Penn STate Athlon #7

[OSU8085]

No. 5: Ohio State - AthlonSports.com (http://www.athlonsports.com/college-football/16754/no-5-ohio-state)


The icon is back. Penn State coach Joe Paterno defied those screaming for his resignation last year by taking the Nittany Lions to the Rose Bowl — after getting his hip replaced, of course. Secure in his position once again, JoePa has a team with the potential to win the Big Ten for a second straight year. That ought to keep those vultures away from him. Too bad he still has to contend with the media. At least he didn’t have to spend the winter and spring answering questions about his team’s off-field shenanigans.

they have a ridiculous amount of question marks behind royster and clark.

[Hawkeye]

Well, 7 is awfully high for a team with so many question marks. I mean Clark was pretty good as an option QB, but it didn't hurt to have the three-headed monster of Norwood, Butler and Williams at WR. Williams was very effective taking the snaps from center against Iowa. Clark was exposed there. They lose three WRs plus Evans, Maybin, Sales, Sargeant, Scirrotto and Rubin on defense. I wouldn't start them otu any higher than 10.

[OSU8085]

They also lost a lot on what was one of the best offensive lines in the nation.

Every year there are teams like this....where most of the depth is lost but a few key stars return (guys like lee, clark, royster) and they usually fall flat on their face. Wasn't it JoPa himself that was hating on the nittany lions this year?