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HOME GAME SPECIAL: NEWS COVERAGE INSIDE Published independently by students at Penn State WHITEVol. 118 No. 45 Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 @DailyCollegian OUT “Wish they saved the white outs for other games” -Urban Meyer, 2016 Layout By: Camille Stefani THE TREACHEROUS 3 EPISODE 1 THE WHITE OUT Penn State’s season will be defined by the team’s next three games. The No. 2 Nittany Lions play three ranked Big Ten teams in a row... Win all three, and they are all but officially guaranteed a spot in the College Football Playoff. Lose one, and their fate is left in the hands of the selection committee. Lose two, and kiss the Playoff good-bye... The three-game stretch begins this week vs. No. 19 Michigan in the white out game. By Andrew Rubin He answered some questions we’ve got coming up these next in a good situation from a Wolverines jump several spots THE DAILY COLLEGIAN about the blowout win and the couple games. Obviously have to health perspective and from a up from No. 19 in the top-25. A bye week that loomed, then dis- take it one game at a time, and wins perspective.” soft schedule over the next few Shortly after Penn State had appeared down the hall. Waiting we will continue to do that. But All three of these teams have weeks would see the hype mount dispatched Northwestern 31-7 at the other end of it was a flight this is what you’ve got to be ex- playoff aspirations, just like the as the Wolverines would likely go to improve to 6-0, coach James to State College, being bumped cited for.” Nittany Lions. into their final two games against Franklin appeared in a cramped up to No. 2 in the nation, a re- These back-to-back-to-back The Nittany Lions are the Wisconsin and Ohio State with Ryan Field media room to give cruiting trip and then a three- matchups come against the only one of the three that’d have one loss and playoff hopes very his post-game press conference. game mini-season. only three teams on the Nittany a plausible path to the College much alive. For the last time in the fore- This one quick stretch will de- Lions’ schedule that are of a sim- Football Playoff if they lose one “This game is huge,” Michigan seeable future, well maybe just termine the whole season. ilar caliber. of the next three games. Michi- defensive lineman Chase Winov- a month or so, but that is for- No. 19 Michigan at home. It’s the first time in Penn gan is on the edge of the national ich told reporters this week. ever in college football, Franklin No. 6 Ohio State in Columbus State history the Nittany Li- stage as it makes the trip to Hap- “It’s a pivotal game for my watched his team completely out No. 18 Michigan State in East ons have faced the three py Valley for the white out. The career, for the team as a whole, talent an opponent. Lansing. perennial powers they share a di- Wolverines are a loss from being for our season, for the future of Before he even took a ques- “This is what you play here for. vision with in consecutive weeks. bounced out of the playoff race Michigan football. There’s a lot tion, Franklin made it quite clear This is what you play football for,” “Yeah they love us. They love altogether and going through the riding on this game and I don’t he wasn’t going to answer any Trace McSorley said following us with that schedule, there is remainder of this rebuilding year think that’s a surprise to any- questions about the elephant in the Northwestern game. “The no doubt,” Franklin said last just a step behind the nation’s one.” the room — the Michigan Wol- games that are going to kind of week. “We did what we needed top contenders. verines. define your season. That is what to do. We got to the bye week A win, though, would see the See TREACHEROUS, Page A3. PAGE A2 | FRIDAY, OCT. 20, 2017 VERSUS THE DAILY COLLEGIAN PENN STATE Nittany Lions (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) No. Name Position/Elig. No. Name Position/Elig. No. Name Position/Elig. 1 Christian Campbell CB/Sr. 26 Jonathan