Their losses came to MI, where they fell by just a touchdown on the road, and to Ohio State, who came back from a double-digit second half deficit to win an overtime thriller. But five teams probably “earned” spots this year, and only four could go.
Meanwhile, James Franklin has always been criticized on OTE as “Coach Hype”; the loudmouthed dude who is good at recruiting, but would rather tweet recruits and slam Monster energy drink than make halftime adjustments.
The Nittany Lions’ resume is impressive.
Clemson finished No. 3 in The Associated Press Top 25, a spot behind Ohio State.
“The community’s been through a lot”. So any time Penn State gets into the red zone Saturday night, it figures that the Nittany Lions will get at least three points.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have made it to the biggest weekend of the college football season, because it’s Championship Saturday across the land. They destroyed Penn State 49-10, and although the game against Wisconsin was close on the scoreboard, the Wolverines thoroughly dominated that game in yards gained and time of possession.
Clemson plays Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl.
As for the 2016 College Football Playoff, we have yet to find out which four teams will be officially in the hunt for the National Championship.
Paterno was sacked in 2011 after Jerry Sandusky, his former longtime assistant was arrested for sexually abusing children.
McSorley led Penn State from a 28-14 halftime deficit by trusting his receivers, standing in the pocket against pressure and living up to the nickname “The Wizard”, given to him by Fox announcer Gus Johnson. Three? Who is in?
It might have been more fitting if had it been “We are Penn State – and we are back”.
“As we looked at those key statistics from an offensive standpoint, from a defensive standpoint, from starting field position differential, the edge was to Washington”, Hocutt said. Just because it isn’t the situation Ohio State is in this year doesn’t mean it can’t happen again.
The goal of the playoff structure is to choose the best four teams, and considering the Lions lost to Pitt and were dominated by MI, the Buckeyes remain the superior team in the minds of the committee. The Wolverines beat both the Badgers and Nittany Lions.
The game drew a massive white-out crowd to Beaver Stadium, but the energy was relatively subdued throughout.
Tyler Davis: Penn State’s kicker doesn’t have the strongest leg. Penn State came into the game 4-2, a three-touchdown underdog to the Buckeyes.
If nothing else, though, the Nittany Lions have made things interesting.
GOLDMAN: Yeah, and I can tell you from personal experience I’m in two fantasy leagues and I’m miserable most of the time. “I know, theoretically, 15-yard line … but I still would’ve (measured)”.
Cabinda, who was lined up slightly to the right of the center, heard what happened before he saw it. “It’s a year that I don’t really question anything”.
The bounce of a football is just about the most unpredictable thing in sports. Washington though, though beat the No. 8 team in the country in Colorado. That would be the Cotton Bowl this season, but there is some uncertainty about who should go to Dallas.
Well, it wasn’t quite so easy.
Yes, Central Michigan should not have gotten an extra play. I’ll tell you one other difference with the NFL. A Washington loss to Colorado will open the door for #5 MI to sneak in the playoff over the Big Ten champ, as the debate will be a head to head win versus a conference champion, and for me you can not ignore the fact that MI beat both Penn State and Wisconsin.
Actually, more like a lot of totally shocked people.