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Oregon State's Win Over USC May Bolster Respect for Penn State

 
It was bedlam in Corvalis and chances are that if you follow college football and aren't a USC fan, it would have been bedlam in your living room if you stayed up to watch the unranked Oregon State Beavers knock off the top ranked Trojans Thursday night. Oregon State no doubt drew the support of legions of fans tonight. Be it those of Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida, or LSU, they were no doubt cheering on the Beavers as they were doing the unthinkable again as USC lost in Corvalis for the third time in their last four trips. Even those who just like to watch a good "David vs. Goliath" game no doubt had a field day as they watched Oregon State easily recover the USC onside kick with a minute and sixteen seconds remaining in the game. One team whose fans were perhaps even more jubilant than any other's as the Oregon State students charged the giant Beaver at midfield as the clock ticked to zero would have to be those of Penn State, as the Nittany Lions dismantled the Beavers not three weeks ... (link)

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