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Check back each weekday over the next two weeks as some of the key seniors from this year's Penn State team are profiled.

Check back each weekday over the next two weeks as some of the key seniors from this year's Penn State team are profiled.

After every Penn State game this season, Daily News beat writer Bernard Fernandez will provide Nittany Line Plus with his observations and analysis.

PENN STATE TEAM AWARDS Offensive MVP: Quarterback Daryll Clark. Carried the offense until the O-line got traction, and he also broke in a new receiving corps.

Penn State senior defensive tackle Jared Odrick was selected as the Big Ten's Defensive Player of the Year by the conference coaches on Monday.

A conference-high six members of the Penn State football team have been selected first team All-Big Ten and senior defensive tackle Jared Odrick was named Defensive Player of the Year in voting by the conference head coaches and media panel.

On Monday, Penn State began fooling around with an option pass using Curtis Drake out of the backfield.

If the BCS were decided by the events that unfolded this weekend, Penn State would be heading to a big bowl game before Iowa or Oklahoma State.

Penn State's Daryll Clark is still in the hunt for All-Big Ten first team and perhaps even offensive player of the year.

It wasn't always pretty. Three fumbles on kicks by three different players. Two very bad interceptions.

Joe Paterno spent part of last week trying to convince the media and Penn State's fans that the Nittany Lions' special teams weren't the disaster they seemed to be during a 24-7 loss to Ohio State.

Highlights and lowlights from Penn State's 31-20 victory over Indiana: BEST RUN -- Penn State true freshman Curtis Drake gains 26 yards to the Indiana 26-yard line, and a face-mask penalty against the Hoosiers gives the Nittany Lions the ball at the 13-yard line in the closing seconds of the first half.

Navorro Bowman's 73-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter helped 19th-ranked Penn State to a 31-20 victory over Indiana in a Big Ten showdown at Beaver Stadium.

Keep an eye on Jared Odrick Saturday afternoon, senior linebacker Sean Lee said.

Penn State linebacker Sean Lee celebrates with fans following Penn State's 35-10 win over Michigan at Michigan Stadium.

Joe Paterno did his best to calm everyone down and keep things in perspective. "You know, 8-2 isn't a disaster," JoePa said Tuesday, three days after Penn State's stinging 24-7 home loss to Ohio State.

Once again, there were stone-faced, quiet jogs off the field as they headed to the locker room at the end of another significant afternoon.

THE PENN STATE REPORT CARD OFFENSE: D. Sack allowed on first snap set tone. Buckeyes moved DL Cameron Heyward around, and he dominated every OL in front of him.

Tight end Andrew Quarless and the rest of Penn State's pass-catchers could be key in the Nittany Lions' showdown with visiting Ohio State.

Derek Moye, right, celebrates with Chaz Powell afterscoring a touchdown against Northwestern.