Saunders Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Quote CollegeFootballNews: Penn State Schedule Breakdown & Predictions Best Case Scenario 11-1: The Nittany Lions get by Virginia Tech on the road in the second game of the year. They do that, have no problems at home against Kent State, San Jose State and Northwestern, and then the season really starts. They pull off the win ay Michigan, and hold serve at home after a week off to prepare for Iowa. With a win over Ohio State, the hype cranks up about a possible College Football Playoff spot, but they suffer at least one misfire over the next three weeks against at Indiana, at Nebraska and Michigan State. There aren’t any issues with Maryland or at Rutgers. Worst Case Scenario 7-5: They lose the Virginia Tech game. They’ll be good enough to get through the rest of September without a problem, but they lose at Michigan, drop the Ohio State game, and split the road games at Indiana and Nebraska. With the Big Ten title dreams long gone, they sputter at home against Michigan State before rolling through Maryland and Rutgers to close things out. https://collegefootballnews.com/2020/01/penn-state-football-schedule-2020-prediction-breakdown-analysis Quote CBSSports: No. 9 Penn State sets sights on finally joining the postseason elite There are just six FBS programs that have won at least 11 games in three of the past four seasons: Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia and Penn State. Five of those have appeared in the College Football Playoff during that span. Penn State has been left on the doorstep, knocking furiously in a prolonged attempt to crash the party of the sport's elite. The Nittany Lions aren't going away anytime soon, however, as they enter the 2020 season armed with a revamped staff and a roster loaded with promising talent. Will it be enough to get Penn State through the door? That could be decided in October when it plays at Michigan and hosts Ohio State in what figures to be the decisive month of James Franklin's seventh season as coach. Franklin has proven to be one of the game's elite motivators since arriving in Happy Valley following a historic run at Vanderbilt. Consider that Michigan and Ohio State each had 10 players drafted this year. The Nittany Lions had only five taken, but managed to beat Michigan and challenge Ohio State on the road in 2019. The program is in good hands. Now it just needs a final push to break down the door to the CFP. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/preseason-top-25-no-9-penn-state-sets-sights-on-finally-joining-the-postseason-elite/ Quote Athlon: #5 Penn State Preview & Prediction You wouldn’t know it from looking at the roster, which is full of high-profile returnees like Micah Parsons, Pat Freiermuth and Sean Clifford, but Penn State has undergone some big changes. There’s a new offensive coordinator and new assistants in charge of the offensive and defensive lines and wide receivers. That’s a lot of upheaval for one offseason, but as head coach James Franklin notes, it’s a byproduct of his team’s 42–11 record over the past four years. “People have seen the success we’ve had,” he says, “and want to steal bits and pieces of it.” Whether they stole enough to slow the Lions’ momentum is an open question. A veteran roster that returns eight starters on offense and five on defense should help smooth the transition. https://athlonsports.com/college-football/penn-state-football-nittany-lions-prediction-preview-2020 More to come... 2 Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 Added CBS Sports preview. 1 Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Added the Athlon preview. 1 Quote Link to comment
Toe Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 ^ Article on the above: https://247sports.com/Article/Micah-Parsons-Penn-State-return-thinking-about-it-opt-out-NFL-Draft-2021-Big-Ten-October-star-151628997/ Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 RS Freshman who was expected to compete for one of the outside receiver spots. Quote Link to comment
WyoHusker56 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 33 minutes ago, Mavric said: RS Freshman who was expected to compete for one of the outside receiver spots. Oh my gosh, what is going on with our culture/coaching that we can't keep talent from Fl.... oh wait... 3 2 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 The hits to RB depth keep rolling in for Penn State. 1 Quote Link to comment
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