Penn State passing game struggles to find rhythm, doesn't match the moment in Orange Bowl loss

It feels almost surreal. Penn State football got out to a 10-point lead against Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. They put together punishing, long, and effective drives through most of the game, racking up over 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns on the ground. Before the game, that stat line would have assuredly resulted in a win. Furthermore, the defense tallied five sacks, and the Fighting Irish lost two starting linemen in the first half. With those numbers in tow, you would have thought that the team would win in a blowout. Yet here we sit, with the 27-24 loss hanging over the team and fanbase. Let's try to make sense of what happened in the game by looking at the offense and its wildly uneven performance against Notre Dame.