Penn State Football: Ranking Nittany Lions’ toughest remaining games

Penn State Football’s season did not start the way James Franklin envisioned, here’s a look at how the Nittany Lions games rank by difficultness

The first two weeks of Penn State Football’s season did not go the way the Nittany Lions envisioned it.

Head coach James Franklin’s biggest challenge now is to get a veteran laden roster, with players such as tight end Pat Freiermuth, defensive back Lamont Wade, and wide receiver Jahan Dotson with NFL Draft aspirations bought in and committed despite opening losses to Indiana and Ohio State.

A college football season is a marathon, rather than a sprint, and the most successful coaches and programs are so because they are able to manage the emotional peaks and valleys that upset wins and losses present.

With that in mind, scroll through for a look at how Penn State’s remaining six Big Ten games rank from toughest to easiest: