Penn State’s position as a 43-point favorite called attention to the philosophy of playing – and paying for – these types of games, which coach James Franklin addressed this week. His response on that front and another, when asked about throwing the deep ball, spread on a national level. PennLive’s Johnny McGonigal and Dustin Hockensmith discussed those situations and got into the bye week and Saturday’s matchup at UMass.

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