There is absolutely no question that Penn State is coming off a bizarre 2020 college football season. What is left to figure out is whether or not the 2020 season was a preview of the Nittany Lions sliding back in the Big Ten pecking order or if it was a season to chalk up to the uniqueness of the circumstances. Whatever the case was in 2020, the 2021 season is one many are expecting to see Penn State bounce back.
Penn State has some difficult challenges to come in the fall though, including two of the most difficult road trips any team can make in cross-division matchups against the Big Ten West. Throw in being in the same division as Ohio State and a fun non-conference matchup with Auburn, and a handful of surprising revenge situations, and Penn State has a lot to get through in 2021.
College Football News took a shot at predicting how the season will go for every team in the Big Ten, including the Nittany Lions, with a full list of wins and losses. How many wins are lined up for the Nittany Lions? A good amount. Enough to get to a New Years Six bowl game? Perhaps not.
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CFN predicts the Nittany Lions will tie for second place in the Big Ten East Division. Here’s the game-by-game breakdown of how that could potentially happen, according to CFN’s preseason predictions: