Overrated? Nah.

One can only be wondering what was going through Terrelle's mind in that picture... I hope it's something like "I should have gone to Penn State". If anyone missed the Penn State/Ohio State game last night, shame on you. It's probably the best game I've seen since... well the 2005 Penn State/Ohio State game (and I'm not just saying that because we won). In a college football season that has seen two top ten teams combine to score 90 points (I thought the SEC was known for defense?), seen the Big 12 quarterbacks put up insane passing numbers, and is seeing Michigan get ready to miss the postseason for the first time in 34 years, Penn State and Ohio State reminded everyone that low scoring, hard hitting defensive games are just as exciting as watching Georgia beat LSU 52-38.

Penn State came into this game ranked 3rd in the nation, and were actually favored against #10 Ohio State even though it has been 30 years since Penn State beat Ohio State in Columbus. Despite being favored, everyone and their mother was picking against Penn State this game... admittedly, even myself. The game stayed close throughout the game, and was a near mirror of the 2006 Penn State/Ohio State tilt. Both teams struggled to do anything on offense in the first half until Darryl Clark found Graham Zug wide open for a 46 yard pass. Unfortunately, Penn State went right back to struggling on offense and had to settle for a FG. Ohio State came right back and engineered a nice drive and tied it up as the half ended. Ohio State added another field goal in the third quarter, as Kevin Kelly missed one early in the 4th. Ohio State moved into their clock killing drive when... Terrelle Pryor ruined everything. He neglected to follow the planned play and tried to bounce a QB sneak outside when Mark Rubin came in and jarred the ball lose. Pryor was about to fall on the ball when Tyrell Sales made a heads up play and batted it away and Navarro Bowman eventually recovered on OSU's 38. Pat Devlin came in for the injured Darryl Clark, and Penn State's running game finally started to gain some traction. A few Evan Royster runs and a pass interference call on OSU landed Penn State at OSU's 1 yard line when Devlin ran it in for the touchdown and the lead. Penn State stymied Ohio State on their next drive, and then Royster took over and used his legs to drive Penn State into field goal territory. Kelly didn't miss this time and Penn State took a 13-6 lead. Pryor had one more shot to tie the game, but he threw an interception to Lydell Sargent in the endzone and that iced the game.

Downtown State College exploded once the game ended and all of Penn State emptied into Beaver Avenue to celebrate (read: riot). It was pretty well controlled until the riot police decided that they were tired of us being out there and started macing the crowd. I myself had a cop go out of his way to elbow me in the stomach. I'm not pleased with how they handled themselves.

But Penn State proved they belong. They have an excellent shot at going 12-0, and with a little bit of luck, they could be playing for a national title come January. LETS GO STATE!