Pat Chambers might say otherwise, but Penn State is treading water as the calendar year comes to an end.
Another tricky part of the schedule is just around the corner and sure to make that water a little bit choppier.
But before a full slate of Big Ten play welcomes in the New Year, the Nittany Lions have a trio of nonconference matchups starting with a trip to Pittsburgh to face Duquesne on Wednesday night.
The Dukes enter the showdown at 8-2 and winners of their last four, but none of those victories are particularly impressive.