Penn State , despite losing in frustrating fashion to Ohio State, is still positioned to reach the 12-team College Football Playoff. James Franklin acknowledged that in his press conference after the 20-13 defeat to the Buckeyes, saying: “Everything is still ahead of us.” The Nittany Lions have a good chance to run the table, finish 11-1 and even host a first-round game in the 12-team playoff.
Getting there is more than feasible . But whether the Nittany Lions could do anything with a CFP berth — by winning a game or two and truly contending for a national title — is very much up in the air. Stories by Johnny McGonigal Penn State’s James Franklin comments on Jason Kelce incident outside Beaver Stadium James Franklin on criticism after Penn State’s goal-line failure vs.
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