A program-defining win for Penn State Saturday night in front of a raucous White Out crowd.
What a win! Words can’t even describe how much the 24-21 victory over second ranked Ohio State means to this program. This is a victory that will live in Nittany Lion lore for a long, long time.
Three weeks ago, this team and program were at a crossroads, coming off a 49-10 shellacking to Michigan. At 2-2, the season could have spiraled out of control. There was a ton of talk about James Franklin’s future.
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At halftime of the Minnesota game, with the Nittany Lions down 13-3, the students were chanting “Fire Franklin”. Penn State surged back in the second half to send it to overtime and Saquon Barkley’s 25-yard dash to the end zone in the extra frame sealed it.
Then came the best game the team had played all season to that point, a crushing of then-undefeated Maryland 38-14.
Which lead us to Saturday night. The Nittany Lions were 20-point home underdogs and no one, myself included, gave them much of a chance. This Nittany Lion squad proved everyone wrong.
This was a total team effort. Not perfect by any means, but all three facets contributed to the win.
Let’s grade out each position and bask in the glory of sweet victory.