Where are the Penn State Nittany Lions ranked in the college football pollls after Week 2?
Penn State didn't harm its poll value with a narrow victory over Bowling Green in Saturday's home opener. In fact, the Nittany Lions improved one spot in the Coaches Poll.after a 34-27 victory over Bowling Green. The Nittany Lions remained at No. 8 for the third consecutive week in theThe Nittany Lions benefitted in the Coaches Poll from Notre Dame's loss to Northern Illinois. The Fighting Irish fell 12 spots to No. 19 in the Coaches Poll after the home loss.
"You’ve got to give Bowling Green a ton of credit," Penn State coach James Franklin said after the game. "We talked about it during the week. In the last three years, they beat Minnesota, they beat Georgia Tech, Michigan last year was 14-6 at the half. 32 seniors, and you got to give them credit. They played their tail off. The moment wasn't too big for them. The opening drive showed that, and we were in a dogfight, so got to give them a ton of credit.
Running backs Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen combined for 220 of Penn State's 23 rushing yards, and Singleton scored two touchdowns. Tight end Tyler Warren set a school record for receiving yards by a tight end . "Obviously, Ty Warren had a big game for us. Both running backs had big games for us," Franklin said. "And I thought in the second half, we were able to calm down and get ahead of the sticks on defense. That was the issue in the first half. We were giving up too much on first down, creating manageable third down situations for most of the first half, and that was problematic. So obviously we’ve got some work to do, but it's nice doing that work with a win.
Penn State has a bye this week before returning to Beaver Stadium to host Kent State on Sept. 21. The Nittany Lions open the Big Ten schedule Sept. 28 at home against Illinois, which upset then-No. 19 Kansas 23-17.Penn State on SI is the place for Penn State news, opinion and perspective on the SI.com network. Publisher Mark Wogenrich has covered Penn State for more than 20 years, tracking three coaching staffs, three Big Ten titles and a catalog of great stories.
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