Sutherland S/Fr. 62 Michal Menet OL/Fr. 1 KJ Hamler WR/Fr. 28 Troy Apke S/Sr. 64 Zach Simpson OL/So. 2 Marcus Allen S/Sr. 29 John Reid CB/Jr. 65 Crae McCracken OL/Fr. 2 Tommy Stevens QB/So. 30 Kevin Givens DT/So. 66 Connor McGovern OL/So. 3 DeAndre Thompkins WR/Jr. 31 Christopher Welde WR/So. 68 Hunter Kelly OL/Fr. 3 Donovan Johnson CB/Fr. 32 Mitchell Vallone S/Sr. 70 Brendan Mahon OL/Sr. 4 Nick Scott S/Jr. 32 Journey Brown RB/Fr. 71 Will Fries OL/Fr. 5 DaeSean Hamilton WR/Sr. 33 Jake Cooper LB/Jr. 72 Robbie Martin OL/Fr. 5 Tariq Castro-Fields CB/Fr. 34 Shane Simmons DE/Fr. 73 Mike Miranda OL/Fr. 6 Cam Brown LB/So. 35 Justin Neff S/Fr. 74 Steven Gonzalez OL/So. 6 Andre Robinson RB/So. 36 Jan Johnson LB/So. 75 Des Holmes OL/Fr. 7 Koa Farmer LB/Jr. 37 Drew Hartlaub S/Fr. 76 Sterling Jenkins OL/So. 7 Jake Zembiec QB/Fr. 38 Lamont Wade CB/Fr. 77 Chasz Wright OL/Jr. 8 Mark Allen RB/Jr. 39 Frank Di Leo LB/So. 79 Charlie Shuman OL/Jr. 9 Trace McSorley QB/Jr. 39 Josh McPhearson RB/Sr. 80 Danny Dalton TE/H/Fr. 9 Jarvis Miller S/So. 40 Jason Cabinda LB/Sr. 81 Cam Sullivan-Brown WR/Fr. 10 Brandon Polk WR/So. 40 Nick Eury RB/Fr. 82 Tyler Shoop WR/So. 11 Irvin Charles WR/So. 41 Joe Arcangelo TE/So. 83 Nick Bowers TE/H/So. 12 Desi Davis CB/Jr. 41 Parker Cothren DT/Sr. 83 Alex Hoenstine WR/Fr. 12 Mac Hippenhammer WR/Fr. 42 Ellison Jordan DT/Fr. 84 Juwan Johnson WR/So. 13 Saeed Blacknall WR/Sr. 43 Manny Bowen LB/Jr. 85 Isaac Lutz WR/Fr. 13 Ellis Brooks LB/Fr. 44 Brailyn Franklin LB/Fr. 86 Cody Hodgens WR/Sr. 14 Zech McPhearson CB/Fr. 45 Joe DuMond LB/So. 87 Dae’Lun Darien WR/Fr. 14 Sean Clifford QB/Fr. 46 Colin Castagna DE/Jr. 88 Mike Gesicki TE/H/sr. 15 Grant Haley CB/Sr. 47 Will Blair LB/Fr. 89 Colton Maxwell WR/Fr. 15 Michael Shuster QB/Fr. 47 Brandon Smith LB/Sr. 89 Tom Pancoast TE/H/Sr. 16 Billy Fessler QB/Jr. 48 Shareef Miller DE/So. 90 Damion Barber DE/Fr. 16 John Petrishen S/So. 49 Daniel Joseph DE/Fr. 90 Alex Barbir K/Fr. 17 Garrett Taylor S/So. 50 Max Chizmar LB/Fr. 91 Ryan Monk DT/So. 18 Johnathan Holland TE/So. 51 Alex Gellerstedt OL/Fr. 91 Chris Stoll SN/Fr. 18 Shaka Toney DE/Fr. 51 Jason Vranic LB/Sr. 92 Daniel Pasquariello P/Sr. 19 Torrence Brown DE/Jr. 52 Ryan Bates OL/So. 92 Corey Bolds DT/Fr. 20 Jabari Butler CB/Jr. 52 Curtis Cothran DT/Sr. 93 Blake Gillikin P/K/So. 20 Johnathan Thomas LB/Jr. 53 Fred Hansard DT/Fr. 94 Joe Calcagno SN/Fr. 21 Amani Oruwariye CB/Jr. 54 Robert Windsor DT/So. 95 Tyler Davis K/P/Sr. 23 Ayron Monroe S/So. 55 Antonio Shelton DT/Fr. 96 Immanuel Iyke DT/So. 24 Miles Sanders RB/So. 56 Tyrell Chavis DT/Sr. 96 Kyle Vasey SN/Jr. 24 DJ Brown CB/Fr. 58 Evan Presta DT/Fr. 97 Ryan Buchholz DE/So. 25 Brelin Faison-Walden LB/Fr. 59 Andrew Nelson OL/Sr. 97 Carson Landis K/P/Fr. 26 Saquon Barkley RB/Jr. 61 C.J. Thorpe OL/Fr. 99 Yetur Gross-Matos DE/Fr. Michigan Wolverines (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) No. Name Position/Elig. No. Name Position/Elig. No. Name Position/Elig. 1 Kekoa Crawford WR/So. 23 Tyree Kinnel DB/Jr. 50 Michael Dwumfour DL/So. 1 Ambry Thomas DB/Fr. 23 O’Maury Samuels RB/Fr. 50 Michael Onwenu OL/So. 2 Carlo Kemp DL/So. 24 Lavert Hill DB/So. 51 Cesar Ruiz OL/Fr. 2 Oliver Martin DB/Fr. 24 Jake Martin WR/So. 52 Mason Cole OL/Sr. 3 Rashan Gary DL/So. 25 Benjamin St-Juste DB/Fr. 52 Elysee MbemBosse LB/So. 3 Quinn Nordin K/So. 26 J’Marick Woods DB/Fr. 54 Carl Myers DL/So. 3 Brad Robbins P/Fr. 27 Joe Hewlett RB/Sr. 55 James Hudson OL/Fr. 3 Wilton Speight QB/Sr. 27 Hunter Reynolds DB/Fr. 56 James Offerdahl LB/Jr. 4 Nico Collins WR/Fr. 28 Austin Brenner DB/Sr. 57 Patrick Kugler OL/Sr. 4 Reuben Jones DL/Jr. 28 Brandon Watson DB/Sr. 58 Alex Kaminski LB/Sr. 5 Aubrey Solomon DL/Fr. 29 Jordan Glasgow DB/Jr. 59 Noah Furbush LB/Sr. 5 Kurt Taylor RB/Fr. 29 Brendan White WR/Jr. 59 Joel Honigford OL/Fr. 6 Drake Harris WR/Sr. 30 Joe Beneducci FB/Sr. 61 Dan Jokisch OL/So. 6 Michael Sessa QB/So. 30 Tyler Cochran DB/So. 62 Sean Fitzgerald OL/Fr. 6 Ryan Tice K/Jr. 31 James Foug K/Sr. 66 Chuck Filiaga OL/Fr. 6 Kareem Walker RB/So. 31 Phillip Paea DL/Fr.