SOPHOMORE TAILBACK Tony Hunt breaks loose on one of several long runs totaling 137 yards on a 17.1 yards per carry average. |
AUSTIN SCOTT sweeps right around block by Kinta Palmer (13), then follows Gerald Smith (19) down sideline. |
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WIDE RECEIVER Terrence Phillips leaps high to catch touchdown pass from Zack Mills in second quarter. |
MICHAEL ROBINSON, who had thrown a touchdown pass to Zack Mills in the first quarter, caught a TD pass from Mills in the second quarter to give State a 41-3 halftime lead in opening game victory over Akron that had Penn State fans chanting “The Lions Are Back.” |
SENIOR QUARTERBACK Zack Mills tumbles into end zone for his first of two touchdowns Saturday. |
FRESHMAN tight end Jordan Lyons makes his first catch in a Penn State uniform. |
CORNERBACK Anwar Phillips nabs Lions' first interception of season and cuts behind block of Derek Wake (94) to race down sideline on 47-yard return. |
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MIDDLE LINEBACKER Tim Shaw (20), defensive tackle Ed Johnson (92) and outside linebacker Dan Connor (40) stop Akron runner cold. |
AKRON RUNNER Jerrell Ringer is leveled by defensive tackle Scott Paxson (41) and defensive end Matt Rice (55). |
ZIP RECEIVER is wrestled to ground by defensive back Anwar Phillips, as Derek Wake (94) closes in. |
DEAN of Division 1-A Coaches, Joe Paterno, looks toward his 39 th season at the helm of the good ship “Happy Valley.” |
NEW DRUM MAJOR Kevin Rudy nails his first front flip to get season off to great start. |
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TEAM CAPTAINS Zack Mills, left, and Derek Wake, right , answer questions posed by Steve Jones at first meeting of State College Quarterback Club. |
FOOTBALL EVE: Joe Paterno fires up the crowd at first pre-season pep rally in Beaver Stadium Friday night. (Photo by Steve Manuel) |
FIREWORKS capped the Football Eve celebration in Beaver Stadium the night before the opening game. (Photo by Steve Manuel) |
