By Charles Thompson | cthompson@pennlive.com STATE COLLEGE – The biggest game that nobody could go to arrived at State College Saturday, and Penn State students were amped. Near fraternity row, groups of students were spending the afternoon playing “Beer Die,” (Google it, Boomer). Another group of friends, with beverages at the ready, were channeling their inner Lions and running football plays on the first block of East Fairmount Avenue. In the Holmes-Foster neighborhood, a leafy expanse of single family homes, some rented out to students, it was easy to see, and hear, the outdoor gatherings on a crisp autumn day. Large clutches of students walked the streets, too busy to talk to a reporter because they had places to go and people to see. Oh yes, the game. View the sad recap here But for the most part, Penn State students seemed to be putting a better foot forward with regard to their game day behavior than they had last week, when videos of large, shoulder-to-shoulder parties in the courtyard of RISE apartment complex on East College Avenue sent the university and State College community into high COVID anxiety. That’s exactly why everyone is being such a Nanny, after all: the global pandemic is setting new records for spread in Pennsylvania and through much of the country as schools have reopened and warmer weather has given fall to autumn chills, forcing more folks inside. Read the full story Care to share? Use icons at bottom to share this post on social media