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Penn State Athletics announced a limited amount of Penn State Bowl tickets are still available.

A year ago, Nittany Lions fans would have agreed to watch the insufferable Lady Lions for a season just to view any Penn State Bowl in person.

This year, students signed up in droves to buy pairs of tickets to the PSU bowl game -- many with the intent of selling them for profit. Unfortunately for these enterprising young capitalists, interest in this game is dwindling among the Penn State faithful.

Tennessee is in a similar position to the 2005 Penn State squad in that the Volunteers missed the postseason last year with a 5-6 record.

After last year's disappointment, Vols fans will make their presence felt in Tampa. So, too, will Penn State supporters, but they just won't take over the area like they did South Florida a year ago.

The players, however, aren't taking the opportunity for granted.