What is the Penn State-Indiana spread? Lions now face tricky path to College Football Playoff: Newsstand
Penn State news, notes, and updates for Oct. 23 include the opening point spread for the Lions’ meeting with Indiana, the team’s path to the College Football Playoff after losing to Ohio State, and more.
It’s time to dive into Monday’s top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college athletics.
Penn State tweets of the day
We start with the opening odds for this weekend’s Big Ten East division matchup between the Nittany Lions and the Hoosiers. Kickoff is set for Noon ET on CBS. A broadcast crew is not yet out for the Beaver Stadium showdown. Indiana, which is coached by Tom Allen, is 2-5 and fresh off a double-digit defeat against Rutgers. As such, Penn State is a double-digit favorite for the seventh time in eight games. The Lions are a 30.5-point favorite. And, the betting total over/under is 44.5 points. It suggests a roughly 37-7 Lions triumph.
In other news, ESPN’s national college football reporter Heather Dinich ranks Penn State sixth out of seven one-loss teams who could still make the College Football Playoff. The team’s tricky path to qualify for the four-team postseason event for the first time since its inception is the biggest reason why.
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“So many things,” Dinich writes in response to what Penn State must do to make the CFP.
“Drastic improvement on offense, immediately. Running the table, including beating Michigan at home. Other contenders losing, including Ohio State twice because the Buckeyes will win the head-to-head tiebreaker if they both finish with one loss. Winning the Big Ten. Then hoping a win against Michigan and beating … Iowa? … in the Big Ten championship are enough to prove they are one of the four best teams in the country.”
Headlines of the day
Sunday Morning Quarterback: Three postgame reads from Penn State’s 20-12 loss at Ohio State: Jones, PennLive
After another loss to Ohio State, what now for the Lions?: Pickel, BWI
Where Does Penn State’s Offense Go From Here?: Wogenrich, SI
Penn State report card: Grading the Lions’ loss to Ohio State: Pickel, BWI
The Tears of Allar, the Frustration of Franklin and the Long Road Ahead in a New Big Ten: Jones, Statecollege.com
Lions’ offense awful in loss to Buckeyes, beginning with receivers: Giger, DKPittsbirghSports
Quote of the day
“It’s tough because we put a lot of emphasis on third downs In practice, third down periods where literally just every play is third down in practice. So it’s definitely frustrating and an area that we definitely need to improve on.”
–PSU tight end Theo Johnson on the Lions’ 1 of 16 day on third down at Ohio State.
