There’s something familiar about the Penn State Nittany Lions.
It’s not just that PSU was USC’s opponent the last time the Trojans were in the Rose Bowl. Or even that the Nittany Lions are perhaps the only school in the modern era who have come close to understanding the strain of NCAA sanctions like USC’s.
Despite playing in a completely different region, in a conference associated with “three yards and a cloud of dust,” Penn State’s offense looks decidedly Pac-12-esque.
“They have a little bit of everything of everybody that we’ve played,” USC defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast said.