Penn State-Ohio State week is here, albeit with a lot less anticipation than we previously expected.
The Buckeyes are rolling and have been installed as huge favorites ahead of Saturday's 7:30 p.m. showdown on ABC, while the Nittany Lions are reeling and trying to get back to their winning ways after dropping back-to-back contests.
In today's newsstand, we look at headlines surrounding the program and tweets to know, including one that announced a decommitment from the Class of 2022.
The Penn State football logo as seen on a ball carried by a Nittany Lion during Saturday's 20-18 loss to Illinois. AP photo
Tweets of the day
We'll start with three-star corner Jordan Allen announcing his decommitment on Monday morning. This is not in reaction to the Illinois loss as it was going this way before that game since the senior visited Ole Miss recently.
We'll share both his tweet and a good reminder of how this process sometimes plays out from current commit Cam Miller's trainer.
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Penn State dropped as expected in the Coaches and AP top-25 polls following its second loss of the season.
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Chris Godwin and Mike Gesicki scored touchdowns on Sunday during NFL action.
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Ohio State is a 17.5-point favorite over the Nittany Lions entering a big weekend in the Big Ten East race.
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Headlines of the day
Why Penn State Football’s Loss to Illinois Stung So Much : Poorman, Statecollege.com
Underlying problems surface in Nittany Lions loss : Bauer, BWI
College football predictions I got wrong: Heisman race, Georgia's offense, Penn State's run game : Connelly, ESPN
Penn State football report card: Grading the loss to Illinois : Pickel, BWI
Forde-Yard Dash: What Must Be Fixed in College Football : Forde, SI
What they're saying about Penn State football's stunning loss to Illinois : Eckert, BWI
Misery Index notebook: Colorado State's clock management fails; Penn State, Clemson crumble : Wolken, USA Today
10 Things to Know: Penn State commit Joey Schlaffer : Snyder, BWI
Winners and losers of college football's Week 8: Oregon escapes, Penn State falls out of playoff race : Yahoo
Film Study: Penn State football suffers complete system failure vs. Illini : Carr, BWI
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Quote of the day
"Probably the hardest part of my job is, after a tough loss, to stand to there in the locker room and give them what they need to hear at that moment. My natural inclination is to start coaching and go over the issues that we had today on the field. It's not the right time for it. We'll save that till Sunday. It's not my natural the way I'm kind of wired. So, it's the hardest part of my job standing up there in front of the team, the coaches, the trainers and obviously all the players and address those things after a tough loss."
--PSU coach James Franklin on his message to the team after Saturday's loss.
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