But it's Taylor and the two-time defending champion Penn State Nittany Lions with the edge heading into the quarterfinals.

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The Penn State Nittany Lions, ranked third last year, fell to No. 13.

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At age 84, Paterno has coached the Penn State Nittany Lions to win about 409 games, more than any other coach in Division I college football history.

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Lost in the turbulence is another institution, Coach Joe Paterno, who for decades led the Penn State Nittany Lions to great heights, and now, at a time when he should be basking in the glory of a successful career, he finds himself disgraced, shamed and dishonored by the very institution that held him in such high esteem.

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