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College football teams matched with the perfect celebrity fan

By Michael Collins

Oct 4, 2014; Oxford, MS, USA; Performing artist Katy Perry and Lee Corso of ESPN College Gameday prior to the Mississippi Rebels game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 4, 2014; Oxford, MS, USA; Performing artist Katy Perry and Lee Corso of ESPN College Gameday prior to the Mississippi Rebels game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 25, 2014; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions fans wear white t-shirts for a white out during the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 25, 2014; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions fans wear white t-shirts for a white out during the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports /

Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State was one of the proudest and most stable programs in the nation, and it all came tumbling down thanks to the inaction of a handful of men at the top.

Scandal, NCAA sanctions and backlash from fans turned the legacy which Joe Paterno had built into an inappropriate punch line. After the dust settled, Bill O’Brien stepped in as head coach and helped rebuild the program and the brand.

Now the Nittany Lions have moved past the horrors created by Jerry Sandusky, and are once again back to becoming an important part of college football. The fans in Happy Valley are among the most blindly loyal, at times to a fault. But you can never deny their love for the school or the program.

A reputation nearly destroyed, but with hard work and change the comeback is strong and nearly complete. Penn State, we give you…

Robert Downey Jr.

LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 24: Robert Downey, Jr. is seen at ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on November 24, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 24: Robert Downey, Jr. is seen at ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on November 24, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) /

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