[Ed. Note: Apologies for missing the past couple of these, got busy. ~Eli]
Coming off a three-game losing streak, and having lost a home game along the way due to Covid, Penn State had not played a home game since January 11. The Nittany Lions played a tough game against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first of the would-be three-game road trip after the Minnesota home game was canceled. Missing Seth Lundy may have been the difference in the aforementioned loss to the Buckeyes, as Lundy did not play due to an undisclosed event/injury.