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00:02 - Former rival in West Virginia.
00:05 It's a 20 and a half point spread, Joe,
00:07 in favor of the Nittany Lions.
00:09 Both you and I, as we debuted last week,
00:11 have Penn State in our college football playoff.
00:14 Do you believe this opening game
00:15 for James Franklin and company,
00:17 with all the talent on this roster,
00:19 do you believe this is an opportunity
00:21 for Penn State to prove it
00:23 and back up a lot of that preseason hype?
00:25 - It is, but I think they might struggle
00:27 in terms of the spread perspective tonight.
00:29 Now, we talked about Drew Allard taking over
00:32 Penn State since 2016, 39 and eight,
00:35 straight up in terms of Happy Valley.
00:37 They dominated the competition last year,
00:39 only lost game at the hands of Ohio State.
00:41 They won those by 20 plus for a game.
00:43 And you're talking about Neil Brown,
00:44 a coach on the hot seat, entering week number one, Ben.
00:48 Unless they get to a bowl game,
00:49 I think Neil Brown is gone.
00:50 You're talking about a team in West Virginia
00:52 that is eight and 16 over the past four seasons
00:56 in terms of on the road or on the neutral field.
00:58 They were two and four last year.
01:00 Four losses came by 20 plus per game.
01:03 But this market is fluctuating.
01:04 It opened at 18 and a half,
01:06 down to 16 and a half about two weeks ago,
01:09 and they ballooned it over the key number of 20,
01:11 20 and a half right now.
01:13 I request Virginia, week one with Garrett Green,
01:16 CJ Donaldson, run the football.
01:18 I think they keep it close.
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