Upsets are often considered the lifeblood of sports. They certainly breathe life into college football. There's nothing like an up-and-coming home team that has shown improvement throughout the season edging out a top 10 team when it comes calling. However, Penn State's 42-37 loss to a brutal UCLA team that hadn't come close to a victory in any of it's four previous games is inexcusable.
The Nittany Lions had to fly all the way from Western Pennsylvania to Los Angeles to take on the Bruins. The game came one week after Penn State had suffered a narrow loss to Oregon at Beaver Stadium before a sellout crowd that had given the team its full-throated support. There was nothing shameful about Penn State's performance in that game, but head coach James Franklin did nothing to get back on t