In a heartbreaker under the lights at Beaver Stadium, the Penn State Nittany Lions fell just short against the Central Florida Knights on Saturday, losing by a score of 34-31. The Knights had the upper hand throughout the entire game as Penn State never led, looking unstoppable at times on offense against what looked to be a strong Penn State defense in the first two weeks.
Good morning from Beaver Stadium where the Penn State Nittany Lions (2-0) are set to face the Central Florida Knights (2-0) in the first night game of the season. Penn State enters the game undefeated after edging Syracuse in the opener at MetLife Stadium and dominating Eastern Michigan in the home opener last Saturday. UCF has defeated Akron and FIU convincingly coming into Week 3 against Penn State. UCF is led by head coach George O'Leary, a former mentor of Bill O'Brien from their time together at Georgia Tech. Bill O'Brien will face Central Florida for the first time as a head coach and will look to add on to the Nittany Lions' perfect record (2-0) against the Knights from the Paterno era.
We’re just one day away from the first night game of the season. The football team is 2-0 after a dominant win in the home opener against Eastern Michigan last Saturday. The Nittany Lions face off against the UCF Knights tomorrow night and will try and keep that perfect record alive. Kickoff is at 6:00 p.m. Let’s take a look at what our writers think about the game.
The Nittany Lions have played the Central Florida Knights twice in the past. The first game was back in 2002 when Penn State barely edged UCF for a 27-24 win. Their next matchup came in 2004 when Penn State posted 524 yards of offense while holding UCF to just 181 yards in route to a 37-13 victory. When kickoff comes tomorrow evening at Beaver Stadium, expect a close matchup similar to the game from '02. Here's everything you need to know heading into tomorrow's evening game.
John Bacon, author of the polarizing novel Fourth and Long: The Fight for the Soul of College Football, spoke at Penn State's John Curley Center for Sports Journalism last night. The event, moderated by newly anointed Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society John Affleck, had a small crowd of about 30 to 40 people in the Carnegie Cinema.
Glenn Andrew Carson Jr. was a standout high school football player and wrestler in high school, just as his father and namesake was before him. A three-time state finalist during his time at Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin, NJ, Carson could have chosen a collegiate wrestling career. But instead he was recruited by Joe Paterno to come play football for the Nittany Lions, and thus far it looks like he made a great decision.