Despite a few heart-wrenching losses, Penn State football is still absolutely poised for years of contention.
Penn State's College Football Playoff hopes have gone up in smoke with last weekend's loss to Michigan State in East Lansing. The Nittany Lions checked in at No. 14 in this week's CFP Poll.
Saturday's result in East Lansing wasn't optimal, but there was plenty about the storied town and university to write home about. Check out our gameday observations from Michigan State.
Penn State drops to No. 16 in the AP poll following its second consecutive loss this weekend.
Somewhere along the line, Penn State got away from its tried-and-true method of taking things one game at a time. No longer will that be the case.
Two consecutive losses have given fans a tough pill to swallow. But it's a reminder that Penn State isn't the perfect team everybody made it out to be when it was 7-0.