In 81 days, Penn State will take the field against Nevada in a game where the Lions figure to be huge favorites.
That was the case when the No. 5 Nittany Lions opened their home schedule in 1991 against Cincinnati. The result was an 81-0 shutout win, one that Joe Paterno called both a “fluke” and a game that nobody ever wants to be involved.
Penn State ran for nearly 500 yards, while they passed for better than 200 - most of that in the first half when Tony Sacca had a pair of touchdown throws to Kyle Brady.