Football is back, but Penn State remains embattled

Penn State head coach James Franklin greets Boston College head coach Steve Addazio before a press conference on Dec. 26, 2014 at Yankee Stadium for the Pinstripe Bowl. The teams will meet Saturday at 4:30. Joe Hermitt, PennLive (JOE HERMITT).

When he finally returned, he was hurt immediately — he nearly broke his arm and hyperextended it pretty — in Penn State's season opener last season. Carter's come a long way since then — through good and bad — and ended his junior season on a good 

Penn State sophomores Alex Plafia and Sean Dent cheer after a touchdown by Penn State Football team playing in the Pinstripe Bowl during a viewing party held at Buffalo Wild Wings in Lower Nazareth Twp. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014. The event helped 

Fittingly, it ended with another oddity: a walk off extra point in a place known for wild finishes to give Penn State a 31-30 victory over Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl Saturday night in Yankee Stadium. "It's a storybook ending, really" Ficken

Penn State dropped Boston College in overtime in the Pinstripe Bowl, while Nebraska lost a close contest to USC in the Holiday Bowl. Catch up on both of NCAA Football: Holiday Bowl-Nebraska vs Southern California