On a long and lonesome highway, east of Omaha, you could listen to the Penn State basketball team celebrate a much-needed win. It would be hard to find a team that has faced more adversity than Jim Ferry’s Lions but they have not yet thrown in the towel. A path to the NCAA Tournament remains, though it will likely require three wins to close out the season and two wins in the Big Ten tournament.
There has been a great deal of recognition this year for a basketball team that currently has an 8-12 record. Until it lost 4 consecutive games, experts had them on the cusp of going to the Big Dance.