Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Friday, Jan. 6

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