Over the past year, the entire Penn State Football team has experienced change and new beginnings, but from an individual standpoint, there might not be a player who has undergone more role changes than Bill Belton. He is ready for his season to resume even if it means a few less carries.
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.