Today marks the one year anniversary of Jerry Sandusky's arrest and the end of the toughest year Penn State has ever endured. But even after all that has happened here since last November, our unwavering love for Penn State remains. The things that made Penn State great in the first place are still intact. It's impossible to describe why we fell in love with this place with only a few examples, because what defines Penn State is quite diverse -- it's a little bit of everything, big and small. Here are Onward State's 100 things to love about Penn State -- the reasons why "We Still Are."
If you recall, there were four men mentioned by Louis Freeh and his team as being at fault for endangering children: Graham Spanier, Gary Schultz, Tim Curley, and of course, the late Joe Paterno. Charges have been filed against the three living men that were perpetrators in the eyes of Louis Freeh, so I have to wonder if Joe Paterno would be in Spanier's shoes today.
Penn State is a special place before primetime home football games. The mental buildup leading up to a White Out is unlike anything I've experienced, and this last week was no different with a record-setting number of Nittanyville campers and a game day atmosphere that only a WhiteOut could induce. Although the score didn't go the way I would have liked, here's my observations from this weekend's game.
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 memorable 2005 matchup at Beaver Stadium talking with Matt de Bear (@PSUMatt2005), Cari Greene (@notcarlotta), Russ Huff (@McgbLions), Nicole Wood (@nicrish), and Tate Esterly (@CTEsterly20).
Over the span of a few years, so many things have changed within both the Penn State and Ohio State football programs, and yet, tomorrow night's contest at Beaver Stadium will have a pretty similar feel to it. Bowl bans and scholarship reductions be dammed. Almost a month's worth of Big Ten Football indicates that these two squads are the best in the conference, albeit a conference that is rather weak this season. One day from now, this gets settled on the field, like so many matchups prior in this rivalry.
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 looking back at the 2008 matchup. Since this will be the only road game featured, the format is a bit different. We are talking to Ben Lerman (@blerms) who was in Columbus for the game and Evan Smith (@SportsNTheatre) who watched the action on television from campus.