STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Have you ever heard the sharp crack of white gold against polished wood?
When the giant-sized championship ring affixed on Pat Kraft’s right ring finger meets the conference room table before him, the sound is unmistakable. Crack!
It is the sound of success, the sound of investment, of tradition, of history. Crack! Crack!
The melody Kraft unintentionally creates on this Wednesday afternoon from his athletic director office, tucked in the shadow of Beaver Stadium, is a reminder of Penn State’s latest national title. In March, Nittany Lions wrestling won the school’s 90th team championship in its illustrious history — believed to be the most by a school east of the Mississippi River.