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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UNIVERSITY PARK, September 3. The Nittany Lions began their 2005 campaign with a less than impressive 23-13 win over the University of South Florida Bulls in their opener at Beaver Stadium. Neither the Penn State offense, nor the vaunted defense was extremely impressive.
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Every year around this time, I take a look at which Nittany Lions have risen to the pinnacle of professional football. ???? As of August 27, here are the Penn State players who are currently on NFL rosters (NFL experience in parentheses):
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