Penn State might be undefeated at 6-0, but you can forgive the program’s critics for not being very impressed so far. Of the four Power Five teams that the Lions have defeated in 2017, none of them have blown anyone’s doors off, and that includes an Iowa squad that was one play away from upsetting Penn State in the Big Ten opener.
To those critics, the season really starts for Penn State on Saturday when it faces Michigan for the first time since last year’s blowout loss at Ann Arbor. A lot has changed since then, and that’s why the Lions will be favored despite their offensive line issues that have made it hard for Saquon Barkley to get going in their last two games.