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Is Penn State's talent going to waste?
Penn State football Q&A with Ron Musselman
Friday, October 02, 2009

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Q: With Penn State continuing its trend of losing to one of the few competitive teams it plays each year, is there any hope that fans realize how much talent is being wasted in Happy Valley?

Jason, Middletown, Pa.

MUSSELMAN: I think you are being a little harsh in your assessment. Penn State fans certainly can't be happy with the team's 5-3 record in the past eight games, but the Lions are 43-12 overall since the 2005 season. I agree it's not good that half of the 12 losses during that stretch have come against unranked teams, but it must be pointed out that the Lions also have beaten seven ranked teams. Overall, Penn State is 30-3 at home since Nov. 20, 2004, with their only losses being to No. 4 Michigan, No. 1 Ohio State and unranked Iowa last week.

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First published on October 2, 2009 at 12:00 am