There isn’t one college football team in the country that doesn’t have to overcome obstacles and work through setbacks, not even the undefeated and consensus number one ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. In the case of the Penn State Nittany Lions, this is one setback in what is a long road to building a program that’s consistently appearing in the College Football Playoff.
Yes, this one hurts a lot, and there’s no doubt about it. Penn State has progressed a tremendous amount since the 2016 49-10 loss at Michigan, and yet a similar outcome occurred two years later, with a 42-7 loss on Saturday.