Permit me to share my thoughts and thanks for the wonderful treatment I, as well as all other Penn State fans, received during our trip to Tuscaloosa.

The welcome we were given was truly outstanding and everyone we met went out of their way to make us feel at home.

I was a part of the three busloads of fans who came up from Birmingham to tour the campus on Friday. The wonderful work of our bus hosts, Emily and Blain, certainly educated us and provided an informative trip around your lovely campus.

I had the chance to visit with so many of your fans (young and old) as I walked through the Quad before the game Saturday. I had the opportunity to talk football (you deserve to be ranked where you are) and invited so many Bama followers to visit Happy Valley next season.

My sincere congratulations to the administration, students, and fans for the wonderful hospitality. I hope to see many of you at Beaver Stadium next year.

Jerry McCullough is a resident of State College, Pa., and a part-time student at Penn State.