The Penn State-Minnesota trophy nobody knows about: Origins of the Governor’s Victory Bell

One by one they dissected a video clip that brought them back to one of the most humorous moments of the 2013 Minnesota football season. Origins of the 'prettiest block of wood' Much like Penn State’s other trophy game — against Michigan State for the Land Grant Trophy — there’s not much animosity between these two teams or fan bases. GO DEEPER Ranking Big Ten rivalries: Best trophy, most underrated, nastiest Playing Penn State for a trophy wasn’t the craziest idea to Olson because he was born into a family steeped in Minnesota football tradition. “I haven’t actually seen the trophy in a while, but next time I’m at Penn State I’ll have to see if I can wander through their trophy room and see if it’ll be on display.” GO DEEPER Penn State's 3-game stretch ahead won't quiet big-game doubters but can set up ideal postseason This past summer, as the second-floor lobby in Penn State’s football building was remodeled, the teams’ trophies were moved across the street to the Letterman’s Lounge in Beaver Stadium, Caldwell said. “Among all the other trophies they just looked like somebody made them in woodshop.” While the Governor’s Victory Bell isn’t nearly as bizarre-looking or as cumbersome as the Land Grant Trophy, it is the only Penn State rivalry trophy that fans can purchase replicas of.