DIDN'T KNOW DOC WAS ALSO A MECHANIC
LOS ANGELES -- And on the seventh day, he worked. Day 7 for Penn State was its worst. The Lions were ambushed by Southern Cal in the second quarter as the Trojans scored 24 points on their way to a 38-24 victory. Penn State battled in the second half, but this game was essentially over at the break. Here are this morning's stories in the paper, starting with the game playback.
-- There were many reasons for the loss, but losing running back Evan Royster certainly didn't help.
-- I'm not sure if Joe Paterno was out-coached, but the loss was most certainly not one of his better bowl performances.
-- There might not have been another team that could have beaten Mark Sanchez and the Trojans last night. It was easily the USC quarterback's best performance of his career.
Joe McIntyre is a senior at Penn State majoring in journalism. He covered the Penn State football beat in 2011 for the Daily Collegian. Follow him on Twitter here @JoeMcIntyre5.
