Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Thursday, March 8

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 Thursday’s offering:

NEWS

• Judge: Sandusky Defense to Receive Grand-Jury Transcripts before Trial – StateCollege.com

• Police: Pistol Reported Stolen in College Township; Information Sought – StateCollege.com

• Police: Over State Patty’s, Five Urination Incidents Caught on Cedarbrook Cameras – StateCollege.com

• Former Jostens Building Sold to Tech Business – Centre Daily Times

• Penn State Alumni, Fans Push to Name Field for Joe Paterno – Patriot-News

• Spring Break at Home – WTAJ TV

COLUMNS and OPINION

• Jay Paterno: Compromise in Politics Seen as Selling Out – StateCollege.com

• Hicks: Penn State Winter Teams Holding Up Quite Nicely – York Dispatch

• Penn State Football: What Happens If Adam Breneman Doesn’t Choose Nittany Lions? – Bleacher Report

• Penn State Football: Bill O’Brien Is Penn State’s Toxic Avenger – Crystal Ball Run

SPORTS

• Penn State Football: Matt Millen Wants O’Brien to Be Himself – StateCollege.com

• Penn State Basketball: Nittany Lions Looking to Pull the Upset Over Indiana – StateCollege.com

• Penn State Wrestling: NCAA Tournament Brackets Announced, Lions with Three No. 1 Seeds – StateCollege.com

• Penn State Football: Coach Believes Douglas Has Huge Potential – Altoona Mirror

• Baseball: No. 23 Mississippi State Rallies to Down Lions, 10-6 – GoPSUsports.com
  

• Penn State Football: Dakota Royer Switching to Offense – Lancaster Online

• Men’s Swimming Sends Seven to NCAA Championships – GoPSUsports.com

YESTERDAY’S HEADLINES

• Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Wednesday, March 7 – StateCollege.com