Last week’s embarrassing loss at Michigan drew a lot of negative reactions from Penn State fans. The venom is understandable. Penn State’s once-potent offense was miserably anemic. Trace McSorley, who entered the season as a Heisman Trophy candidate, looked like a shell of his former self. Finally, the guy in line to take over for McSorley next year threw one of the most mind-boggling interceptions I’ve ever seen. Penn State hasn’t looked that bad since the last time it played in Ann Arbor.
That’s kind of a reason for optimism, though. After that 2016 defeat, Penn State came alive and went on a run that ended with a Big Ten title.