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Grading the Lions: Rutgers

Grading the Lions: Rutgers

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...
Grading the Lions: Ohio State

Grading the Lions: Ohio State

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...
Grading the Lions: Indiana

Grading the Lions: Indiana

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...
Grading the Lions: Minnesota

Grading the Lions: Minnesota

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...
Grading the Lions: Michigan State

Grading the Lions: Michigan State

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...