No path to the title is easy BUT………

Penn State’s path to the semifinals looks to be the most manageable.  If the Nittany Lions can prevail in their home game against SMU, they have a second round encounter with Boise State.  Neither SMU or Boise has beaten a current Top 20 team.  Boise has beaten UNLV twice but you get our drift.

Based on Boise’s narrow loss to undefeated Oregon, the Broncos should not be taken lightly.  But other paths are more perilous.  Consider that the top-seeded Ducks may start off with a rematch against Ohio State.  OUCH!  The Odyssey considers Michigan’s win over Ohio State to be the flukiest of flukes.  Ryan Day probably won’t wear a dunce cap again.

Maybe the football Gods are taking pity on Penn State.  After close loss after close loss after close loss after close loss in recent years, the Committee chose to smile on the Nittany Lions.