Penn State Is National Team of the Week

For Immediate Release

Unbeaten Penn State's win over Ohio State led to the Nittany Lion's being named this week's National Team of the Week, which is the first award for any Big Ten team. Reserve quarterback Pat Devlin came off the bench and led the Nittany Lions to 10 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. His one-yard run capped off a 38-yard drive that gave Penn State the lead for good.

The win was Penn State's first Big Ten victory in Columbus; the Nittany Lions were 0-7 since joining the conference in 1993. Penn State had given up more than 28 points per game while being held to seven prior to Saturday's 13-6 win. Penn State's last win in Columbus was in 1978.

Other nominees for this week's Southern Fans' National Team of the Week:

No. 9 Georgia (7-1)
W - at No. 11 LSU 52- 38
The Bulldogs scored more than 50 points against an SEC team for the first time in 15 years to end LSU's streak of 30 straight Saturday home game victories.

Rutgers (3-5)
W - at Pittsburgh 54-34
Mike Teel threw a school-record six touchdown passes in a 54-34 rout at Pittsburgh.

Florida State (7-1)
W - vs. Virginia Tech 30-20
Greg Carr's two long receptions set up third quarter touchdowns and led to Florida State's thirteenth of fourteen straight wins over the Hokies, and continued Virginia Tech's 34 year winless drought in Tallahassee.

The Southern Fans' Poll began naming a national team of the week this season. Members of the Southern Fan's pool of voters decide the weekly honor. Each Monday during the 2008 college football season, the Southern Fans will name the National Team of the Week through Dec. 1.

2008 Southern Fans' National Teams of the Week
• Weekend of Aug. 30: Alabama
• Weekend of Sept. 6: East Carolina
• Weekend of Sept. 13: Southern California
• Weekend of Sept. 20: Louisiana State
• Weekend of Sept. 27: Ole Miss
• Weekend of Oct. 4: Vanderbilt
• Weekend of Oct. 11: Texas
• Weekend of Oct. 18: TCU
• Weekend of Oct. 25: Penn State