USC has a head coaching vacancy, and James Franklin is once again a reported target for the Trojans.
Beaver Stadium is back, and so are Nittanyville's iconic banners.
Saturday served as the perfect reminder for how important Penn State football weekends are to this school and community.
"Last year wasn't Penn State football in so many ways. The way that we played wasn't great, but at the same time, we were in here by ourselves...I think we feed off that energy."
Ball State returns a plethora of talent on both sides of the ball from last year's 7-1 campaign.