Posted: Monday, September 29, 2008, 9:10 AM | 3 comments |
 

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Any doubts that may existed about Penn State are starting to slip away after the Lions' 38-24 win over Illinois on Saturday. But before you reserve those tickets to the Orange Bowl, though, just remember that it doesn't get any easier from here on out. After opening with four of five games at Beaver Stadium, Penn State plays four of its next five on the road. The Lions have to travel to always hostile Wisconsin on Oct. 11 and two weeks later to Ohio State where they haven't won since joining the Big Ten.

 
Posted by Jeff McLane @ 9:10 AM  Permalink | 3 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:41 AM, 09/29/2008
    Any update on Norwood, Jeff. I don't know if he's likely to miss a few games.. or what.
    — rdgeieio
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:33 AM, 09/29/2008
    I think its a gift for psu to play their big 10 road opener against purdue. the road games are my only worry.
    — bird-dog
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:15 PM, 09/29/2008
    rdeieio: Paterno said after the game that he expected Norwood back for the Purdue game. His playing Saturday was a game time decision so I imagine it wasn't too serious. I was also told after the game that he could have gone if they really felt they needed him. Obviously, they didn't.
    — Jeff McLane


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About Joe Juliano
Joe Juliano has been a staff writer for The Inquirer for 20 years, covering college sports, golf and the Penn Relays.

This season is Joe's fourth season on the paper's Penn State beat. He previously covered the Nittany Lions for United Press International from 1976 to 1984.

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.
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