STATE COLLEGE -- Former Penn State receiver Matt Zanellato is one of 700-plus dancers at the Bryce Jordan Center this weekend participating by moving and standing for 46-hours straight during the university's Thon dance marathon.
Just a few football fields away at the Lasch Building, his onetime teammates were doing some dancing too, but mostly, they were playing host, role model, and joker.
The Thon Explorers program annually makes a stop at the Lasch Building for a few hours of fun. It has evolved over the years, from tours and speaking sessions to an all-out engagement hour called the Thon football adventure in 2016.