For the second straight week, Penn State faced an important test. This one was of a much different nature than the test it ultimately failed in last week’s loss to Ohio State.
The danger was that the soul-crushing defeat would linger, that the Nittany Lions would lose confidence and focus and that they would have to work harder than they should to beat another inferior team, that they would look different than the flawed but forceful group that was deserving of its top-10 ranking, a team that’s been pretty damned consistent all year, even if consistently imperfect.
Instead, a better team showed up.
It only stuck around for a half, though.
