PITTSBURGH — If I told you before the season that Penn State would not beat a ranked team, would lose to Michigan and Ohio State by combined score of 85-48 — dropping James Franklin to 4-14 against those schools — and would finish third in the Big Ten East, you’d probably guess that fans would be fairly unhappy with Franklin and that 10-year extension he signed last November.
Likewise, if I told you Pitt would go 8-4, lose to Georgia Tech, lose to Louisville by two touchdowns and finish second in the ACC Coastal, you’d probably guess that fans would be livid with Pat Narduzzi and the juicy extension (through 2030) he signed in March.
Would those guesses have been correct?
