Nittany Lions Earn 22nd Top 10 Ranking Under Paterno – Intercollegiate Athletics UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State has capped its thrilling 2008 season by earning its 22nd Top 10 ranking under Coach Joe Paterno. The Nittany Lions (11-2) were No. 8 in the final Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls, which were released
Only two sportswriters correctly predicted Penn State’s final record this season. 11-2 Frank Bodani – YDRAndy Elder – Blue White Illustrated The rest of us were off, but none by more than two games. I missed too, giving them one less win than they earned. I was pleasantly surprised. Here are the rest: 10-3 Mark
My thoughts USC’s 38-24 win over Penn State: The bright side: Penn State scored one more point than I predicted. I was shocked that Penn State was so unprepared — so many mental errors. When was the last time that Penn State was penalized that much? Somebody finally figured out to attack the Nittany Lions
This is a tough one to predict and I don’t have much of a feeling for it. That being said, I think Penn State and USC match up very well against each other. I was hoping for more “Penn State doesn’t even belong here talk” but I think there may be enough to motivate the