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| Penn State Running Back Silas Redd |
I haven't made a post about Penn State all season because I didn't expect to be much of anything this year, especially after barely beating the Temple Owls in a 14-10 game that I attended in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
I am a huge Nittany Lion sports fan that lives a half hour out of Happy Valley. I have to mention the fact of a lucky number, which happens to be 24. I attended my first Penn State football game ever at Beaver Stadium last season when Penn State cruised past the Kent State Golden Flashes 24-0. Then in Temple Penn State was struggling and was actually trailing 10-7 to Temple and finally scoring a Touchdown on their last drive of the game to squeak by Temple 14-10. 14+10=24. There's two of the lucky number.
Saturday in State College Penn State played Iowa, which is the team that has filled Penn State fans with heartbreak in many of the last few years, losing eight of the last nine against the team going into Saturday, including the game in 2008 which ruined Penn State's chances for a National Title chance. Iowa was only the better team once in those last nine years but always came out on top behind a strong offensive and defensive line, and a power running game which opened the passing game later on.
Saturday the crowd of people made it over 24,000 who attended a game that Joe Paterno has coached at Penn State. They say thirds the charm right?
Penn State beat up the Iowa Offensive and Defensive Lines, and finally got the offense to do something with Silas Redd carrying the ball for 142 yards on 28 carries and Matt McGloin throwing for 133 yards and a touchdown. The Penn State fans can finally say that they have beaten Iowa, and that’s a pretty great thing.
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