
Coming off a 10-2 season, James Franklin's ninth-ranked squad looks bound for a New Year's Six bowl game. Here's where our staff predicts the Nittany Lions will land when bowls are announced on Sunday:

Freshman winger Sam Sternschein played extremely well during Denis Smirnov's absence due to illness. Now that the Russian is back, Sternschein seems to have earned a regular spot in the lineup after a strong three-week stretch.