Illinois Fighting Illini: 2-2
Series Record: 14-3 (Penn State leads)
Head Coach: Ron Zook 9th year (6th in Illinois)
Players to Watch: RB Mikel LeShoure, LB Martez Wilson, WR A.J. Jenkins
ESPN's Bowl Predictions after Week 5 have Penn State playing in the Texas Bowl against either Texas A&M or Baylor. What are the chances this will become a reality for the Nittany Lions? If this happens, will JoePa be able to pull off his 25th bowl victory?
Big Ten season has arrived. For the next two months, there won't be anymore of this Division I-AA (FCS, if you want to be politically correct), Sun Belt Conference or Mid-American Conference bullshit to bog down our football experience!
To say the Hawkeyes are a nightmare for the Nittany Lions would be an understatement. Iowa has beaten Penn State 6 out of the last 7 matchups, including Iowa's 24-23 crushing victory in 2008 that spoiled the Lions perfect season and any hopes of a BCS National Championship.
Starting today, five percent of the ticket sales for the Penn State vs. Indiana football game, up to $150,000, will be donated to THON 2011 by the Washington Redskins.
During a conference call with college journalists Monday, the Daily Collegian's own Katrina Wehr was one of four lucky students to ask President Obama a question. The Prez seemed to have football on the mind, though.