For two years, there was a shadow hanging over Geno Lewis. First, it was that of Derek Moye. Following his departure, Allen Robinson and Brandon Felder kept Lewis out of the limelight. Through four games this season, Lewis is proving that he's just as good as anyone.
Penn State showed what it was capable of at Beaver Stadium on Saturday afternoon, demolishing the UMass Minutemen to the tune of a 48-7 victory and an undefeated 4-0 start. Before that game, the Nittany Lions were ranked No. 30 in the AP poll and No. 34 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. One week later, the squad is knocking on the door of the Top 25 in both polls, reaching No. 27 overall in each.
The Nittany Lions hosted the UMass Minutemen on Saturday afternoon, cruising to an easy 48-7 victory en route to an undefeated 4-0 record to kick off the season. With another game comes another round of takeaways as we analyze the game and what it means going forward for the Penn State squad. Here's what we thought about the Penn State vs. UMass showdown.
When the Bengals pledged all proceeds from his jersey to the Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Devon Still set a franchise record for jersey sales in a day. A week later, a local retail outlet in State College is chipping in to the cause as well, selling a "S71LL STRONG" that plays off of a similar design created in Cincinnati. McLanahan's agreed to give all proceeds from the shirt to Still, who tweeted that he will donate the money to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
From Vice President of Student Affairs Damon Sims to State College Mayor Elizabeth Goreham, our student government has hosted a variety of guest speakers early this semester. The UPUA kept at it on Wednesday night as recently elected student trustee Allie Goldstein gave a special presentation at the weekly assembly meeting.
Until Rutgers fans can figure out how to have a rivalry and be hospitable to opposing fans, nobody is going to respect the Big Ten's newest member. One of our writers spent the game on the field and left with a negative impression of Scarlet Knights fans after being cursed and spit at throughout the game.