By Super Bowl Sunday we usually have a pretty good idea about the direction of the season for college hoop teams, and for Penn State, it's not good. Now bottom of the Big Ten, the Nittany Lions recently broke an 8-game skid only to lose by 41 in their next game at Michigan. They should come closer today vs. USC but the Trojans are viewing this trip to Happy Valley with some importance as a loss would damage Big Dance at-large credentials. Eric Musselman's team, however, has won a couple on the Big Ten trail, plus win the Maui Classic in November, and are starting to see the real Alijah Arenas, who scored a season-high 29 in Tuesday's win over Indiana. Play USC