Penn State’s 2022 recruiting class have carried enormous expectations from the time they stepped on the field and have mostly lived up to them.

Since their arrival, the Nittany Lions have set a school record for wins over a three-year stretch, played in four New Year’s Six bowl games and one Big Ten title game, landed a College Football Playoff berth for the first time in school history and reached the national semifinals.

“They’ve been incredible for us,” interim head coach Terry Smith said. “These guys have really transformed the expectation for Penn State football, and as we move forward, they’ve set the standard.”

Many of them decided to return this year hoping to make another run at a national title. This season, of course, hasn’t gone the way they or their teammates expected it to

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