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• Penn State University's tradition-rich Nittany Lions college football team plays in the Big Ten Conference. The Penn State athletic program joined the Big Ten in 1990, giving the conference eleven teams in total.

  The Penn State Nittany Lions lost to the USC Trojans, 38-24, in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2009.ESPN.com: Sanchez Throws for 413 Yards, 4 TDs in Latest Rose Bowl Rout

• Fast Facts

  1. Head coach: Joe Paterno
  2. Inaugural season: 1887
  3. Joined league: 1990
  4. National titles: Two (last in 1986)
  5. Home: Beaver Stadium
  6. Capacity: 107,282
  7. Field: Grass
  8. All-time: 790-346-42
  9. Colors: Blue and white
  10. Fight song: "Fight On, State"
  11. Bitter rival: Pitt
  12. 2008 W-L: Conf: 7-1; overall: 11-1 Big Ten title

• Busted

  Three Penn State players were suspended for the Nittany Lions' September 6, 2008, game against Oregon State. Maurice Evans, Abe Koroma and Andrew Quarless will not play after police found marijuana in the apartment that the players share.ESPN.com: Paterno Suspends Players for Saturday's Game...

• "JoePa"

  PSU coaching legend Joe Paterno is an institution at the university and in all of college sports. Hired in 1966, "JoePa" has brought the most-ever bowl game wins and two pre-BCS national championships to the university. He annually vies with Florida State's Bobby Bowden for the most victories ever for a coach in Division I.

• "Happy Valley"

  Beaver Stadium is known as "Happy Valley"—it's the largest stadium in the United States at a capacity of 107,282, and is the second-largest in North America.

• Players in the NFL

  • Anthony Adams (defensive tackle)
  • Jay Alford (defensive tackle)
  • Levi Brown (offensive tackle)
  • Kerry Collins (quarterback)
  • Dan Connor (linebacker)
  • Bobby Engram (wide receiver)
  • John Gilmore (tight end)
  • Robbie Gould (place kicker)
  • Tamba Hali (defensive end)
  • Bryant Johnson (wide receiver)
  • Larry Johnson (running back)
  • Joe Jurevicius (wide receiver)
  • Jeremy Kapinos (punter)
  • Jimmy Kennedy (defensive tackle)
  • Justin King (cornerback)
  • Calvin Lowry (free safety)
  • David Macklin (cornerback)
  • Sean McHugh (tight end)
  • Kareem McKenzie (offensive tackle)
  • Scott Paxson (defensive tackle)
  • Paul Posluszny (linebacker)
  • Michael Robinson (running back)
  • Bryan Scott (safety)
  • Tim Shaw (linebacker)
  • Tony Stewart (tight end)
  • Kenny Watson (running back)

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