If you give good teams time and space on the ball they become great. We knew Penn State was a good team so we needed to really do a good job of pressuring the ball.

This will certainly be a special trip for our program. I know that the guys are looking forward to competing against some of the top clubs in Europe as well as immersing themselves in the Dutch football culture. The fact that we are able to see Bruce and the US national team compete against Germany is a special bonus. This will be a huge boost for our young team as we continue preparations for the 2006 season.

I thought we deserved to win that game. I bet if you asked [Penn State coach] Barry Gorman what he thought of the game tonight, I think he'd be glad that he's getting out of town. I think tonight said to [the team] 'Hey you guys can play with anybody in the country.

We are planning on that committee to host a number of activities in that space downtown and to facilitate commercial activities that could come from that.

Nothing puzzles me more than time and space; and yet nothing troubles me less

The thing we had talked about was playing the ball to open space. This is the first time in a few years we'll be going to the playoffs. We always thought we would have a good opportunity to be a good team. We're real excited. It's nice for the seniors.