In order to be excited about what is to come in the future, it is important to understand and appreciate the past. This coming Saturday marks the most anticipated contest to date in a new era of Penn State Football as the Nittany Lions take on the undefeated No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes. But big games against Ohio State are nothing new. Today we are taking a look back at the memorable 2005 matchup at Beaver Stadium talking with Matt de Bear (@PSUMatt2005), Cari Greene (@notcarlotta), Russ Huff (@McgbLions), Nicole Wood (@nicrish), and Tate Esterly (@CTEsterly20).
Over the span of a few years, so many things have changed within both the Penn State and Ohio State football programs, and yet, tomorrow night's contest at Beaver Stadium will have a pretty similar feel to it. Bowl bans and scholarship reductions be dammed. Almost a month's worth of Big Ten Football indicates that these two squads are the best in the conference, albeit a conference that is rather weak this season. One day from now, this gets settled on the field, like so many matchups prior in this rivalry.
In order to be excited about what is to come in the future, it is important to understand and appreciate the past. This coming Saturday marks the most anticipated contest to date in a new era of Penn State Football as the Nittany Lions take on the undefeated No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes. But big games against Ohio State are nothing new. Today, we are looking back at the 2008 matchup. Since this will be the only road game featured, the format is a bit different. We are talking to Ben Lerman (@blerms) who was in Columbus for the game and Evan Smith (@SportsNTheatre) who watched the action on television from campus.
On the gridiron, senior linebackers Gerald Hodges and Michael Mauti have a lot in common. Step off the field, and some of the similarities begin to fade away. A few days from now, the two senior linebackers will play a major role as the defense attempts to contain an explosive Ohio State offense.
In order to be excited about what is to come in the future, it is important to understand and appreciate the past. This coming Saturday marks the most anticipated contest to date in a new era of Penn State Football as the Nittany Lions take on the undefeated No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes. But big games against Ohio State are nothing new. Today, we are re-visiting the 1994 matchup with stories from Marty Valania (@EastRecruiting) and (@rowlffdogg).
In order to be excited about what is to come in the future, it is important to understand and appreciate the past. This coming Saturday marks the most anticipated contest to date in a new era of Penn State Football as the Nittany Lions take on the undefeated No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes. But big games against Ohio State are nothing new. Today, we are taking a look back at the 1997 game, with Joshua Guiher (@collegiatestdms). Only one interview was conducted for this game, but the story will more than compensate for the lack of fans.