UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Just because you could beat a team by 50 points doesn't necessarily mean that's what you want to accomplish in the game.
Penn State hammered Ball State on Saturday at Beaver Stadium, 44-13, and it could have been worse. A lot worse.
The Nittany Lions easily could have hung 60 points on the overmatched Cardinals from the MAC. But if they had done that, it would have meant not getting as much work in some areas as they actually were able to get.
Here are my 10 takeaways from the victory.