Monday, October 6, 2008

The Creeping Lion: Penn State Crawling up the Ranks

Even with Paterno off the sidelines with a hip injury, the Nittany Lions were still able to clinch their win easily against Purdue.

Evan Royster ran for 141 yards, one touchdown, and tallied 53 yards on 4 catches in Penn State's (ranked #6) win.

Daryll Clark completed 18 out of 26 passes for 226 yards and ran for a score for Penn State (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten), which outgained Purdue 422 yards to 241.

Penn State ran out the clock to finish the game and Paterno earned his 378th career win.

Penn State receiver Derrick Williams said though the other coaches communicate well on the field, Paterno's presence is irreplaceable. "It was very difficult," he said. "With Joe there, you're always alert about what's going on." (complete story)

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