Well, CBS Sports seems to have ended the age-old debate of who the best college football team in the state of Pennsylvania really is. CBS Sports college football writers Jerry Hinnen and Robby Kalland collaborated to pinpoint the best college football team in each state headed into 2015, bestowing the honor of best team in Pennsylvania to its rightful owners.
James Franklin's first years at Vanderbilt and Penn State were eerily similar. If that remains true for year two, Penn State football could be in for a season to remember.
Check out the Blue Band kicking off a Penn State football meeting and making James Franklin and Marcus Allen lose their minds.
John Donovan, beginning his second year under James Franklin, didn't really address last year's struggles at last week's preseason media day, and elected instead to further an established coaching platitude: He's going to trust his process, and take things one step at a time.
Widely considered one of the top defensive coordinators in the country, Shoop remained put in Happy Valley after engaging in discussions with LSU for the same position. In his second year at Penn State, there's good reason to believe that Penn State's defense could springboard off last year's effort and reach greater heights.
Penn State is known for having one of the largest alumni networks in the world, and that stays true in the NFL. 32 Nittany Lions have made their way into NFL training camps, and whether it's their first year or 11th, they're all looking forward to getting this season underway.