UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State looked fantastic the past two weeks in easy wins over Ohio and Auburn, raising the bar of expectations for everyone.
Maybe, just maybe -- many were thinking -- this is an outstanding Nittany Lion team that is on the verge of doing really special things.
But after Saturday's teeth-pulling 33-14 win over Central Michigan at Beaver Stadium, a couple of different possibilities presented themselves.
Either ...
1. The No. 14 Lions were due a little bit of a letdown performance after last week's emotionally charged 41-12 blowout at Auburn, and so this 19-point, closer-than-the-score win over the Chippewas shouldn't be overanalyzed.