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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I thought I told y’all to hold off those New Year’s Pasadena travel plans for a while! The Turkey will not be gentle in dealing with premature bowl euphoria. Knock it off!

There is still much work to be done. ????? ????? ?? ???????? Michigan first. Then Illinois. And so forth. The season did not end after the Ohio State victory. ????? ??????? Proud programs will not roll over for the Nittany Lions.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Oct. 8–The Nittany Lions of Penn State, 2005 edition, even after cleaning Minnesota’s clock last week, still had some doubters, including one Nittany Turkey. Those who didn’t believe that Penn State could play at the same level with the best teams in the Big Ten had to be impressed with the Lions’ performance on Saturday night before 109,839 noisy partisans at Beaver Stadium, as they defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten), 17-10. Penn State improved to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten. With six overall wins, they are the first Big Ten team this year to become eligible for a post-season bowl game.
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