After 651 days of barren tailgate fields, empty bleachers, and often-uninspiring football played in eerie silence, Happy Valley's home game drought is over. The crowds and energy that are the lifeblood of town and campus in Autumn came flooding back into State College last weekend, welcoming home a team led, in the best tradition of the program, by their defense. After two outings, it looks like a unit capable of keeping them in every game they'll play. For two classes of Penn State students, it was their first time experiencing the magic of Nittany Lions football inside Beaver Stadium, and for many thousands of others, the day marked a joyful reunion after a long and painful separation. There were some kinks to work out, on the field and outside the stadium, but nevertheless, the day itself was pretty much perfect. We take a final look back at Penn State's win over Ball State before turning our attention, along with eyes across the college football world, to a White Out under the lights against a ranked SEC opponent.

HOSTED BY: Mike "The Mailman" Herr, Kevin Horne, Chris Buchignani