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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 early this [...]

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 Brennan – Fight On StateMatt [...]

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 secondary. That [...]

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 [...]

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There is a “virtual birthday party” blog to celebrate the birthday of Joe Paterno, born on this day in the borough of Brooklyn, in 1926.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOEPA!
Penn State, Nittany Lions, Joe Paterno
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Four Nittany Lions named AP All-Americans – AP/Patriot-NewsSophomore DE Aaron Maybin is on the AP All America Football Team. Sadly, Bob Hope is dead, so there is no Christmas special for him. Nevertheless, he earned it with a great season. Hopefully, he won’t go pro after this and come back next year. Think of how [...]

Penn State Confirms FOS Story – Fight On StateJoe Paterno is apparently going to sign a three-year contract to continue coaching Penn State football. Fight On State broke the story and Intercollegiate Athletics has confirmed it.
Nothing like an 11-1 season to silence a lot of critics; Paterno seems to get a lot out of his [...]

Snub in Iowa game said to spur Devlin’s decison to leave Penn State – The InkyRemember all of those people who said not playing Pat Devlin in the Iowa game was a mistake?
When Clark suffered a concussion in the fourth quarter against Ohio State, Devlin took over and led the trailing Lions to the winning [...]

Shipley grabs Rimington – CDTA.Q. Shipley has been awarded the Dave Rimmington Trophy as the nation’s best center.
Penn State, Nittany Lions, Rose Bowl, A.Q. Shipley
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