ALTOONA, Pa. -- Context is everything here. As we get set to enter the season, I want to tell everyone that the bulk of Penn State coverage will be centered around one thing: Making the College Football Playoff.
A large chunk of what you'll read over the next few months will be written with that in mind, and what will need to take place for it to happen.
So, for instance, even as you're reading coverage about the season opener Saturday against West Virginia, keep in mind that everything that happens with the Nittany Lions ultimately will be viewed through the lens of how prepared they will be to play Ohio State and Michigan.