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BE THE BALL

Penn State's offense is ridiculous right now. We decided to ask the "person" it affects most: the ball.

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"They tried to cut my dollar per word, but my agent gave 'em hell."

Here's the first thing you need to know: last year, when Penn State was preparing for its bowl game, receiver Derrick Williams turned to assistant Jay Paterno (yea, it's his son) and said: "We bringin' back the spread?" Paterno rebutts: "No, this is more than the spread." So began the Spread HD offense, which is absolutely woodshedding teams this season (consider this: PSU beat Oregon State, 45-14; Oregon State then went and beat No. 1 USC). How do you get the best perspective on the Spread HD? Simple: talk to the ball. Luckily, the thing has a pretty good sense of paragraph structure. You can read it right here.

BE THE BALL.

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