Interim head coach Jim Ferry had never beaten the VCU Rams going into this game. While Ferry is accustomed to seeing the Rams, this was the first meeting between the two teams. An early season test in a season that would provide few in the non-conference, VCU proved to be everything we expected them to and then some.
The Nittany Lions and Rams played exactly the back and forth game we expected from the get go. Two teams that want to play effective defense while running up and down the field, they found themselves trading blows, and leads, for most of the first half.