With a team as objectively bad as the Jets surrounding him, Hackenberg starting at quarterback this season would potentially ruin his career.
Penn State fans and Pitt fans have been throwing shade at each other all year in preparation for another game, but the back-and-forth banter is nothing new: The best Panther puns came to us in the form of bank buttons and T-shirts at the height of the rivalry in the 70s and 80s. We've already seen some of your best pieces of vintage Pitt apparel, so we went on the hunt for more.
Saturday's rivalry battle in Beaver Stadium starts in the trenches. The Nittany Lions need to see more from a young defensive line, and the Pittsburgh Panthers need to keep Saquon Barkley contained.
Franklin and Narduzzi weighed in on their different approaches, the rivalry, and the media blackout ahead of Penn State and Pitt's clash this Saturday.
The last time Penn State was ranked this high, its current players were barely in middle school, Onward State was just an idea, and nobody could've predicted the fallout that would ensue in three years.
Penn State landed at No. 4 in the AP Poll after rolling through Akron over the weekend.