Another week, another Penn State loss.

The Nittany Lions dropped their fifth-straight game on Saturday against the No. 1-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State has now beaten Penn State nine consecutive times, as the two programs head into a two-year break.

There was very little hope going into the contest for Penn State fans; however, after a competitive half of football, there was a clear talent discrepancy between the Nittany Lions and the defending national champions.

After the loss, fans continued to voice their displeasure on social media about Penn State’s coaching staff, offensive inefficiencies, and what the future may look like as the Nittany Lions continue to navigate a season they’d like to forget.

Chaz Coleman Will Be A Buckeye Next Year

Oscar Orellana: Apparently the Ohio State staffer in the Coleman video that went viral after the game was just an usher at the stadium unaffiliated with the team telling the star freshman that he used to play football with his uncle. I don’t know how true that is, but I find it hard to believe that Coleman would consider transferring to Ohio State.

It’d be the smart move, obviously, but something in my gut just tells me Coleman might want to stick around for a year and see the new coaching staff before making a switch.

Collin Ward: This is a pretty funny overreaction and can only happen in the college football Twitter verse. While, yes, this isn’t totally unrealistic, just because someone talked to Coleman after the game, doesn’t mean he is going to Columbus.

I expect plenty of tampering attempts for him this offseason, though, not just from the Buckeyes.

Cooper Cazares: There were multiple videos taken of an Ohio State-associated staff member having a private conversation with Coleman after the game. Buckeye fans immediately pounced on the narrative that the talented freshman pass rusher would be a great addition to the roster if he were to jump in the transfer portal following Penn State’s abysmal season.

I won’t say it’s impossible that Coleman would leave to play for Ohio State. After all, the Warren, Ohio, native was offered less than a month before Coleman signed his commitment to Penn State, and with the uncertain trajectory of the Nittany Lion program, who would blame him for jumping to a better, more stable opportunity?

Andy Kotelnicki Should Be Stripped From Calling Plays For The Final Four Games

Oscar Orellana: Literally who would take over? The season is lost. Just let it ride out at this point.

Collin Ward: There really is no point in giving this duty to someone else. It’s not like Terry Smith, a defensive back coach by trade, can just take over an offense a few weeks after becoming an interim head coach.

While it is time for Kotelnicki to go, at this point, just get to the end of the season.

Cooper Cazares: Although I like this idea, I’m not sure who Penn State would turn to as the primary play caller. Kotelnicki has been severely underwhelming this season and is very much in danger of losing his job altogether if Penn State were to hire an offensive-minded head coach.

With the way this season has gone, though, I wouldn’t expect to see a change; however, there will inevitably be staff changes if the offensive coordinator doesn’t show more promise and quickly.

Any New Coach Will Have To Clean House

Oscar Orellana: No. I don’t see Jim Knowles being fired due to his track record. As for position coaches, though, there are definitely some names that a new coach would want to release themselves of. Penn State does have some solid guys, so I won’t say it’ll be completely swept away.

Collin Ward: No, this is a terrible take. Penn State’s positional coaching staff has been amongst the nation’s elite, and a lot of them are former lettermen who don’t deserve to just be thrown to the wolves.

I actually hope the opposite happens. While I know whoever the next head coach is will want to bring in his own guys, he has to respect guys like Smith and Phil Trautwein, who have done so much for this school.

Cooper Cazares: It depends on who the new hire would be, but I could see a new coaching staff in the future. I wouldn’t necessarily agree with the decision to completely wipe out what Penn State already has, but it’s been done before at other programs.

Khalil Dinkins Is The Worst Of The Three Penn State Tight Ends

Oscar Orellana: None of the tight ends are the worst, but none of them are the best. The unit as a whole has extremely underperformed and disappointed from the second the season started.

At this point, though, who can we even point towards to blame? Kotelnicki? Franklin’s effects on the room? Tyler Warren for being too good? Terry Smith? The players themselves?

It’s too late to continue discussing the depth of the tight end room. Until one of them clearly sticks out from the rest and defines themselves as TE1, there’s no use in discussing it in this way. They are just the tight ends. Nothing more.

Collin Ward: The issue isn’t that he is the worst; it’s that none of them are Warren. Penn State fans have been blessed these past years with a ton of elite tight end play, so it’s tough to imagine the Nittany Lions aren’t elite in that spot this season.

Cooper Cazares: I still don’t know who the TE1 is yet. I’d say Dinkins was unfairly put on a pedestal by James Franklin at the start of the season, but to say he’s the worst is a stretch. The tight end position has struggled this season. While there are some massive shoes to fill in the loss of Tyler Warren, none of the tight ends have jumped off the page as a true weapon.

Luke Reynolds leads the group in receptions and yards by a considerable amount, but Dinkins has the only two touchdowns for the position. If we were going off stats, Andrew Rappleyea has been the biggest letdown with just seven catches for 70 yards. To me, there isn’t a tight end that sits in the group, but as a whole, it’s been an underwhelming year.

Jim Knowles Doesn’t Deserve Three Years To Prove Himself

Oscar Orellana: Jim Knowles definitely deserves the chance. I’m not worried about Knowles in the slightest. This man is coming off a national championship, for crying out loud. If he is nowhere near his success with Penn State than he was with Ohio State in a similar amount of time, then there’s cause for concern. But for now, let him cook.

Collin Ward: I think Knowles should get more time, but at the end of the day, if the new head coach wants someone else, so be it. Knowles isn’t known for his fast installation process, and I think a year or two more might work out.

He has proven he can win national championships, just got unlucky with his most talented player in Tony Rojas, getting injured in a position that was already weak. Before the Rojas injury, Penn State’s most points against were 17 in four quarters, and that was against No. 6 Oregon.

Cooper Cazares: Penn State knew what they were getting with the hire of Jim Knowles this past offseason. The former Ohio State coordinator took multiple years to curate a national championship defense. Why would Penn State fans expect any different?

If it were me, I would allow the incoming coach to make the call on whether to bring Knowles back; however, I think with enough time, Penn State’s defense could see real improvement, having some kind of consistency at the helm.

There is reason to doubt the guy, though. Knowles seems to be set in his ways and often comes off as stubborn with his schemes, seemingly making little to no adjustments from drive to drive. If this is the case, Knowles won’t see all three years at Penn State.