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Penn State Nittany Lions 26 Purdue Boilermakers 19
Overall I was pleased with Penn State’s victory on Saturday. Despite falling behind early, they toughened up on defense and didn’t panic on offense, giving them a chance to come back. Anthony Morelli had turnover free game too, who’d of thunk?
OLB Sean Lee striping the ball [...]

Yay! Anthony Morelli — no turnovers
Yay! Derrick Williams — 2 TDs
Yay! Dan Connor all-time tackles record
Yay! Evan Royster
Good to see them dig out of an early hole.

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Penn State Nittany Lions 17 vs. Ohio State 37
Six years ago Saturday, a new tradition began — victory bourbon. The genesis for came the week before when Penn State came back to beat Northwestern in the final minute. When asked about the game, Joe Paterno offered that “This was a great football game. [...]

This week’s questions come from Galen at The Nittany Line.
1) Will the loss of Hahn and/or Odrick have a big impact on either the offense in Hahn’s case, or the defense in Odrick’s case?
This hard to say because fullbacks have not been a big part of Penn State’s offense for some time now. The defensive [...]

Once again it is time for Blue White Roundtable. Mike from Black Shoe Diaries came up with this week’s questions.
1. Besides the fact that we’re 3-2, what has been the biggest disappointment this year?
Anthony Morelli is a huge disappointment. He has regressed as a quarterback and the indications are he was never a leader. I [...]

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#21/19 Penn State Nittany Lions 20 Illinois Fighting Illini 27
That was awful, wasn’t it?
I liked the play calling on the first drive. This how the Lions should have opened against Michigan.
The offense seemed to be offended by the Illinois side of the field.
Sloppy, sloppy tackling today. The defense did adjust well at half-time. [...]

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#12 Penn State Nittany Lions 45 vs. Buffalo Bulls 21
Nobody will ever confuse Buffalo with a test, but maybe they were a quiz. They held Penn State to three points for about the first 27 minutes of the game. They passed the ball fairly well and showed that they were the best [...]

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PENN STATE 31 NOTRE DAME 10
Ah, victory over a rival always feels good, no? This was a good, not great, win for Penn State. The Nittany Lions played pretty much the way I expected. They simply dominated a Notre Dame team that really isn’t any good. I would have liked to see better [...]

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. —
I knew Temple was bad, but not that bad. It was a bloodbath out there. I don’t think I have ever seen a football team play so badly. They were unlucky too.
What did we learn about Penn State yesterday? Nothing.
The downpour started at about 2:15 and did not let up for [...]

When it comes to the Blue White Game, weather tends to be hit or miss. Yesterday, we got hit by lots of rain, off and on, throughout the day. In the second half the threat of lightning caused the game to be called. Interestingly enough, while the P.A. was telling fans to seek shelter, the [...]