Blue White Illustrated

October 2012

Penn State Sports Magazine

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Through stormy season, Lions stay together Trevor Williams a good 10 yards in front of him, but he didn't. He kept going. The ball skipped off Williams' A hands, fluttering through the air and straight into Robinson's path. It landed softly in his hands as he stood on the "S" in Beaver Stadium's north end zone, and the touchdown – llen Robinson kept running. He could have stopped, seeing Matt McGloin's second-and-7 pass heading toward teammate Robinson's third of the afternoon – built the Nittany Lions' lead over Navy to 27 points. Penn State knows this feeling. The feeling of joy and exuberance that comes over you when something inexplicably good happens for no good reason at all. Derek Dimke has been on the other side of the feeling. The former Illinois place-kicker had knocked home all seven of his field goal attempts last season before set- ting up for the potential tying kick in the same stadium with only five sec- onds left in regulation. For no good reason, Dimke's 42- yard attempt from a perfect hold in the center of the field went awry. The

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