CLARK NAMED O'BRIEN FINALIST

There is so much to talk about following Penn State's classic victory over the Buckeyes on Saturday night, it's a good thing that the Lions have the week off to allow us to cover everything. Here's a few stories to get you primed for the week ahead...

- Iowa students are planning a "Greene Out" for the game against Penn State to honor Hawkeye running back Shonn Greene. There's nothing about it on the school's official athletic department site since it is being organized by the fans, but you can purchase your official "Greene Out" t-shirt at GreeneforHeisman.com

Can we stop with this already? So far, in just this season, Purdue had a blackout against Penn State and Ohio State tried a "Scarlet Fever" promotion, now fans are wearing colors that aren't even part of their team's uniform.

- Daryll Clark was forced to watch his team score the go-ahead touchdown on Saturday night from the sidelines, marking the first time this season that the redshirt-senior quarterback hasn't been in the middle of the action for the 12th-ranked Penn State offense this season. As a reward for his outstanding play so far this year, Clark has been named a semi-finalist for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award. He is one of 13 quarterbacks being considered for the honor, and the only player nominated from the Big Ten. You can check out the competition for Clark HERE and vote for him once a day HERE.

- There were so many heroes for the Lions against Ohio State last weekend, it's hard to pick just one. But Mark Rubin drew the tough assignment of shadowing the speedy Terrelle Pryor all night and made the biggest play of the game in the fourth quarter when his team needed it most. His solid play earned him not only the title of Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, but also the Walter Camp Football Foundation Defensive Player of the Week. It was the seventh time this year that a Nittany Lion was selected as the Big Ten Player of the Week.