Penn State coach James Franklin leads the Nittany Lions into a season filled with promise and pressure and likely some drama.
The good news is that college football's offseason is over. It feels like ages since Michigan held off Washington for a national title, even longer since Penn State fell to Ole Miss deep in downtown Atlanta.
Meanwhile, Penn State heads into its latest campaign under head coach James Franklin with the benefit of relatively predictable stability. Whatever shortcomings Franklin might have, both real and perceived, there is little question about what you’ll get from the Nittany Lions annually. Like always, things out of Franklin’s control could derail Penn State’s chances of making its first playoff appearance. Teams are always one injury from disaster. That aside, there are few reasons to pick against the Nittany Lions in any given week this season. The defense should continue to be great under new coordinator Tom Allen, and the offense has too many potential stars for none to rise for new coordinator Andy Kotelnicki.
Where will Penn State land in the hierarchy of the new Big Ten? Washington, UCLA and USC may lack bite in 2024, but the Nittany Lions are not guaranteed to avoid adding them to their list of Big Ten programs to chase down.
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