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Holy Toledo: Penn State falls badly.
Byline: Ray Parrillo
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. _ On Monday, Penn State parachuted out of the Associated Press top 25 for the first time since the end of the 1992 season. At least Southern Cal was kind enough to pull the rip cord for the Nittany Lions by not padding the score.
On Saturday, on a sweltering afternoon before 94,296 spectators witnessing Penn State's home opener at Beaver Stadium, the Nittany Lions justified their disappearance from the country's elite. They left no doubt that they didn't belong as they got pounded by Toledo, 24-6.
In last Sunday's 29-5 loss to USC, the Nittany Lions stumbled and bumbled and told themselves that most of the damage was self-inflicted. In this one, they were soundly beaten by a Mid-American Conference contender that had its way in just about every aspect of the game.
Frankly, the final score was deceiving.
"It wasn't really close," senior linebacker Aaron Gatten said. "It was like we were never in the game."…
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