Well, that was something.
Penn State isn’t used to losing to Northwestern, and certainly isn’t used to losing to Northwestern by three touchdowns.
But the times, they are ‘a changin.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.Everybody is angry. Some at Pat Kraft. Some at Matt Campbell. Some at Rocco Becht. Many at all of the above.
Here’s what the people of Twitter had to say.
An incompetent Athletic Director!! Four words!!
— Ron P (@NittanyRon) October 3, 2026
Big 12 football is for sissies
— JohnTalkToEm (@JohnTalkToEm) October 3, 2026
Pat Kraft an A-Hole
— Todd Dunn (@TD250925) October 3, 2026
Why is Pat Kraft still employed?
— Andy Doremus (@slawsc) October 3, 2026
Embarrassing
— Lucas Powers (@powers_71) October 3, 2026
Lifeless football all around
— Abbas Bokhari (@AbbasBSports) October 3, 2026
Ya know, Bob Chesney wanted the Penn State job while our clown of an AD was courting Sitake
— Hardcore Penn State Football (@HardcorePSUFB) October 3, 2026
Under James Franklin, Penn State fans were frustrated that they always got close but never got over the hump. They do not appear to have that problem anymore.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 3, 2026
It’s time to ask if this Iowa State team would beat this Penn State team
Fair Questions are Fair Questions
— Liam Blutman (@Blutman27) October 3, 2026
Worst decision in @PennStateFball history.
PSU alone shifted the power of college football to the west.
But not just west but to LA and a hungry fan base that wants to win and Alumni with deep pockets not tapped since the 1900s. https://t.co/8YAjJE3StY
— BigTenBruin (@BIG10Bruin) October 3, 2026
This is the issue for Penn State.
This is what could lead to disaster for PSU athletics, which simply cannot afford to have the program get humiliated like this.
Football pays for everything. Money people will not pony up to pay for this shit, and that jeopardizes everything. https://t.co/Xp6Ygs4MSx— Cory Giger (@CoryGiger) October 3, 2026
They suck
— RaisinSawdust (@RaisinSawdust) October 3, 2026
Embarrassing
— Aaron (@nittanymarine) October 3, 2026
The Matt Campbell era at Penn State pic.twitter.com/J3NM6sr0jx
— Barstool Big Ten (@BarstoolB1G) October 3, 2026
No. 8 maybe with the worst game I've ever seen from a Penn State linebacker. My goodness.
— Sean Fitz (@SeanFitzOn3) October 3, 2026
A family friend (my goat) once told me “you never lived through the dark ages of Penn State Football”. Sir we are now in the dark ages. https://t.co/i8O1MMpbg4
— Dear Old State (@_DearOldState) October 3, 2026
What draft pick is the Penn State defense tanking for?
— soupcaroline 🥣 (@_supcaroline) October 3, 2026
Penn State died
— Connor Stalions (@cpstalions) October 3, 2026
THE WORST TEAM IN THE BIG TEN https://t.co/CEKMbctQYW
— Barstool Penn State (@PSUBarstool) October 3, 2026
Just a terrible football team
They’re awful
— Barstool Penn State (@PSUBarstool) October 3, 2026
How do James Madison guys brought to the Big Ten almost all translate to good players but almost all of these Iowa State guys are freakin tragic.
— Penn State Talk (@PSURecruitTalk) October 3, 2026
Penn State fired Franklin for this? 😭😭😭😭😭
— tyler (@TylerCBBandCFB) October 3, 2026
It’s early but it sure feels like Penn State brutally botched it by not getting Bob Chesney
— Jeff Parles (@jeffparles) October 3, 2026
Robert Griffin, hot dog in mouth, proclaiming "WHAT ARE WE DOING" watching Penn State football.
— Poerbler (@Poerbler) October 3, 2026
Penn State needed change last year but you thought there would be zero growing pains then you’re an idiot. That being said they should be better than this.
— Jake Myers (@CFBJake) October 3, 2026
Penn State won’t be getting another dime from me again. What a fucking joke this team and program is right now.
Fire everyone and start fresh
— Penn State UNRIVALED (@UNRIVALED_PSU_) October 3, 2026
Rocco Becht is 2 billion years old, is being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars, and his only class is “intro to colors (online)”
His one job is to throw footballs and he can’t do it to save his life
— Barstool Penn State (@PSUBarstool) October 3, 2026
Penn State would be a Top 10 team this year if they just kept Franklin.
That easy.
— Rick J (@rickjeff78) October 2, 2026
Here's a disgusting stat for D'Anton Lynn's defense: Northwestern has 259 yards at the two minute timeout, and 172 of them have come on first downs.
— Greg Pickel (@GregPickel) October 3, 2026
If Campbell says some weird stuff postgame like
“it’s not about the wins and losses it’s about making these young men ready for the real world”
I’ll lose it
— The Basic Blues Podcast (@BasicBluesPod) October 3, 2026
This is the worst Penn State football team since 2003.
There is virtually no Big Ten-caliber talent. No 65-scholarship sanctioned team was half as bad.
The head coach and staff couldn’t right the ship, because there is no ship.
Winter is here; accountability will follow.
— Chris Buchignani (@buchignani) October 3, 2026
