Top 10 Underrated College Football Teams Entering 2015 Spring Practice
Dec 27, 2014; Bronx, NY, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin celebrates with players after overtime of the 2014 Pinstripe Bowl against the Boston College Eagles at Yankee Stadium. Penn State won 31-30 in overtime Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
The Nittany Lions brought in a great recruiting class, they return a quarterback who is beginning to recognize his full potential as a five-star recruit out of high school who is now entering his junior year of college, and they have 19 starters returning.
Oh, and their 7-6 record included a 1-point loss to Maryland, a five-point loss to Michigan, a two-point loss to Illinois, and an overtime loss to Ohio State, the eventual national champions.
This extremely young team is going to be deeper, more experienced, more talented, and all-around better this year with a great coach who knows how to win. Analysts likely expect them to improve.
But they should be in the Big Ten Championship conversation.
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Penn State Nittany Lions
Last week: 7-6 (2-6) 2014 Record
Last rank: NR
Are we supposed to just forget after one season what James Franklin did at Vanderbilt? Remember, at the toughest school to win at in all of college football, he went 6-7 his first year and then brought two Top 25 finishes to Nashville. That is beyond impossible.
Yet we want to discount him after a 7-6 season at Penn State. Not gonna happen here.
The Nittany Lions brought in a great recruiting class, they return a quarterback who is beginning to recognize his full potential as a five-star recruit out of high school who is now entering his junior year of college, and they have 19 starters returning.
Oh, and their 7-6 record included a 1-point loss to Maryland, a five-point loss to Michigan, a two-point loss to Illinois, and an overtime loss to Ohio State, the eventual national champions.
This extremely young team is going to be deeper, more experienced, more talented, and all-around better this year with a great coach who knows how to win. Analysts likely expect them to improve.
But they should be in the Big Ten Championship conversation.
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