Manuel, a 6'10" big man from Elizabeth, New Jersey, picked Pat Chambers' program over Seton Hall, Memphis, and St. John's, among others.
"I'm a competitor so obviously the goal is to make the NCAA tournament and that's something we're not going to shy away from."
Some of the Nittany Lions first found out about the uniforms while standing in the bleachers of Beaver Stadium.
After the festivities on Tuesday, we couldn't help but wonder what it would be like if more varsity athletes in Happy Valley challenged each other to (not-so) friendly competition outside of their respective sports.
Jonni Parker and Serena Gray tallied 17 kills apiece in the thrilling 18-25, 24-26, 25-15, 23-25, 30-28, 15-13 win over the Fighting Illini.
"If you allow yourself to get outworked -- and sometimes that happens if you are looking past [an opponent] -- you'll get a result like the one we got Friday night."