Penn State football made Saturday much harder than it needed to be, and head coach James Franklin admitted that postgame.
For the USA TODAY Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 Poll, though, a weak offensive performance and late game wakeup against unranked Florida International wasn't enough to knock the Nittany Lions (2-0) off the podium.
Penn State remains in No. 2 spot on AP Top 25 Poll and Coaches Poll after Week 2
Penn State shutout FIU (1-1) on Saturday with a 34-0 final score. The final two touchdowns were the scores that woke the Nittany Lions up, one from each of the star running backs Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen.