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Penn State football earns coveted title of ... dance champions

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- It may be the offseason, but Penn State football earned an important title Saturday evening.

Dance champions.

The dance that brought home the prize! of #THON2016 Pep Rally winners! #WeAre #FTK https://t.co/vEIRlNbFaH

— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) February 21, 2016

Penn State running back Saquon Barkley and nine other football underclassmen claimed the title during this weekend's pep rally, which took place during the 46-hour Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, an annual event that raises money and awareness to fight pediatric cancer.