On The Road to Penn State

The team bus just left Beaver Stadium here in State College, Pa.

Players stood on the turf with their phones out, taking photos of one of college football's most historic

venues. While Franco Harris and Jack Ham are among the biggest names to play here, I always think of Beaver Stadium as the home of John Cappelletti. I still remember being 7-years old and watching "Something for Joey" on TV, then later reading the book. It's a story that always stayed with me.

I'm not sure if there's a video out there of the made-for-TV movie, but you can still find the book online. If you haven't read it, you should.

Back to the present, Dri Archer is on the trip but not expected to play. Same status for guard Pat McShane. Safety Calvin Tiggle is also still out, and of course Nate Terhune is out after injuring his leg last week at LSU. The rest of the roster is expected to play. 

Look for Kent native Marcus Wright to see the most action of his career. The walk-on is the primary backup to Chris Fairchild now at defensive tackle, now that Terhune is out for at least the next month.

Below are a few interesting notes courtesy of sports information director Aaron Chimenti:

• Freshman quarterback Colin Reardon is No. 5 in the nation among underclassmen in completion percentage at 65.9 percent (56-of-85). 
• Penn State's Christian Hackenberg just happens to be No. 1 in the nation in that category, having completed 77.3 percent of his passes through three games (66-of-92).
• While three of the 26 passes Hackenberg failed to complete have been intercepted by opponents, Reardon has still not thrown an interception in his 85 attempts.
• The running game is the trend to watch for Kent State ... The Golden Flashes are 1-0 when they have out-rushed their opponent and 0-2 when out-rushed this season. Going back to last year, they were 1-2 when out-rushed, but 10-1 when they out-gained opponents on the ground.
• Tyshon Goode needs just three catches to move into second place on Kent State's all-time and pass  Darrell Dowery. Goode has 150. Dowery had 152 from 2001-2004. Eugene Baker is, of course, the Flashes' all-time leader with 229 from 1995-98

Here are a few shots from today's walkthrough at Beaver Stadium:

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