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The last time Penn State won a Big Ten opener, the Nittany Lions won a Big Ten championship.

No. 6 Penn State has its highest ranking since finishing the 2005 season at No. 3. Sales of everything orange spiked dramatically on Thursday in State College.

The competition may have been questionable, but the offensive numbers have been impressive, nonetheless.

Illinois coach Ron Zook hopes to shake Juice loose Saturday at Beaver Stadium. But Penn State would like to put the squeeze on the Illinois quarterback, whose given name is Isiah Williams.

Penn State coach Joe Paterno on . . . The status of suspended defensive linemen Abe Koroma and Maurice Evans, who missed three games following misdemeanor arrests for marijuana possession, but returned to ...

Penn State has a chance to prove to voters, to fans and perhaps to itself that it's for real this Saturday, and Joe Paterno doesn't seem to be concerned about much.

Penn State coach Joe Paterno held his weekly teleconference today and, as usual, it was an eventful one .

Two things that will be very interesting to see are how quickly Pat Devlin comes into the game and how much he plays in the first half and/or in meaningful situations.