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State College has been the focus of the sports world, but not for reasons they or anyone else wanted.
The scandal involving former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky is still unfolding, detail after disgusting detail. The case has been well documented, so I won’t go into the details here outside of their relevance to Saturday’s game.
The Big Ten game of the year will kickoff in Columbus at 8pm EST on Saturday, October 25. It will be only the 8th night game (6-1) hosted in Ohio Stadium history. The last night game was the loss to Vince Young’s Longhorns in 2005.
This time around Ohio State officials are hoping the faithful will wear all red for the themed “Scarlett Fever.†God knows the Penn State Nittany Lions have thrown the “White Out†at us enough times.
First place in the Big Ten is on the line as they are the only undefeated teams left. If Ohio State (7-1, 4-0) wins they could position themselves as the Big Ten champion which could mean a rematch against USC in the Rose Bowl. A Penn State (8-0, 4-0) win would put them on the inside track to their first BCS championship appearance.
Not that Joe Pa would even think about retiring after a BCS win since going off in style is, well, not his style. [Read more...]
