It was something on the back of every Penn State player and fan’s mind when bowl selections came out this weekend, would the Jerry Sandusky sex scandal affect where the team would head in the postseason?
Those fears were realized on Sunday when the Lion learned of their fate-a trip to the TicketCity Bowl in Dallas-to face the Houston Cougars (12-1, 8-0 C-USA; lost in C-USA Championship game). While a matchup with Heisman-hopeful Case Keenum and the high-flying Cougar aerial attack, it’s not exactly where the team wanted to be.
“Smh worst case scenario” was posted on defensive end Jack Crawford’s Twitter account late Sunday.
The players’ beef is that this is still, despite the scandal, a very good team. As evidence by its 9-3 (6-2 Big Ten) record, the Lions deserved a much better bowl fate. By virtue of their record, they finished as the fourth best in the Big Ten, which would mean a trip to either the Outback, Insight, Gator, or even the Capital O...
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