For Penn State fans, the season truly begins on Sep. 29.
Forget week one.
Forget the Pitt game.
Everything done in the month of September is in preparation for the quickly oncoming clash with Ohio State in The Beav (TM) on Sep. 29.
So, as a fan, it should be encourage to see that not only has Penn State made progress each week, but that its progress has been fairly linear.
In their opening contest against an Appalachian State, which it turns out may be pretty damn good, the Nittany Lions sleep walked through the first half, put together a stellar third quarter, and then fell right back into a daze before eking out a 42-35 overtime victory.