OVER
THE LINE
Brian Milne
scores the
winning TD
at Illinois.
BWI file
photo
ONE
POSSESSION
GAME
Twenty-five years later,
'The Drive' still resonates
as one of the greatest
moments in Penn State
football history
f all the come-from-behind
fourth-quarter drives by Penn
State football teams over the
decades, none have been as momentous
as the one at Illinois in 1994 that pro-
pelled the Nittany Lions to an undefeated
season and their first Big Ten title and
Rose Bowl championship. That was an
exceptionally talented offensive team
with five players who would become
first-team All-Americans in 1994 or '95
and more than a half-dozen who would
play several years in the NFL.
What is most surprising is that the
overpowering offensive line that helped
produce that 14-play, 96-yard drive was
loaded with underclassmen. Another un-
derclassman was junior fullback Brian
Milne, who had overcome Hodgkin's dis-
ease while still in high school and scored
the winning touchdown on a
3-yard plunge
O
P E N N S T A T E F O O T B A L L >> H I S T O R Y
BY LOU PRATO
louprato@comcast.net
