UNIVERSITY PARK -- Quarterback Daryll Clark and coach Joe Paterno, the young and old faces of the Penn State football program, each made some history Saturday.
For Clark, a senior who will have eligibility through next season, a 66-10 win over Coastal Carolina was his first start and first victory. For Paterno, in his 43rd season as head coach, it was win No. 373, tying him with Florida State's Bobby Bowden for first place all-time among major college coaches.
It's fair to say the two had differing takes on their historic moments.
Clark eagerly recounted the traditional bus ride to Beaver Stadium, with the starting quarterback seated up front, as is the custom, with Paterno.
"You start seeing a lot of the fans cheering and screaming. You finally get to the part where we stop and get off the bus and the door opened and I looked out and I'm like, 'It's here. It's here,' " Clark said. "I'll never forget this feeling that I had in the morning. I was excited, anxious, nervous, everything. But the time is now, man, and I'm just going to have to keep working hard and hopefully everything goes well this season because I feel like we have a real special thing going right now."
Paterno's message on the bus ride was simple, according to the quarterback.
"Just do what you do at practice and everything will be fine," Clark said. "That made me feel good."
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