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Pride, poignancy give way to revelry as game restores normalcy, however briefly, to Penn State

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The Nebraska and Penn State players gathered at midfield before the game, kneeling together for a long moment in a quiet stadium. Sometimes, the most powerful statements are the simplest. Saturday’s game was a combination of pep rally, cleansing and tribute for a Penn State community rocked by the child sex-abuse scandal involving former assistant Jerry Sandusky that cost Joe Paterno his job. Read full article > >

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Pride, poignancy give way to revelry as game restores normalcy, however briefly, to Penn State