YPSILANTI, Mich. -- Good morning. Sorry for not blogging en route to Michigan. We didn't get wireless at the reststops. But we arrived last night, so here's your update.

Despite Corey's protest, Kevin made the entire drive out here without switching off. He later revealed that it became a personal goal to conquer the 6-hour drive. Last night we went out to a lovely dinner. (If you're in town, try the crabcake sandwich at the Red Hawk on State Street. It was fabulous.)

There were more than a few Penn State fans kicking around last night. I hung out with some of my friends who attend Michigan and they said they were of the "We are ... Penn State!" chant already.

Anyway, this morning -- after eating breakfast in bed -- we were milling around the hotel lobby. When Joe Paterno came out of the elevator, people obviously gravitated toward him. They offered him good luck. He was all business.

"I'm just looking for something to eat," he declared to the crowd, before heading off to the team breakfast.

As I type, the players are headed into breakfast.

OK, ESPN's College GameDay is starting. Time for me to sign off. We'll update you from the Big House.

Cheers,
Mark