UNIVERSITY PARK, September 17. The mighty Penn State Nittany Lions burned the pathetic Central Michigan Chippewas 40-3, in a game that no doubt will give many beleaguered yet hopeful PSU fans a false sense of confidence as we move into the “serious” part of the schedule. Three wins over three cream puff non-conference opponents, all of which rank in the bottom half of Division I-A, only tells us that we’re good at scheduling. This turkey will not join the overenthused legions of hyperoptimistic fans who now predict a 10-1 season on the basis of this early success. I’m still sticking to my somewhat shaky 7-4 prediction, which was a hairbreadth away from being 6-5.
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ESPN is reporting that Larry Johnson, now a running back with the NFL Kansas City Chiefs, was arrested Monday night after an incident involving his girlfriend in a Kansas City bar.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, September 10 — In a game about Chico Harlan of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote, “Here begins another week, leading to another contest in which oddsmakers favor Penn State by about three touchdowns, another matchup about as intriguing as an auditing manual…” the Nittany Lions defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats 42-24 before a home crowd of 98,727, once again not quite covering the spread. This is the first time that the Lions have won their first two games since the Larry Johnson year of 2002.
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