Penn State fans, hope you had a great Thanksgiving. The Nittany Lions’ Big Ten work is not done.

Terry Smith’s 5-6 team must beat 5-6 Rutgers today in Piscataway, N.J. to qualify for a bowl game.

Penn State running backs Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton are within reach of a couple of historic numbers, too.

Here are a few of my late-week thoughts on Penn State-Rutgers.

Go bowling or go home. Both teams want to become bowl-eligible today. Both teams have five victories.

One program will come up short.

Singleton, Saquon Barkley tied. The two PSU standouts have the same number of rushing touchdowns (43) and total touchdowns (53). They are tied for the program lead.

If Penn State marches inside the Rutgers’ 10-yard line today, you know who is getting the football.

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