STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- James Franklin likes to preach to his team that no win is more significant than any other. Whether he meant it as a slight or not, that logic sounded suspiciously like a backhanded jab when Franklin recapped No. 4 Penn State's victory over in-state foe Pitt on Saturday.
"I know last year for their win [against us], it was like the Super Bowl," Franklin said. "But for us, this was just like beating Akron."
The Nittany Lions started their season with a 52-0 win over Akron a week ago and followed that by beating Pitt 33-14 for the once-heated rival's first visit to State College in nearly two decades.