It's awesome to see that Penn State basketball at least has some better vibes than it did a year ago.
I still believe this is one of the more below-average teams in the Big Ten, but I also think it's important that Penn State gets a couple of wins throughout the out-of-conference slate.
As we've spoken about before, there's an argument to be made that Penn State has the worst out-of-conference schedule compared to any other P4 team in the country.
Penn State plays Canisius, Chattanooga, Mercyhurst, New Haven, IU Indy, and some other very below-average programs outside of Memphis and Pitt.
Regardless, the Nittany Lions were able to come away with a 40-point win, beating Canisius 97-57 in their first game of the season. Canisius was arguably the worst team in the now-named MAAC a year ago, and there's an expectation that it's going to finish as one of the worst teams in the conference once again.
For Penn State to nearly put up 100 points, however, and look the way that it did was a promising sign. Many players stood out in this one, but none were better than Roko Prkacin, the young man from Croatia who will turn 24 at the end of this season. Head coach Mike Rhoades had a lot of posi...