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.
Today marks the 43rd birthday for Penn State's first year head football coach Bill O'Brien. Much of it will be spent at his weekly press conference and then practice, preparing the NIttany Lions for their toughest test of the season against the undefeated Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday. In order to make things more fun, we came up with 10 gift ideas that O'Brien could use on his birthday.
After dominating Iowa on Saturday several Penn State players picked up honors for their performances.
In all my years of attending Penn State games, I’ve seen my fair share of great victories, and I’ve also seen my fair share of crushing defeats. But never have I seen a Penn State team go into another Big Ten team’s stadium in primetime and absolutely demolish its opponent. That’s exactly what I saw Saturday night at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. Here’s what I took away from the incredible atmosphere.
This is the first installment of a five-part series that will take a look back at the most memorable Penn State-Ohio State games since the Nittany Lions joined the Big Ten in 1993. Hopefully this serves as both an informative and entertaining way to get you pumped up for Saturday. Each day, we will provide a short recap of the selected game, and brief interviews with a few fans who were in attendance. Today, the 2001 contest in which the Nittany Lions beat the Buckeyes 29-27, is featured.