It was a frustrating afternoon of college football in Happy Valley as Penn State took its first loss of the season. Pouring salt on the wounds was the loss coming against a team that has dominated them over the years, Ohio State. Head coach [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] addressed some of the critical moments of the loss to the Buckeyes, and many players echoed the coach’s statements regarding self-reflection and learning to correct the mistakes from this game before turning the page to the next game.
But one player, offensive lineman [autotag]Sal Wormely[/autotag], sent a message to Penn State fans who packed Beaver Stadium in record fashion and left disappointed.
“I mean, we apologize sincerely. You know, we’re supposed to show off for you all; big game, big day,” Wormley said in his postgame comments with the media. “You all are always there for us when we’re winning. I know you all are hurting that we lost.”
Wormley went on to say he hopes the fans come back out for the remainder of the season, beginning with next week’s home game against Washington.
“We’re going to come back next week and hope that they’re still there to support us,” Wormely said.
Penn State still has a lot to play for this season with the expanded College Football Playoff. Penn State will still have an excellent chance to be in the playoff with an 11-1 record if it can win out the rest of the schedule. The first step in that goal will be next week’s home game with Washington, one of the Big Ten’s new members this season.
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