BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In years past, a 10-point second-half deficit for Penn State would have been cause for panic. This was a program that ranked 13th in the Big Ten in offense each of the previous two seasons, a program that fired its offensive coordinator after last season, a program that, for one reason or another, was unable to make it work with a ballyhooed quarterback prospect during the first two years of this regime.
But a funny thing happened this year. With a new play-caller, a new signal caller and the closest thing they have had to a full roster in the last five years, the Nittany Lions have unleashed an offensive attack unseen since their Rose Bowl team of 2009.