On Friday evening, the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Illinois Fighting Illini engaged in a contest of American football at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. The Nittany Lions emerged victorious, 63-24. I have some thoughts, which are randomly set forth below:
- This was a really strange game for a variety of reasons. These Friday night fiascoes have to end.
- First, weekday games aren’t exactly great for the players. I know plenty of programs have already made a mockery of the term “student-athlete,” but still. Sure, other sports have midweek games, but none of those are as physically taxing or inherently dangerous as football.