OK, so I don't know what it is exactly, but I feel.... depressed.

Perhaps it's all these SEC football reruns on ESPN.

Or maybe it's all this rain up here in State College.

Or perhaps it's.... dare I say.... Empty-Nest Syndrome?

I was curious about how our seniors from the 2008 football team are doing while preparing for their roles in the NFL, so I went on an Internet hunt to sniff out the details:

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Scout and Rivals say that "4-star" OL Miles Dieffenbach from Pittsburgh committed to PSU today.

Apparently everyone figured him a lock with Pittsburgh. I guess he got wiser after his visit this week.

Per a Rivals interview:

"I wasn't really holding out for it. I mean, I grew up a Pitt fan all my life and always hated Penn State, so when they offered me, I wasn't really that into it," said Dieffenbach. "But then I visited and it was different from what I thought. I loved it, and the tables turned."

http://rivals100.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=951922

So..... where is my siren?

There's an interesting story on our friend Aaron Maybin on ESPN.com concerning his past and what led him to Penn State and, eventually, the NFL.

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afceast/0-8-2/Through-pain-and-support--Maybin-emerges.html

Pretty good stuff, I think. Just another example of how PSU has provided for some great stories both on the field and off it.

Shazaam! This post is 75 words long exactly!

There's an interesting story in the Collegian today about Cornley's possible future playing football for PSU. Could it happen? Who knows?

... Probably not. But we can dream, right?

"I am seriously considering football -- mainly professionally -- but there is a chance that I could come back and play football collegiately," Cornley said. "For what team, what university, I do not know yet. But yes, I am seriously considering it."

Perhaps the bionic arm can lead us to another championship!

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/04/17/pigskin_lures_cornley.aspx