This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.
The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/TonyDungyHatesOP on 2025-10-30 13:16:29+00:00.
PSU had a great defense last year. This was the all-in year. Knowles’ defense takes at least a year to install effectively. Any team with Knowles should consider their first year with him a bad defense year until he gets the guys to suit his scheme and gets everyone trained in it.
This year was not that year for PSU. Having a struggling defense puts so much stress on everything.
Franklin is responsible for the team spiraling after the Oregon loss (in the same way Day deserves credit for keeping the team together after their Oregon loss last year) but I think Knowles’ defense was at fault for the cracks in the dam.