H I S T O R Y
This is an excerpt from Lou Prato's latest book, "We Are Penn
State: The Remarkable Journey of
the 2012 Nittany Lions." The
book, written in the form of a di-
Friday, Sept. 28, 2012
ary of Bill O'Brien's historic first
season, is published this fall by
On the eve of the game at Champaign,
Penn State's beat reporters began posting
predictions on their various websites.
Triumph Books Ltd. of Chicago, and reprinted
with the permission of Triumph Books.
Despite what Coach Bill O'Brien and
the players said publicly about any extra
motivation, many reporters aren't quite
buying it. In an online chat with his readers,
