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Last hurrah for PSU-ND rivalry? BY DONNIE COLLINS STAFF WRITER 09/08/2007 email this storyEmail to a friendprinter friendlyPrinter-friendly And so, it is ending, this rivalry that gives so much to two college football-crazy states: Passionate fans. Two of the most tradition-rich teams in the nation. A 12-game series in the 1980s and early 1990s that provided the classic in '87, Craig Fayak's last-second field goal in 1990, Rick Mirer-to-Reggie Brooks to win with 20 seconds to go in '92. It's Penn State-Notre Dame. One more time. When the longtime rivals meet at 6 p.m. tonight in Beaver Stadium, they may be doing so for the last time. Despite the passion fans in both states still have for what was one of the best year-ending matchups in the country more than a decade ago, the teams aren't scheduled to meet again during the regular season in the near future. That's only one of the reasons both teams are going to be looking to make one final impression on their opp...