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Penn State proves a point in Happy Valley

By Kirk Herbstreit
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, September 16, 2002

Leading up to last weekend I was impressed by Penn State, and against Nebraska the Nittany Lions showed that Joe Paterno is still capable of leading them to a big victory. The one thing that hurt Penn State in recent years was a lack of athletic ability, but the Lions have upgraded their skill positions. Bryant Johnson had eight catches for 147 yards against Nebraska, Tony Johnson has speed and Larry Johnson had 123 yards in 19 carries and gives them a big, bruising back with a good burst. And ...

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