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>How was Penn State able to remain a top program after the scandal?
Smart HC hiring with Bill O'Brien and James Franklin, two coaches with high floors.

>Do they have some rich donors I don't know about?
They've got donors willing to pony up money, they did after they got sanctioned by the NCAA

>How are they getting top talent to go to bumfuck, Pennsylvania?
Penn State mainly recruits out of the Northeast, and the DMV area. The areas combine to produce a solid amount of talent yearly. Now with the 4 west coast schools joining the Big Ten, they'll be able to start recruiting a little bit out of the west coast.

Remember, part of Nebraska falling off after joining the B1G was because they lost the ability to easily go into Texas for recruiting.