Dec 29, 2019 | Grading the Lions, PSU Zone Exclusives
The 2019 season came to a fitting end in late December with Penn State out-gunning AAC conference champion Memphis 53-39. Penn State finished the season with 11 wins for the third time in its last four and captured its second NY6 bowl victory under James Franklin. All...
Dec 1, 2019 | Grading the Lions, PSU Zone Exclusives
After an admiral performance against (arguable) the best team in the country, a season finale matchup against the hapless Rutgers Scarlet Knights seemed to be just what the doctor ordered for the Nittany Lions. It didn’t take long to see that Rutgers was willing...
Nov 24, 2019 | Grading the Lions, PSU Zone Exclusives
In some ways, you could see Penn State’s loss in Columbus coming a mile away. So much talent on offense graduated, and Ohio State never seems to step backward. The Nittany Lions blew two consecutive games in 2017 & 2018 and should have ridden a 3-game win streak...
Nov 16, 2019 | Grading the Lions, PSU Zone Exclusives
Penn State didn’t have much time to process the shock of the heartbreaker in Minneapolis. The Nittany Lions faced a scrappy Indiana squad that walked into Beaver Stadium, confident that it could win. This game followed an emotional loss, a formula that historically...
Nov 9, 2019 | Grading the Lions, PSU Zone Exclusives
After a bye week that should have given Penn State ample time to prepare for Minnesota’s offense and add wrinkles in its offense, the Nittany Lions came out and played a completely uninspired first half that featured 3 turnovers, and could never catch Minnesota. In...
Oct 27, 2019 | Grading the Lions, PSU Zone Exclusives
This was the hardest game to gauge entering the season. Penn State should have entered 2019 with a 3-game Land Grant trophy-winning streak, but the Spartans stole games in 2017 (lightening delay game) and 2018 (final-drive MSU comeback) that derailed the Nittany...
