Northwestern was absolutely expected to beat Penn State this weekend – in field hockey, where they're the reigning national champions and No. 1 team in the country.
Not in football.
And yet every reasonable Penn State fan still entered Saturday's home game at Beaver Stadium thinking that, yes, it is quite possible that the Nittany Lions, 0-5 against the spread this year and just one week removed from a loss as 24.5-point favorites against the UCLA Bruins, might blow it again.
We'll save you from the "first off, credit to them; they played a really good football game" jargon.