STATE COLLEGE — Penn State improved to 8-1 and will likely move up in the next College Football Playoff rankings after blasting Washington 35-6 in front of a sold-out, White Out Beaver Stadium crowd on Saturday. “Penalty battle, I still think there’s some things that we need to get cleaned up, but overall, that was a toss-up,” Lions coach James Franklin said. “And then, I thought the end of the first half was big. In the middle eight, we put up 14 points to their zero. So, you’ve got to give Washington credit. I think that’s a talented football team and a good football team. Coach [Jedd] Fisch…
