The preliminaries are over for the Penn State football team.

What amounted to a three-game preseason is behind the Nittany Lions, who rolled past Villanova 52-6 Saturday at Beaver Stadium.

It’s difficult to draw conclusions about them after lopsided wins over Nevada, Florida International and the Wildcats.

It’s possible that James Franklin and his coaching staff used the first three games to test plays, routes, schemes or coverages that weren’t effective during practices.

It’s possible they had a plan for what they wanted to get done before the Big Ten opener against defending champion Oregon Sept. 27 at home.

If anyone out there has doubts about whether Penn State can beat the high-powered Ducks, it’s understandable.

The Lions are not clicking on offense. As Franklin said, they have

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