JACKSONVILLE - The long wait is over, and Penn State (7-5) is set to meet Georgia (9-3) in the 71st TaxSlayer Bowl inside EverBank Field on Saturday at noon (ESPN).
Playing in their 46th bowl game, the Nittany Lions will head into their fifth all-time visit in the Gator/TaxSlayer Bowl with 28 bowl victories, which leads all Big Ten institutions.
Penn State has manufactured a superb string of practices leading up to Saturday's game. The Lions arrived at their destination hotel on Monday in Fernandina Beach. The team practiced three times at Fernandina Beach High School before a walk through on Friday afternoon.