Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses are set to merge and form Penn State 2, the university announced Tuesday.

Penn State 2 will move into the location previously held by the Harrisburg campus, the largest campus other than University Park.

The formation of Penn State 2 came after the announcement that the university would be shutting down certain commonwealth campuses.

Students at all Commonwealth Campuses will be eligible to attend Penn State 2 and will not have to reapply. Commonwealth Campus athletes, however, will be individually selected by coaches at the newly formed Penn State 2 program, which will compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

The nickname of Penn State 2 will become the Pocono Cats to avoid confusion with the original Penn State Nittany Lions.

Editor’s note: This story is part of Onward State’s April Fools’ Day series. It is satirical, meant for entertainment, and not to be taken literally. Any quotes were made up for the purpose of this post.

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