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Nittany Lions stunned by UCLA, fall to 0-2 in Big Ten

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com James Franklin cautioned that the Nittany Lions could not allow last week’s disappointing loss to Oregon to beat them twice. His fears were completely justified. No. 7 Penn State came out extremely sluggish Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl, and though it staged a spirited second-half rally, its slow start was too much to overcome, and the Nittany Lions were shocked by previously winless UCLA, 42-37. “We came out flat and made a ton of mistakes,” Franklin told the PSU Radio Network afterward. Penn State fell to 3-2 on the season and ...

As UCLA approaches, Franklin clings to positives

James Franklin urges his players not to immerse themselves on social media in order to stay on an even keel and keep a 1-0 mentality. He would do well to practice the same because it’s not pretty out there. After last week’s disheartening double-overtime loss to Oregon, Franklin’s ...

Mailbag: Oregon loss leaves (many) questions

The Oregon game has been circled on everybody’s calendar since January. So, with an entire offseason, three cupcake games and a bye week to prepare, this is what James Franklin & Co. came up with? How does a Joe Moore Award candidate offensive line get worse? How does fourth year senior ...

PSU mailbag: Oregon game lost when schedule came out

Sorting through the blue and white mailbag: Neil: The Oregon game was lost when the schedule was released. You cannot play three “preseason” games and expect to be prepared to match the physicality of a team like Oregon. Our O-line was certainly not ready for the challenge. CJF claimed ...

Offensive problems run deeper than Allar

Last weekend was the kind of loss that really hurts a legacy. That’s unfortunate because you can’t put all of Penn State’s offensive issues on quarterback Drew Allar. To be clear, Allar has been “inconsistent,” as James Franklin put it. Everybody has on the offensive end, according ...

Chris Masse’s PSU-UCLA game breakdown

Penn State Offense: Drew Allar constantly reminds me of Brett Favre. No, not the Super Bowl-winning version of Favre, who delivered in pressure moments. Just the version of Favre who would also counter that by making awful decisions at the most crucial times. Favre did it sometimes. Allar ...