UNIVERSITY PARK
Among the sea of white — among the signs, the smiles and the screams — there was a sense of anticipation on the Old Main Lawn: Not necessarily for what headgear Lee Corso would choose, but which team would change its season hours later.
It wasn’t the first time in almost a decade that ESPN’s College GameDay visited State College. It wasn’t the first time Nittanyville members lined up at 12:30 a.m. for a front-and-center spot at the pregame show’s set. It wasn’t the first time in years that Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Rece Davis and the crew lauded the Nittany Lion faithful and the reverberating enthusiasm that consumed campus.