COLUMBUS, Ohio – Where can we find a rocket scientist or a mentalist?
Where can we find a sleuth like Hercule Poirot or Robert Langdon?
Can someone, anyone, explain why in the world the Penn State football program has fallen off a cliff?
“We’re in the middle of a storm,” interim head coach Terry Smith said, “and we just can’t figure out how to get out of it.”
The case of the 2025 Nittany Lions would have been fodder for Unsolved Mysteries.
Many mysteries surround this team, which was widely predicted to be a contender for the national championship. They’re now 0-5 in the Big Ten and 3-5 overall after a 38-14 drubbing Saturday at the hands of No. 1 Ohio State.
Have the great expectations weighed too heavily on their shoulders?
Were the coaches too easy on the veteran players in the o

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