Greg McElroy’s Penn State expectations for the 2024 season begin with a look back. The former Alabama quarterback, now a college football analyst for ESPN, discussed as much on his newest “Always College Football” podcast on Thursday. Laying out his reasoning behind each program ranked in his preseason top 10, McElroy focused on the Nittany Lions’ not-so-distant past to inform the possibilities ahead. “Think back nearly a decade. In 2016, Penn State won the Big Ten. You know what they had to do in the offseason prior to 2016?” McElroy asked. “They had to replace both coordinators. That’s exact…