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          Ranking the all-time best Penn State Nittany Lions teams

          James Franklin led Penn State to the Big Ten title last season for the first time in nearly a decade. Joe Robbins/Getty Images
          • KC Joyner, ESPN Staff WriterApr 12, 2017, 08:15 PM
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          The 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions won the program's first Big Ten championship since the 2008 season.

          So where does last year's squad place among the greatest Penn State teams of all time?