Penn State takes beating on social media for Super Bowl tweet

Penn State opens itself up to a barrage of social media jokes after its bogus Super Bowl claim

Well, the claim seemed to make sense. Until the fine print.

For some reason, Penn State football Twitter decided to claim a Nittany Lion has appeared in every Super Bowl.

Why, that is an amazing stat … except the fine print clarified it isn’t the case.

The tiny type read: EXCEPT FOR FIVE SINCE 1967

Needless to say, the message was not well received and social media could have been flagged for piling on … if it wasn’t so well-deserved.

And the jokes followed …