We have just received word that Penn State is being removed from the Big 10 Conference for football. This will take effect immediately, and Illinois’ game Saturday against the Nittany-Lions will be considered a non-conference game for Big 10 purposes.

Big 10 commissioner James Delany commented on the decision, “We looked at their stats for the season and were taken aback. Penn State has scored at least 45 points in every game this season. That’s an abomination. And that’s not Big 10 football.”

Delany went on to say that Penn State could take their 264 passing yards per game and go play in the Mountain West conference, where things like “passing” and “offense” are more acceptable. He noted that the Big 10 is built on teams like Michigan (18.7 points per game) and Ohio State (25 points per game), not some “ooptie-oop offensive” team averaging 16 more points per game than anyone else in the conference.

“When we were told that Penn State was averaging 248 more yards per game than one of our flagship schools, Michigan, we knew a change needed to be made,” Delany said. “That team was making a mockery of everything we stand for. Our games end with a 13-7 score, not some 55-14 garbage.”

A representative for Penn State said he was not sure if the Nittany-Lions would join the Mountain West conference or not.

Also, there has been no announcement as to whether the now ten team conference will change its name to reflect its membership.