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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; - Gameday/Bowl Central The Penn State football team will soon be rewarded for its hard work, dedication and 10-victory season with the opportunity to play in its 36th bowl game under Coach Joe Paterno .

Dennis Landolt blocks Michigan State linebacker Greg Jones into the end zone as Rodney Kinlaw scores during the 2007 Penn State-Michigan State game.

It's not like Penn State's football team is lacking for attention. Six Nittany Lions - quarterback Daryll Clark, running back Evan Royster, center Stefen Wisniewski, tackle Dennis Landolt, defensive tackle Jared Odrick and linebacker Navorro Bowman - made first team all-Big Ten Conference according to the league's coaches.

Penn State has moved up to No. 11 in the latest Bowl Championship Series standings, announced Sunday by the National Football Foundation.

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

TOWSON, Md., Nov. 25 -- Jacksonville State University issued the following news release: Jacksonville State defensive back Josh Cain has been named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Football Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America .

South Dakota State University running back Kyle Minett is a repeat selection to the first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Football Team, which was announced Tuesday.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., - The Penn State football team has the highest Graduation Success Rate and federal graduation rate among teams ranked in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll, according to data recently released by the NCAA.

Defensive tackle Jared Odrick earned two player-of-the-year awards, and Penn State placed six players on the all-conference first team Monday, when the Big Ten football awards were announced.

PENN State took awhile getting started and didn't beat Indiana by much, 31-20. But the Lions vaulted six spaces in the AP poll to No.

Penn State started the season with gaping holes at three position-groups: offensive line, wide receiver and defensive secondary.

Line: Penn State by 3. Series Record: Penn State leads 13-12-1. Last meeting: 2008, Penn State 49-18. What's at Stake Penn State likely must win the regular-season finale to have a shot at an at-large BCS berth.

The regular season concludes on Saturday for the Penn State Nittany Lions and Michigan State Spartans, as the clubs collide in East Lansing.Penn State is 9-2 overall and owns a 5-2 Big Ten Conference record, somewhat disappointing for a team that figured to contend for the league crown.

Penn State had spent the previous five years pretty much in the college football doldrums when an incoming class of 19 scholarship freshmen including Sean Lee , a promising linebacker from the Pittsburgh area, made the trek to Happy Valley for preseason camp in the summer of 2005.

Almost everything went wrong for Penn State in the first half Saturday, but amazingly, the game was tied at 10 after a Nittany Lion TD in the closing seconds.

Penn State students express their thanks to seniors during the 4th quarter of the Lions 31-20 win over Indiana at Beaver Stadium.

Once again, the Penn State special teams found new ways to confound and frustrate.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; - No. 18 Penn State will host Indiana on Saturday in Beaver Stadium in its 2009 home finale.

Senior Jeremy Boone is averaging a career-best 44.1 yards per punt, dropping 36 percent of his attempts inside the opponents' 20-yard line.

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