Penn State's homecoming football game against the undefeated Northwestern Wildcats is becoming pretty important. Bill O'Brien knows it and issued a plea to students after calling No. 24 Northwestern the best team Penn State will face to this point.
Penn State will head into Saturday's contest against Northwestern riding a three game winning streak, but there are some people who believe it should be a four or even five game winning streak. The difference between the first two contests and the most recent three has been improved second half play as the Nittany Lions learn how to finish games.
There's a Whitehouse planned for the October 27th game vs. Ohio State, but there weren't any plans for a Whiteout (students only) this season. That was until a few Troy Weller tweet and Facebook event spawned a Whiteout Declaration.
I can't remember the last time I witnessed Penn State put a whooping on another Big Ten school on the road. That's exactly what happened in Champaign, Illinois on Saturday, and it couldn't have felt better to walk around town wearing Penn State gear after the 35-7 bloodbath.
Penn State senior linebacker Michael Mauti has been recognized with some awards following his dominant performance against Illinois on Saturday that featured two interceptions and a forced fumble.
There was little doubt in anyone's mind that Michael Mauti was going to have a great game today.
Anyone who did not believe it would realize their mistake less than ninety seconds into the contest, as the senior linebacker forced Tommy Davis to fumble a punt. Three minutes later, the Nittany Lions took advantage of the turnover as Zack Zwinak scored on a one yard touchdown. The Penn State Nittany Lions were off to a 7-0 lead and never looked back defeating the Illinois Fighting Illini 35-7.