Our starting defense held a Big Ten team to three points,” Penn State coach James Franklin told Fox on the field after the game, “so I’m happy with that.” No matter who played quarterback or left tackle or helped the team tack on that late touchdown during its 27-11 loss to the No.

Is Penn State's offense really "starting slow"? Erratic is a better word. Penn State was imprecise at the beginning against UCLA, producing its first game-opening three-and-out of

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