News and Notes: Thursday Edition

Below, news and notes for Thursday...

• Complex Sports talks with Cody Toppert ( Cornell '05) about success.

• Penn announced its schedule.

• Previewing the Bonnies' schedule, St. Bonaventure Athletics writes, "The Bonnies ring in the New Year and conclude the non-conference slate by welcoming the Cornell Big Red to campus on Saturday, Jan. 4. St. Bonaventure will look to make it four straight victories against the Big Red as they defeated Cornell last year 72-68. Cornell had a 13-18 overall record last year and has not been over .500 since the 2009-10 season where they advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament."

• Below is an updated tentative listing of opponents on Cornell's 28-game 2013-2014 schedule which will include 6 home nonconference games.  The games listed are in no particular order. Teams which participated in the 2013 postseason are noted.  Cornell's nonconference schedule will likely feature three Top 35 preseason teams, two in the Top 10 (Syracuse is one of them).  The opponents:

1. at Syracuse (2013 NCAA Tournament Final Four) (Season opener)
2. vs. Loyola (MD) (2013 CollegeInsider.com Invitational Tournament
3. vs. Binghamton
4. at Western Michigan (2013 College Basketball Invitational)
5. at St. Peter's
6. at Colgate
7. NOVEMBER 22, 7 pm, vs. Siena 
8. NOVEMBER 25, 7  pm vs. Radford
9. DECEMBER 7, vs. St. Francis (PA)
10. DECEMBER 22, at Stony Brook (2013 Postseason National Invitational Tournament)
11. JANUARY 4, at St. Bonaventure
12. at BCS Opponent (Contract signed, "NCAA Tournament team")
13. at BCS Opponent (Contract signed, "NCAA Tournament team")
14. vs. Division III Opponent
15. PLUS 14 Ivy League Games