ALTOONA, Pa. -- There are two ways to look at things when it comes to trying to reach a goal.
Do you ...
Hope to reach the goal?
Or ...
Expect to reach the goal?
In the discussion of earning a College Football Playoff berth, Penn State is still very much in the hope group. The expect group has a small and elite membership consisting of Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State, with Clemson having been a recent member of the collection.
The Nittany Lions have a tremendous two-year window of opportunity coming up, which everyone knows.