Penn State wrestler Mitchell Mesenbrink cruised to his third Big Ten wrestling championship on Sunday night in State College. He is a heavy favorite to win his second NCAA title later this month.

The Nittany Lions scored a key win over Minnesota in the Big Ten Hockey Tournament.

The Philadelphia Eagles are landing a former Penn State star in free agency. The Eagles are signing Atlanta Falcons edge rusher Arnold Ebiketie to a one-year deal worth $7.3 million, according to a Thursday night report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The Big Ten this season moved away from a best-of-three format in the first round of its hockey tournament, replacing it with single-elimination quarterfinals. The league’s coaches wanted to shorten conference tournament play from three weeks to two in the hopes of having teams better prepared for the NCAA tournament.

The Iowa Hawkeyes need every Big Ten victory they can muster, hence making this series versus Penn State a must-win.

Penn State football has assigned jersey numbers to its new players. The program released the numbers via social media on Wednesday. Here are your updates. QUARTERBACKS 3: Rocco Becht 7: Alex Manske 12: Kase Evans (early enrollee) 14: Peyton Falzone (early enrollee) 17: Connor Barry RUNNING BACKS 21: Carson Hansen 23: James Peoples 29: D’Antae Sheffey (early enrollee) WIDEOUTS 0: Chase Sowell