It's a defining point for us, and for Penn State. You can't ask for much more in a game. Two teams that it means a lot to, with good records and two historic national powers.

That's something we all kind of talked about when we started doing this. It's something that's really grown and gotten a lot of attention, even on the national scene.

It's bittersweet, obviously. No way could I imagine missing my final game as a senior, but it wasn't in the cards...

He's a tremendous athlete and a very explosive runner, but he's not a guy who's going to put on a lot of moves. Once he gets in the open field he tries to run by guys. We will have to be fast and sure on our open-field tackling.

Our goal is when Vince Young leaves here he won't be a candidate for the Heisman Trophy.

He was doing a good job of recognizing it. He was throwing it out there and they were making plays.