By GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State defensive tackle Ollie Ogbu didn't know what to do after coach
Joe Paterno gave the team a day off.
They got a breather after a 25-point road win over Michigan gave No. 12 Penn State a fourth straight victory.
While not a direct reward for beating the Wolverines, the confident
Nittany Lions (7-1, 3-1 Big Ten) got a break Monday to rest up for the final four games of regular season. Win out and the Nittany Lions likely will land another BCS bowl game.
"The funny thing is, this happens once a year, and every year the same thing happens -- we don't know what to do. We don't know whether to relax, do extra work," Ogbu said Tuesday. He ended up catching up on sleep after class.
The break was brief -- the stretch run starts Saturday with a trip to Northwestern, followed by a visit Nov. 7 from
Ohio State.
Not that any of the Nittany Lions say they are thinking about the annual grudge match with the
Buckeyes. Paterno, head coach for a record 44 years, knows better than to look that far ahead.
Confident Penn State gets day off for stretch run
10-28-2009, 04:01 AM
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