Few, if any, coaches and players inside the Penn State locker room have experienced a stretch like this in their football careers.

Six straight losses. Five by a total of 16 points.

It’s enough for anyone to throw up their hands and say, “I give up.”

Remarkably, that hasn’t happened yet in this lost season.

The Nittany Lions rallied from a 13-point deficit to take the lead in the fourth quarter against No. 2 Indiana and couldn’t hold it, falling 27-24 Saturday at Beaver Stadium.

“They’re working hard,” interim head coach Terry Smith said. “They’re getting after it. We’re straining these guys. They don’t reap any reward for it, and it’s very difficult. I just feel bad for those guys. They deserve more. They deserve victory.”

Penn State outgained Indiana, held the highest-scoring team

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