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Fuskies will take him.

Oregon wins 24-20 1 TO 1 sack 197 Passing Yards

Everybody has seemed to write off Penn State as a threat in the B1G and for good reason. They’re winless in the conference, they just fired their head coach, their QB is out for the season and it seems that even their own administration has even written them off as they begin their search for a new coach. However, there is one thing a lot of people are overlooking. Talent. Penn State has loads of it and now the proverbial chains are off. They are no longer weighed down by the high expectations of winning a title. They also don’t have to worry about playing for their head coach’s job. However, they still should be motivated to perform well because many of them skipped the NFL draft to come back for this season. These players certainly don’t want to see their draft stocks buried because they gave up on their seasons. Perhaps the coaching staff felt micromanaged by their former head coach and now they can continue to implement their game plans without interference. Maybe their backup QB is an accurate passer who makes good decisions, but lacked the prototypical size and arm strength to start. Whatever happened, they weren’t responding positively to Franklin’s leadership. I’m quite sure the interim coach has told them that they’re capable of playing like a contender and it’s time to show it. They still have, Iowa, Ohio State and Indiana left on their schedule. If I’m Terry Smith my message is simple. Try to ruin every opponent’s chance at the playoffs for the remainder of the season. https://www.ydr.com/story/sports/college/penn-state/football/2025/10/16/how-penn-state-football-can-recover-without-james-franklin-at-iowa/86610310007/

Drink is from Alma, AR (Go Airedales!). I don’t think we’re going to see him making the jump to Arkansas just because he was a Razorbacks fan growing up. Believe me, if they could coerce him or The Gus Bus to come to Fayetteville they would. However, for Drinkwitz, jumping ship from an established program to go rebuild a program is the definition of insanity. As for Gus, I’m not sure he wants the headache of dealing with NIL.

The numbers are mallard green if you watch the video.

For those who can’t see the pictures because they don’t have X.

The last time we saw something similar to this combo was the Holiday Bowl in 2022.

Riley’s lynchpin would probably be a loss to UCLA which could very likely happen if the Bruins keep improving.

This seems fixable. However, Moore could have a mental hang-up after being hit too much. If he can't get past it then they should get Novosad ready. Iowa's defense is going to test his mettle in a few weeks. He can count on that.

I thought that was Limar who took that hit.

Every single one of these articles have the same five or six names and they are all underwhelming except for Cignetti. It’s funny how nobody mentions any young coordinators as a possible replacement. Some of the better coaches in the nation came from coordinated jobs. Day, Kirby, Lanning, Freeman, Dilly et al. I think that Penn State will hire a head coach from another P4 school because that’s what Penn State does. However, there are some good coordinators out there that will end up being great head coaches. Stein comes to mind, but there are many more. I would expect Hartline, Patricia, Neuheisel and Schumann to be P4 head coaches at some point.

The 2007 and 2012 NYG, 2023 Texas Rangers, 2014 UConn Huskies, 1986 Villanova Wildcats and 1983 NC State Wolfpack would all agree. I should also add that a football team with a OK offense and a great defense always has a chance. The 1986 Penn State Nittany Lions, the 2000 Oklahoma Sooners, and 2002 Buckeyes will vouch for this take.

I had the same feeling which is why I predicted an Indiana victory in the prediction contest. Too much talk about the winning streak at Autzen and Indiana’s losing against top ten teams. This is a team with very few returning starters who just came off an emotionally taxing win in Pennsylvania. The difficulty they experienced on Saturday didn’t surprise me. It somewhat reminded me of Oregon’s response to beating a highly ranked Michigan State team in 2014. They barely beat a bad WSU team the next week in Pullman and lost to Arizona at home two weeks later after a bye. That team responded and never lost again until the national championship game. I think we have the coaching staff to help keep these players pointed in the right direction.

Something tells me UCLA is going to surprise some teams. USC is one that comes to mind.

I trust this coaching staff. Next week’s performance will be key. Get a solid win and they can build from there. Losing a top 10 matchup is much better now than during the playoffs.

Lanning has sent more O-Linemen to the NFL than Belotti, Chip and Mario. Mario may have recruited some guys, but DL and his staff developed them.

I just found out that Allar is done for the year. He took a lot of abuse from his own fan base. Now they get to see what life is like without him.

We can gripe about this and that for the rest of the evening, but the simple fact is that Indiana was the better football team today. Just like we were the better football team 365 days (give or take a few hours) ago against Ohio State.

I’m not worried. As crazy as it sounds, I don’t think we’ll turn into Penn State. The reason? Dan Lanning. Will he take OBD to the playoffs this season? I don’t know, but he won’t allow us to suck.

I don’t like that I won, but there was too much bad karma on social media. Everybody was talking about how Indiana has never beaten a top 10 team.

We’re on to Rutgers. If that’s a close game then we know what kind of team this is. It’s not a bad thing. This team is young. Just don’t turn into Penn State. They have already quit on their coach (unlike Ohio State from last season).

I hope they learn from this. It best to learn now than in the first playoff game (if there is one). Just like 2014, OBD know they have to win out. Hopefully, they respond.

Penn State’s defense can’t stop Northwestern. Their offense can’t move the ball effectively. They go a TD on 4th and Goal due to missed tackles. They’re not a good team and they should feel lucky to be up 14-13.