Penn State Football: Way-too-early 2020 game-by-game predictions

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - OCTOBER 19: Sean Clifford #14 of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates after the game against the Michigan Wolverines on October 19, 2019 at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. Penn State defeats Michigan 28-21. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

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EVANSTON, ILLINOIS – NOVEMBER 23: Hunter Johnson #15 of the Northwestern Wildcats looks to pass the ball during the first half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ryan Field on November 23, 2019 in Evanston, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images) /

San Jose State didn’t have the best season in 2019, finishing in last place in the West division of the Mountain West. There’s plenty of work for this program to do in order to be relevant in the league, but they won’t be able to pull off a massive road win here.

If you think Penn State is due for one of those early-season letdowns, don’t think it’ll happen here against one of the worst teams from the Mountain West.

Final Score: San Jose State 7, Penn State 38 (3-0)

After making the Big Ten title game a couple of years ago, Northwestern had a disappointing 2019 season even though Hunter Johnson transferred in. While Pat Fitzgerald is one of the best coaches in the entire conference, he has too much fixing to do.

Northwestern is in a bad spot heading into the 2020 season, especially at quarterback, but the Wildcats will put up a fight here — for one half.

The game will be within a touchdown at halftime before Sean Clifford and that offense pull away in the final two quarters.

Final Score: Northwestern 13, Penn State 35 (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten)

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