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Indeed, there is no bowl game to rally around this season. No sunny destination dancing around in the Nittany Lions' heads. No fun-filled reward for all of their hard work in this season of recovery at Penn State.
But there is hope. There is optimism. And there is Year 2 of the Coach Bill O'Brien era to sculpt.
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