Dear Reader,

Welcome to the first Collegian Magazine of the 1990 football season. We are excited about the Magazine and the upcoming season as well. If you are a new reader, we hope you will enjoy the magazine. For returning readers, we promise you another season of excellent coverage and first-rate stories. Out with the old, and in with the new as the saying goes, but some things never change and Penn State's football tradition is one of them.
This season, the Penn State offense unveils its very own version of Notre Dame's feared Four Horsemen, but the Lions' revival looks a little different. Heroback Gary Brown blew past Outland Trophy-winning guard Mohammed Elewonibi on a blitz and tore the ball away from Brigham Young quarterback Ty Detmer en route to a 53-yard touchdown return sealing the Lions' 50-39 victory in the Sea World Holiday Bowl last December. The win concluded the season on a positive note as Penn State finished with a respectable 8-3-1 record and were ranked No. 15 in the country. In a year of close contests for Penn State, some might tend to forget the Texas game remembering instead the drama of matchups such as Alabama or Pittsburgh. Mothers have always advised their children to live their lives one day at a time and get the most out of it. However, as the children grow up, the pressures of life as we know it tend to take their toll, pushing them to live faster and work harder until they either become insensitive or break under the pressure. Very few ever get a second chance, and even fewer get a third.