Going back to last season, PSU has lost five straight regular season games. As it stands right now, Paterno will have his hands full just getting this team to .500. He's rallied the troops before, like in 1990, his last team to begin the season 0-2. That group finished the season ranked 10th in the country. This year, though, it started with USC and a 29-5 drubbing, a game so devoid of any spark or big play from Penn State that it was mistaken for Prairie View.
Most players get that falling forward five times.
Many of Paterno's minions thought that was just a blip, that things would get better against Toledo. Well, not only did the Rockets win, they destroyed the Lions, sending them home whimpering with a 24-6 loss. It's not that difficult to figure out. Pure and simple attrition. The Lions had the first and second choices in the NFL Draft in Courtney Brown and LaVar Arrington.