect Ambassador of Penn State by Jeff Byers

Redshirt sophomore David Taylor followed Cael Sanderson to Penn State and has represented the university as well as anyone could have hoped, writes new StateCollege.com Columnist Jeff Byers....read column

Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1)

When: Monday, January 2, 2012
Where: Cotton Bowl-Dallas,TX
Kickoff: Noon
TV: ESPNU

Rosters: PSU/Houston

Houston ranks first in the nation in passing (443.8 yards a game), total offense (599.0) and scoring (50.8 points a game). The Nittany Lions are 10th in the nation in total defense (300.9) and fifth in points allowed (15.7 per game). Penn State ranks third all-time in bowl wins (27).

The game will be the third between the two schools and first since 1977 when the then No. 10-ranked Nittany Lions defeated Houston 31-14 in State College on November 14. Penn State won the first game in the series with a 24-7 win in 1964 at Rice Stadium.