[College Sports News]

Saturday's game marks the 24th meeting between Michigan State and Penn State, with the all-time series tied 11-11-1. The home team has won eight of the last 10 games. Penn State is 7-4-1 in games played in University Park, Pa. The Spartans have lost six-straight games in Beaver Stadium, including a 37-13 loss on Nov. 20, 2004. Michigan State's last win in University Park came on Sept. 25, 1965, 23-0 - the year before Joe Paterno took over as Penn State's head coach. Overall, the Nittany Lions have won 10 of the last 13 meetings.

Spartan Football Faces Penn State In 2006 Season Finale

[VaTechNut]

This shold be a blow-out for JoPa and his boys, to bad John L. has to lose his last one...bet he cries.

Penn State-28
Mich State- 7

[Lefty Noob]

Just heard on ESPN that Paterno will coach from the press box. Looks like he wants a nice view of the ensuing carnage.

[rmjvol]

Anthony Morelli threw for two touchdowns and the defense clamped down in the second half as the Nittany Lions overcame a sloppy first half to defeat Michigan State, 17-13 on Saturday at Beaver Stadium.

Trailing the entire first half, Penn State took a 14-13 lead after Morelli found Jordan Norwood for a 6-yard touchdown catch late in the third quarter. Kevin Kelly booted a 45-yard field goal with 4:28 remaining the fourth quarter to give Penn State (8-4, 5-3 Big Ten) a four-point cushion.

The Lions could finally breathe easy after Tim Shaw sacked Micihgan State quarterback Brian Hoyer on fourth down with less than three minutes left.

Penn State ran out the clock, and Spartans head coach John L. Smith's four-year tenure at Michigan State (4-8, 1-7) ended on a down note.

[Lefty Noob]

It was a closer game than I expected. But the Spartans... man, the essence of underachieving. Drew Stanton was a very good quarterback, and Smith had some good talent during his four-years there, but could never put much of anything together. Where does this program go from here?