Penn State football landed its first big football commitment for the 2013 season. Highly-touted quarterback Christian Hackenberg first broke the news to 247 sports.com that he decided to attend Happy Valley. It just so happens the big score for the Nittany Lions hits close to home.
Hackenberg, a 6-4, 215 pound, consensus four-star quarterback out of Fork Union, VA has strong family ties to the TIMES NEWS area.
Hackenberg's parents Erick and Nikki are both Marian Catholic alumni and members of the Marian High School Hall of Fame.