they work to re-establish themselves as
contenders in the Big Ten's overloaded
East
Division. Ohio State ;nished with
the nation's third-rated class, while
Michigan ;nished fourth and Michigan
State 20th. Those are the programs that
Penn State will have to leapfrog, and
while the NCAA's decision to abandon
its scholarship restrictions has been
helpful, it hasn't by itself leveled the
playing ;eld. The rest is up to Franklin
and his sta=, and their task is not getting
any easier.
Four years ago, Ohio State caught
some
