ALTOONA, Pa. -- Micah Shrewsberry has a tough job. He is the right man for the job, the top candidate Penn State could have hired, but anyone taking over the Nittany Lions would still face the same challenges.
Penn State is a football school. One with very little basketball tradition.
The Lions have been to only nine NCAA Tournaments ever, and just five since 1965 (although they would have made it in 2020 if not for the tournament being canceled).
Patrick Chambers was forced out a year ago prior to the start of the season, and Jim Ferry did a nice job on an interim basis as he had a team that battled and battled every night out and won some big games.