Christian Veilleux’s Performance Opens The Door For A Different Kind Of What If

There’s an easy way to think about Christian Veilleux’s performance on Saturday against Rutgers. We can look backward, and try to rewrite history in placing him, instead of Ta’Quan Roberson, against Iowa. We could place him, instead of a still-injured Sean Clifford, against an Illinois team that may be one of the worst losses in the James Franklin Era. If Veilleux played in those games, it’s possible that neither one is a loss at the moment, and Penn State is looking at a 2-loss season at worst, and a Big Ten Championship and College Football Playoff appearance at best.