STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The pain and anger was just beginning for Penn State players as handfuls of UCLA fans stormed the Rose Bowl to celebrate their Bruins’ upset win on Saturday.
The Nittany Lions, ranked second in the country just two weeks earlier, still had a nearly seven-hour flight home, where they’d have to relive their loss to the previously winless Bruins in the film room.
“It’s hard to look at,” offensive lineman Drew Shelton said. “You honestly hate looking at a loss, but it’s so important to be able to put it behind us.”
Penn State players are still smarting as they prepare to face Northwestern (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) on Saturday.
After losing their highly anticipated rematch of last season’s Big Ten championship with No. 3 Oregon in front of a hyped-up “White Out” cro