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Penn State Football: 10 reasons Nittany Lions can win the Big Ten in 2021

Penn State Nittany Lions wide receiver Jahan Dotson (Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports)

Penn State Football had a disappointing 2020 season going 4-5, however, there is reason for optimism heading into next fall.

Athletic Director Sandy Barbour called last season’s 4-5 record “disturbing” when meeting with the media a few weeks after year’s end.

Disturbing is one way to describe a season that started with Penn State Football ranked in the top-10 in the country and quickly turned to the program’s first 0-5 start in it’s history.

It looked –and felt — like rock bottom for head coach James Franklin’s squad.