Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

Happy Homecoming! Penn State returns to the field after a tough loss to Michigan. Also, sorrority girls are getting new windbreakers.

Penn State Gameday Central – Intercollegiate Athletics

LAST WEEK

Penn State got pushed around and beaten up by Michigan, yet came within a touchdown of tying at the end of the game with a third string quarterback. All is not lost.

THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT: ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI

Of all the Big11Ten teams Penn State plays, Illinois is one of the least interesting. Maybe I feel this way because they were not on the schedule the first two years I was a student. The series, a nice and lopsided one, has not given me much to get excited about either. Also, it seems like Illinois is always our homecoming opponent when they play in Happy Valley, like Purdue and Minnesota used to be.

This year’s edition of the Illini is better than last year’s, but they still have a long way to go. They lost last week to Ohio, 20-17. No, I did not miss the “State,” they lost to Ohio of the MAC.

NO RANKING

Penn State is still unranked in the major college polls and will be for sometime. The next opprutunity to get back in is winning the next three games. Some wag did say that the Lions were the best 4-3 team in the country which is a pretty useless statement.

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