PISCATAWAY, N.J.
James Franklin paced down the sideline, yelling into his headset after Miles Sanders fumbled with a minute to go. But there wasn’t much cheering. Most Rutgers fans filed out of their metal bleachers an hour earlier. Only groans from the thousands of Penn State supporters echoed in a half-empty stadium.
The Nittany Lions came out on top Saturday. But it didn’t feel like anyone won watching Penn State’s offense sputter to a 20-7 victory. And it certainly didn’t look as if Franklin’s squad deserved to be in the New Year’s Six conversation. It was another win — but, in some ways, it was another disappointment.