Last week was an interesting one as far as what Penn State wanted to happen goes. Illinois lost to Michigan State which was a good thing. But LSU upended Alabama which has now created this two-loss SEC monster ahead of the Nittany Lions. As we’ve mentioned here before, Penn State should want the least amount of two-loss teams as possible — especially when they are of the SEC variety.
Still though, Alabama’s loss combined with Tennessee’s loss to Georgia has now ever-so-slightly creaked open the “Rose Bowl” door for the Nittany Lions. There would need to be a number of things to go right for Penn State to make the Rose Bowl:
- Ohio State and Michigan need to make the College Football Playoff, which I’m not exactly sure is something that Penn State fans should be rooting for even if it means the Nittany Lions go to the Rose Bowl.