CHAMPAIGN, IL, October 22—The Nittany Lions (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) spoiled the homecoming party for the Fighting Illini (2-5, 0-4), sending 52,000 people home early to watch the White Sox as the Lions easily prevailed in a 63-10 rout. That was the final score, but it really wasn’t that close. If the NCAA weren’t so busy worrying about political correctness, its rules committee might have to come up with a mercy killing provision to end brutal assaults like this early to save money on stadium lighting.
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ANN ARBOR, October 15—A three-quarter sleeper turned into a fourth quarter thriller as the #8 Nittany Lions (6-1, 3-1 Big 10) lost to the unranked Michigan Wolverines (4-3, 2-2) in the final second, 27-25. In the first three quarters, both teams squandered opportunities to score, and as the fourth quarter opened, the score was 10-3 in Michigan’s favor. Penn State had been held scoreless in the first half, and could only muster a field goal in the third quarter. Then, all hell broke loose in the fourth quarter. And in the end, it was not the offense, but the vaunted defense that let us down.
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