BLOOMINGTON, IN - OCTOBER 24: Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions pats the rear end of Caziah Holmes #26 before a game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium on October 24, 2020 in Bloomington, Indiana. Indiana won 36-35 overtime. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
Penn State Football’s 2020 season can be summarized as a failure, with a 4-5 record to show for. Something that no one saw coming.
Now, Penn State Football dealt with many variables that led to their first losing season since 2004. Many of them were things that James Franklin and his staff couldn’t control, such as a pandemic, injuries and questionable calls from officials.