Only the fans wearing the brightest orange-colored glasses imaginable would have given the Syracuse football team a chance in their week two match up with Penn State.

In the end, the Orange were once again crushed beneath the mighty paws of the Nittany Lions, placing them in a familiar 0-2 hole to start the season.

Unlike the thrashing that the Lions gave Syracuse in the Dome last season though, there were a handful of positives that the Orange can take from this game.

For the second straight week, the defense showed that they are a vastly improved unit from last season.

The same group that gave up an embarrassing 55 poi...

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