In escaping what would have been a colossal setback to start the season, Penn State stayed on course to compete for a major bowl, PaulMyerberg writes.
For The Win's Michelle Martinelli and Caroline Darney debate if any top teams should be on upset alert in Week 1 of college football.Penn State has spent two seasons in the second or third tier of the Big Ten, passed by Michigan State, Iowa and Wisconsin, and lapped several times over by conference powers Ohio State and Michigan.
Hopes that this year will find the Nittany Lions back near the top of the league and in the mix for the New Year's Six aren't necessarily validated byBut in escaping what would have been a colossal setback to start the season, PSU stayed on course to compete for a major bowl, avoided a burgeoning quarterback controversy and pulled out the sort of narrow win that eluded last year's team.
Rather than spend the next week in the national spotlight, the Nittany Lions and coach James Franklin can focus on an upcoming schedule of games — Ohio, Auburn, Central Michigan and Northwestern — that could leave the team still unbeaten heading into a key matchup against Michigan in October. Senior quarterback Sean Clifford tossed a pick-six earlier in the fourth quarter, pushing Purdue ahead 31-28, but then led PSU on an 8-play, 80-yard drive lasting just under a minute to retake the lead.
While not perfect, Clifford's 282 passing yards, four touchdowns and late heroics should quiet some of the calls to hand the offense over to true freshman Drew Allar, a top prospect.
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