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With four guide ropes attached to it, the east-side clock face is raised into position. While it didn't seem that windy on the ground on Saturday, Jan. 28, winds higher up were strong, requiring extra guidance to bring the clock face safely to the Old Main bell tower.

Old Main clock faces installed

Ben White of New Vibrations Audio and Video works on a ledge of the Old Main bell tower, to remove the speakers from the old chime system. The company installed a new carillon system today (Jan. 27) that will play a digital recording made of the original Old Main bell that now sits adjacent to Old Main and other bells of comparable sizes.

New carillon, restored clocks being installed

The funeral procession for Joe Paterno made its way past Beaver Stadium and down Porter Road as crowds applauded on Jan. 25. Thousands lined the procession route through the University Park campus and downtown State College to bid a last farewell to Joe Paterno.

Joe Paterno's funeral procession

Coach Joe Paterno was on the field for the first half of the Nittany Lions' football game. Penn State beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 13-3 on Oct. 8, 2011, in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Beaver Stadium.

Joe Paterno through the years

Katie Knobloch and Andrew Adamietz, members of the a capella group Blue in the Face, shared a candle at the vigil held Sunday, Jan. 22, to mourn the death of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who passed away earlier in the day. Several thousand members of the Penn State and State College community came out to the Old Main lawn on Penn State's University Park campus for the vigil.

Thousands mourn Paterno's passing

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Tuesday, January 9, 2007

University Park, Pa. -- Victories in five of its last six games, including a 20-10 decision over then-No. 17 Tennessee in the Outback Bowl, have earned Penn State its 32nd Top 25 ranking under Coach Joe Paterno.

The Nittany Lions were No. 24 in the final Associated Press poll and No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches poll, both of which were released early Tuesday (Jan. 9) morning.

Penn State has won 22 of its last 27 games overall, dating to the final two games of the 2004 season.

Penn State completed a 9-4 season by earning its biggest victory of the season against the Volunteers on New Year's Day. The Nittany Lions held Tennessee, which lost to national champion Florida by one point during the regular season, to a season low 10 points and just 83 rushing yards, forcing three turnovers in the big win.

Tennessee became the seventh consecutive opponent, and 10th overall, to score 17 or fewer points against the Nittany Lions this season. Penn State allowed only three touchdowns over the last 25 quarters of the campaign.

The Nittany Lions won nine or more games for the 26th time under Paterno.

The Volunteers were one of five Penn State opponents to earn a spot in the final 2006 rankings: Ohio State (2/2), Wisconsin (7/5), Michigan (8/9), Notre Dame (17/19) and Tennessee (25/23). Penn State will play all but Tennessee during the 2007 season.

Penn State has earned 21 Top 10 finishes under Paterno. The Nittany Lions, who were No. 3 after an 11-1 campaign in 2005, have 13 Top 5 finishes under the legendary coach, including national championships in 1982 and '86 and undefeated teams in 1968, '69 and '94. The 12-0 squad in 1973 was No. 5 in the final polls.

Paterno, who owns a 363-121-3 record in 41 seasons, also added to his all-time bowl records. He owns a 22-10-1 mark in bowl games (68.2) and is the leader in post-season wins (22) and appearances (33). Penn State is 16-6 in New Year's bowl games under Paterno, who is the only coach to win the Rose, Orange, Sugar, Cotton and Fiesta bowls.

The Nittany Lions have the nation’s top bowl winning percentage at 66.7, earning a 25-12-1 post-season record. Penn State is third nationally in bowl victories and has a 7-5 record vs. Southeastern Conference opponents in post-season games; 6-4 under Paterno.

The Nittany Lions return 15 starters for the 2007 season.