Just like I do anytime I discuss something that has anything to do with football at Penn State University these days, I want to first and foremost say that there is nothing more important then the victims of the child abuse crimes committed by former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. With that said, the healing process began on Saturday with the first football game not to be coached by Joe Paterno in over sixty years. As we all know, Penn State's football program was given historic penalties by the NCAA: No postseason play for four years, loss of $60 million dollars, reduction of scholarships, and a vacation of all wins between the years 1998 and 2011. After the historic penalties came down, I said PSU would struggle to defeat good mid-major teams, let alone teams in the Big Ten Conference and other power conferences. While I figured these struggles would rear their ugly head very soon, I didn't think we would see them in Week 1 of the college football season. On Saturda...
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