Dec. 31, 2009
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State Football fans can secure their own permanent record of the team's 2009 memorable plays and moments, including a trip to the Capital One Bowl by ordering the 2009 Penn State Football Highlights DVD.
This inside look at the season includes pre-season preparations, Big Ten Co-MVP Daryll Clark's record-setting season and the Nittany Lions' Top 10 defense, led by All-Americans Jared Odrick and Navorro Bowman. Candid conversations with coaches and players, feature stories on the players and their families, views of the season's best hits, plays and emotional moments, including game-by-game recaps and special features are included.
The DVD also will include Penn State's New Year's Day clash with the LSU Tigers in the Capital One Bowl, the first meeting between the schools since the 1974 Orange Bowl.
The 2009 Penn State Football Highlights DVD, produced by Penn State Athletics in conjunction with the creators of the Emmy Award-winning Penn State Football Story, can be ordered at www.GoPSUsports.com for just $19.95, plus shipping and handling. To purchase the DVD, fans should go to the DVD Store link on the right side of the front page of GoPSUsports.com.
The Nittany Lions (10-2) will play LSU (9-3) in the 64th Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1, 2010. The teams are meeting for just the second time, with the first meeting resulting in a 16-9 Penn State win in the 1974 Orange Bowl. The 2010 Capital One Bowl will kick at 1:00 p.m. in Orlando, Fla. and air on ABC, Sports USA Radio and the Penn State Sports Network. Penn State will be playing in its fourth different New Year's bowl game in the last five years. Penn State is 50-13 (79.3) since the start of the 2005 season, the nation's No. 8 winning percentage over that span. Penn State will be playing in its 36th bowl game under Coach Joe Paterno, who is the all-time leader in post-season appearances and victories (23-11-1 record). The Nittany Lions were No. 13 in the final Bowl Championship Series rankings. Penn State has earned its 24th New Year's bowl bid under the Hall of Fame coach, who owns a 16-7 mark in such contests. The Nittany Lions have posted Paterno's Football Bowl Subdivision record 21st season with at least 10 victories.