The 2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football season has come to an end. A season that was filled with maddening drops, disastrous special teams, questionable coaching decisions, and zero wins over ranked opponents came to an end on Tuesday afternoon in Orlando. Penn State’s 27-24 Citrus Bowl loss against no. 14 Kentucky featured each of the things mentioned above, leading to the Nittany Lions finishing their 2018 season with a 9-4 record.
A strong argument can be made that the main reason the Nittany Lions lost on Tuesday was due to special teams blunders. A failed fake punt attempt that gave Kentucky great field position leading to a Wildcat field goal and a Lynn Bowden punt return touchdown accounted for Kentucky’s 10 first half points.