Yeah with that roster we might even lose to lowly Northwestern
Time will tell, but I would think that even with the current roster PSU is pretty much given layups in at least 8 games (truly non-competitive OOC and Big Ten opponents: Marshall/Temple/Buffalo, plus Wisconsin, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgres, and Maryland)
Of the remaining 4:
Considering Minnesota a threat is probably a stretch as well - especially as it is a home game for PSU.
The only three that would normally be considered competitive - USC, Michigan, Washington (given that it is a west coast road trip)?
- USC coming off of 3 straight "meh" years under Lincoln Riley (lost 15 games over the last 3 years) - and losing their star-power WRs (and Lincoln may be #1 "hot seat candidate" in Big Ten, along with Fickel and Locksley)
- Michigan coming off of a clunker year - and with huge the coaching SNAFU turmoil to end season
- Washington showing some signs of life under Fisch (15-11 last 2 years, after their one "magic" year under DeBoer), but far from a power.
Honestly, that is a schedule that "OLD CJF" (who rarely wet the bed against lesser opponents, but just could not beat top teams) would have had a good chance to go 12-0 against - because there are ZERO powerhouse teams on that schedule.
Time will tell. But that schedule is the definition of "unchallenging"
