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A Most Decisive Upset in 1964

Posted on October 14, 2015 Written by The Nittany Turkey

Rip Engle with Dick Gingrich and Gary Wydman

Fifty-one years ago, I was a student at Penn State, a sophomore babe in the woods enjoying his first of many autumns of Nittany Lions football. The Ohio State upset of that year in Columbus remains an indelible memory for anyone possessing any cognitive ability at the time. Here are my enhanced recollections, which I like to re-publish during Ohio State weeks in the years when the Lions play at the Horseshoe in Columbus.

The year was 1964. Some of you were around back then, but most of you weren’t. For those who were, let me tickle some old memories. For those who weren’t, this is a story worth reading. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Penn State Football Tagged With: 1964, Ohio State, Rip Engle

Edsall’s Demise and James Franklin

Posted on October 12, 2015 Written by The Nittany Turkey

In anticipation of University of Maryland head football coach Randy Edsall’s firing, now a fait accompli, Walt had submitted the following recollections about Maryland and the connection with Penn State head football coach James Franklin. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Penn State Football, Sports Tagged With: James Franklin, Randy Edsall, University of Maryland

Surprise, surprise, surprise!

Posted on October 12, 2015 Written by The Nittany Turkey

RD watching exciting third quarter

PSU Defeats Indiana 29-7

Before an announced Homecoming crowd of 97,873 on a sunny afternoon in Beaver Stadium, the mighty, division leading, no-longer-aerially-challenged Penn State Nittany Lions (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten) defeated the formerly respected albeit depleted Indiana Hoosiers (4-2, 0-2 Big Ten) 29-7. It truly wasn’t as close as it looks. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Penn State Football Tagged With: Charles Huff, Indiana, Mark Allen

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