The Nittany Lions looked to buck a concerning trend in James Franklin’s tenure at Penn State. James Franklin is 5-7 coming off a bye, and that record falls to 3-7 when you drop non-conference opponents of the list. It looked dicey at times, but the Nittany Lions prevailed.
Here are your takeaways.
1: You just got the feeling
All week long, we’ve had that fear that Penn State would lay an egg coming off a bye. As the seconds ticked on the clock, things just kept going against the Lions. First it was little things, like a dropped pass and a turnover on downs, then it was big things, like two of Penn State’s most important players going down.