The feeling from the Penn State football team is one of utter terror at the thought of playing the Eastern Illinois Panthers at Beaver Stadium this Saturday. Penn State players, coaches, and fans are all fearing the worst for their Nittany Lion football team come kickoff this weekend.

“I think it’s best if we just take what is given to us,” Penn State quarterback Daryl Clark said. “We are certainly going to lose, but hopefully we can take some positives from this game, like a couple solid punts or really good sportsmanship. But in all honesty I hope I can leave the field with all my limbs intact, because these guys are just ferocious athletes.”

Eastern Illinois is 4-1 in Division Two play and has beat some of the best teams in the powerhouse “Ohio Valley” district like Austin Peay and Indiana State. While they are not BCS ranked, most coaches around the league are voicing their opinion that should be a top five national contender team.

“Oh yeah, put them at number one,” legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno said. “Not just because I think they’re a great football team, but because I’m afraid they’ll hurt me and my team if I don’t say nice things about them. These guys are serious ball players.”

“If we can hold them under fifty I think we’ve done our job,” Penn State linebacker Sean Lee said. “Did you see what they did to the behemoth Southern Missouri? It was disgusting. I just hope they take a little mercy on us and put in their backups when they get their 30 point lead early in the second quarter. It will give our squad good practice for more manageable opponents like Michigan and Ohio State.

Lee did admit that he is looking forward to after the game. “I hope I can meet some of their guys after they’re done dismantling us. I really look up to them.”

Eastern Illinois players and coaching staff was unavailable for comment because their team bus broke down on the way to Penn State.

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By Matt Powers, Head Writer