Unlike the past two meetings against Temple, the Nittany Lions never trailed today as Matt McGloin and a strong defensive effort contributed to a 24-13 victory.. While the final score did not reflect it, this felt like one of those Penn State -Temple games from five years ago that the Nittany Lions controlled most of the way.
Good afternoon from Beaver Stadium where the Penn State Nittany Lions (1-2) are set to host the Temple Owls (1-1). The Owls are led by Steve Addazio who is in his second year coaching the program. His team will try to defeat Penn State for the first time since 1941 as Bill O'Brien aims for his second straight victory. Below is all of the information and media coverage for today.
We're back for our 4th week. Hope you've enjoyed all of the useless information thus far! Here's your 50 stats for today's game vs. Temple.
Freshmen defensive end Brent Smith has served two tours in Iraq and eight years in the Marine Corps. Now a student at Penn State he is perusing his gridiron dreams.
In this installment of our sporadic Distraction of the Day series, we look at a side of Joe Paterno seldom recognized: the capitalist. In 1995, Burger King invited the head coach of the Nittany Lions to appear in a pair of commercials for the fast food chain.
The arrival of late September has once again brought about the yearly question: Is this the year Temple beats Penn State? The question first came about as a result of two vulnerable Penn State teams, but that is only a small part of it. The bigger reason for the closer contests is the improved Temple teams.