Blue Bell's Melissa Schiller to Volunteer as Media Relations for Super Bowl 47

We are ... Going to the Super Bowl. Even collegiate "players" can say that now.

Penn State student Melissa Schiller, of Blue Bell, will be one of two of the college's students sent to the Super Bowl. No, she won't be donning a helmet and pads, but the Nittany Lion will instead be a member of the media relations team.

One of the year's busiest media days, the requirements for the media relations team are demanding.

"Responsibilities for volunteers include things such as transcribing player and coach interviews, editing and fact-checking press releases, escorting former players and football celebrities to interviews along Radio Row at the Super Bowl Media Center, staffing a media information desk and other duties," said the Live.psu.edu website. "The Super Bowl will attract more than 5,200 media members."

Schiller will travel to New Orleans for the 47th annual super bowl game. She is a public relations major at Penn State.

Schiller is no "rookie" for the National Football League (NFL). She completed an internship with the NFL this past summer. She has also worked for Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics, the Washington Redskins and Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia.

“I am very excited for the opportunity, and I hope to learn a lot from my experience,” Schiller said. “I am interested in event planning and public relations, and there’s no better place to gain event experience than the Super Bowl."