"I don't want to say we're a second half team because we're trying to change that," Franklin said. "We've done a better job of that recently, but today it helped coming in telling the guys 'no worries, stick to the plan. We're a second half team. We're going to come out and make some adjustments.'"
James Franklin's newly-ranked Nittany Lions took the field in Ross-Ade Stadium searching for their third-straight bowl berth. They did just that in a 45-7 second half.
We'll have photos, analysis, and updates of today's action from West Lafayette on our live blog.
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