Penn State’s defense was on fire against Illinois in its Big Ten opener on Saturday. But the struggles of the offense are what drew plenty of criticism and comments from the world of social media, as is typically the case, even though Penn State came away with a 30-13 victory.
I was busy sharing my thoughts about the game and instant reactions on Threads (feel free to join me there next week), but the social media network formerly known as Twitter, now known as X, remains the most popular place to gauge the pulse of the college football world. And because of that,. I had a tab in my browser open during the game to see what the masses were saying.
And there was plenty to be said throughout the game, especially when things looked rather bleak with the offense. Here is a good sample of comments and reactions from social media during Penn State’s road win at Illinois in Week 3.