Introduction
Penn State’s victory against Illinois seems to be an oddly satisfying conclusion to a bizarre, frustrating, and at times (namely the first five games) disappointing season. But if it must end, let it end with a thorough beat down of an overmatched and depleted team. By now, most people know that the team opted to not play in a bowl game this year and no one should be upset about that. For myriad reasons, this has been one of the most stressful years in recent history and the team, coaches, and staff certainly earned the right to return to some sense of normalcy with their families and friends. Not even the prestige of playing in a condiment or mortgage lending bowl was worth continuing with the restrictions placed on them. Let them come back fresh in the mid-winter and begin preparations toward a hopeful 2021 season. In the meantime, we’ll look back on 2020 over the course of the next few weeks and try to get a picture of what was and what might be moving forward.
