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Penn State's loss at Michigan State was the worst in the James Franklin era, the Lions "have work to do" to catch the Big Ten's elite, and more

Sunday's Penn State football news features a lot of stories from the beat that focus on No. 5 Michigan State's 55-16 blowout of the Lions. Almost none of them are positive.

The Allentown Morning Call's Mark Wogenrich calls the beating the worst in the James Franklin era, and it's hard to argue otherwise. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette notes what Franklin said after the game: the Lions have work to do to catch the Big Ten's big three in Ohio State, Michigan, and Michigan State.

Elsewhere, the Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader has more on Saquon Barkley's record-setting day, Sports Illustrated has Instant Analysis of the contest, and a few sites already have their report cards out.