Lisa Salters, a sideline reporter for ESPN's Monday Night Football, is a Penn Stater and an athlete herself.
James Franklin was on the hot seat at the start of this season. After winning the Big Ten Championship, his metaphorical seat is absolutely frigid.
No. 7 Penn State (13-1-1, 2-0-0 Big Ten) came off a blowout of No. 20 Michigan (6-7-1, 0-2-0 Big Ten) on Thursday. The Nittany Lions nearly repeated the feat, lighting the scoreboard up with a 5-1 victory.
Marcus Allen and Grant Haley teamed up to capture the Big Ten Network's top play of 2016.
The White Out was hard to top, but the win over the Michigan State marked the coalescence of Penn State's success this season.
Michigan State poses more of a threat in Penn State's final game of the season than its 3-8 record may suggest.