Penn State heads to Madison, Wisc., on Saturday for, as the cliche goes, all the marbles. The winner of the Nittany Lions-Badgers match-up will head to the Big Ten Championship game. The loser will be relegated to playing in a bowl game that lacks in prestige and importance. In a season filled with pressure-packed situations, Penn State will face one more in the regular season finale.
Wide receiver Curtis Drake headed on to the field like any other play. This was not any other play, however. Drake lined up at quarterback and handed the ball off to Stephfon Green, who ran for a touchdown.
That play was just one of many in a new-look Penn State wildcat formation. Drake and Bill Belton split time at quarterback when the Nittany Lions ran the wildcat. The new formation helped Penn State to a 20-14 victory in Columbus, Ohio, over Ohio State.
Penn State is in Columbus, Ohio, to take on Ohio State today at 3:30 p.m. According to AccuWeather.com, it will be 55 degrees and sunny at game time. If you are not one of the fans making the trip to Ohio Stadium, then Onward State and StateCollege.com have you covered for all of your gameday needs.
Penn State takes on Ohio State on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, in a game that could mean either everything or nothing for the Nittany Lions. Most likely though, this game will mean nothing, but that will be determined by Wisconsin. If the Badgers beat Illinois this Saturday, Penn State's result against the Buckeyes has no bearing on its chances to make the Big Ten Championship Game. However, if Penn State wins and Wisconsin loses, the Nittany Lions will clinch a spot. While chances are Wisconsin will win, the Nittany Lions will still want to beat the Buckeyes heading into the final week of the regular season.
Much has been made about Pat Chambers and the men's basketball team this year. However, the excitement about a possible new era of Penn State men's basketball has somewhat overshadowed the Lady Lions. This should not be the case because, for a variety of reasons, the Lady Lions deserve your attention.
The Penn State football team lost its first game under Tom Bradley's tenure to Nebraska 17-14. A packed house of 107,903 left disappointed from a game that meant more than just what happened on the field after the Jerry Sandusky scandal rocked the university.