Former Penn State defensive tackle Jay Alford -- who won a Super Bowl ring with the New York Giants -- couldn't help but feel a sense of déjà vu as he texted back and forth with old teammates on Saturday night.
In 2005, Alford's Nittany Lions entered a nationally televised game against No. 6 Ohio State as an underdog who hadn't beaten a top-15 team in three years. Penn State had a lot to prove. On Saturday night, with a White Out at Beaver Stadium, the backdrop for the current Lions seemed all too familiar.
"As the game's going on, I'm like, 'Wow, this is starting to remind me a lot of us,'" Alford said.