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Despite a lopsided score, the Nittany Lions' offense struggled for much of the game, drawing some boos.

Penn State's defense was dominant, limiting Villanova to just 89 total yards late into the game.

Concerns were raised about the team's readiness for their upcoming game against Oregon.

STATE COLLEGE — Once again, the No. 2 team in the nation spent much of a late-summer afternoon gumming to death a vastly overmatched opponent.

Another dreadfully listless Penn State football offensive performance elicited some booing, but mostly quiet indifference from an announced crowd of more than 109,000 that began to file out early Saturday.

Why were these Nittany Lions fighting so hard to hold a 13-0 lead against an FCS team it was supposed to beat by nearly seven touch

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