As Michigan State (5-6, 3-5 in conference play) and Penn State (9-2, 6-2 in conference play) prepare for battle in Happy Valley to determine the ownership of the Land-Grant Trophy, I was lucky enough to sit down and pick the brain of the venerable Brian Bennett of Black Shoe Diaries, the best source of information on Penn State athletics.
It has been an interesting season for Penn State, which has been playing its best football in recent weeks after a tough loss to Ohio State and a blowout defeat against Michigan.