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Penn State Football: 7 Reasons for the Ugly Season

By Alec Whitaker

Nov 7, 2020; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin stands with quarterback Sean Clifford (14) during the playing of the alma mater following the game against the Maryland Terrapins at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 7, 2020; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin stands with quarterback Sean Clifford (14) during the playing of the alma mater following the game against the Maryland Terrapins at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports /
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A Confusing Season

This year has been one that no one can explain, and the way the Big Ten handled it was very poor.

Telling the teams that the season was on, and then it was off and then it was on again leaves the teams confused and not totally prepared.

Remember, winter workouts were truncated, there was no spring practice and a very limited training camp leading up to the season. Now, every team across the country has dealt with various fits and starts ahead of the season, but Penn State — as outlined above, had so many mitigating factors that a lack of preparation magnified their impacts.

Some team responded to this better than others, it looks as if Penn State was one that didn’t. It’s a new situation, one we’ve never seen before in college football, and life in general.

It’s easy to say that this season doesn’t mean much, and that may be true, considering there’s a chance the season doesn’t see the finish line. Despite this, what we’ve seen hasn’t been pretty and it’s a season fans would like to forget.

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