Owen Pappoe says he’s excited for Penn State, but ‘not trying to treat it like the Super Bowl’
By Keith Farner
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Owen Pappoe is gearing up for Auburn’s game against Penn State this week.
The veteran linebacker was asked about Penn State coach James Franklin’s comments earlier Monday that he wanted to recruit and sign Pappoe. Pappoe recalled taking a visit to Penn State during a spring game.
As for the game itself, Pappoe and Auburn will try and avenge last year’s 28-20 loss to the Nittany Lions when he had 5 tackles, but left early with a leg injury.
“Looking forward to it but I’m not trying to treat it like the Super Bowl… just trying to make a better mark than I did last year,” Pappoe said.
Pappoe was asked about the difference between the SEC and the Big Ten, and he said the Big Ten does more cut blocking, which he doesn’t respect.
“Last 2 Big Ten opponents that we came up short, a lot of motivation going into this game, so we’ve got something to prove,” he said.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
