The new promotional video that debuted on the video screen at Beaver Stadium Friday night at "Football Eve" proclaimed, among other things, that, "Our quarterback has waited his entire life for this."

Presumably, this refers to Michael Robinson finally entering a season as Penn State's starting quarterback after waiting patiently behind the departed Zack Mills and playing various other positions in the meantime.

However, Saturday proved that, despite his enormous physical ability, Robinson still has a ways to go if he wants to make the wait worthwhile.

"Obviously, I am disappointed," said Robinson, who accounted for all three of the Nittany Lions' turnovers. "But at the same time, I try to take the good with the bad. We definitely aren't satisfied with this performance, but we are satisfied with the fact that we got a 'W.' "

As Robinson pointed out, the "good," is that, despite below-average performances from both the offense and the defense, Penn State managed to win fairly easily against a South Florida team that proved to be much more talented than many in the media or in the stands had predicted.

Also falling into the category of "good" was Robinson's 75 yards gained on the ground and the chemistry he seemed to have with freshman wideout Derrick Williams.

The "bad," on the other hand, included two fumbles, an interception and three sacks that turned those 75 yards gained into a net of only 39 yards.

"Well you saw the bad. A lot of the bad," Robinson joked after the game. "There were first game jitters for a lot of people out there, even myself."

Robinson's first turnover ended Penn State's first drive of the day, in addition to putting an abrupt halt to what looked like a promising series.

After nearly hitting Williams on the first play for a touchdown and connecting on a strong throw to wideout Ethan Kilmer for 10 yards, Robinson panicked in the face of a tidal wave of USF pass rushers and fumbled the ball after being sacked at his own 43-yard line.

The Bulls' defensive line harassed Robinson for nearly the entire first quarter, and the fifth-year senior admitted early breakdowns on the offensive line particularly tested his patience in the pocket.

"Early in the game, you might get a sack or two and you feel like... I might need to run or whatever and you kind of get a little bit impatient," Robinson said. "Coach Paterno always tells me, 'Mike, calm down. You're fine.' "

Robinson did plenty of running anyway, leading the team with 17 attempts despite fumbling for a second time early in the third quarter.

"The second fumble was six," Robinson said. "I got pretty upset about that. Those are just mental mistakes. I got a little tired and the ball came out."

As for the interception, it appeared to have been a miscommunication between Robinson and wide receiver Terrell Golden. After the play, the quarterback approached Golden and started making hand motions, suggesting the redshirt sophomore wideout had come out of his break incorrectly.

Robinson, though, was again quick to take the blame in the post-game media room.

"That was all me. I threw it a little bit too far inside, that's all," Robinson said.