More than a decade of nearly uninterrupted futility makes victory in Columbus feel out of reach, but Penn Staters should dare to imagine a bigger picture.
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This column aspires to frame a “travel narrative” around the journey of Penn State’s 2023 football season, a chronicle of the Nittany Lions’ path toward their destination parceled out over 12 – plus three?? – installments (we won’t count the Bye week’s digression about scheduling Pitt).
For the most ardent enthusiasts of college football, one of its most beautiful aspects is the way in which the seven-day cycles linking each game day to the next take on their own character. The previous week’s result, the upcoming opponent, and the many tempests in the internet teapot that suddenly bubble up (and disappear just as quickly) combine to imbue each successive week with a unique flavor. Already this year, we’ve had enough James Franklin press conference gems to fill an entire season, not to mention the student section service dog (what a good boy!).
We remember the outcomes, but often the events between kickoffs become just as much as part of the story. Taken together, they help us mark the passage of time in our lives.
