The Penn State Nittany Lions may not have beaten a single winning Power 5 team this past season and the offense once may have once again fallen short of expectations -- but they still finished with their fourth straight winning season in spite of the sanctions (7-6, 4-4).
They should now be back to full strength, in terms of having 85 scholarship players, but the 2016 schedule appears far more challenging than this past season. In addition to playing the East division's top teams, Penn State will also face Pitt, Temple, Minnesota and Iowa.
So, for Penn State to earn a spot in the postseason in 2016, it'll have to answer several key questions in the offseason.