ATLANTA — Penn State punted. Mississippi didn’t. No, the end result of Saturday’s Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium — Ole Miss 38, Penn State 25 — probably was not directly impacted by either decision in the end, but the two moments in the third quarter were telling for these Nittany Lions and where they stand. They were here, in this non-playoff matchup, because of a lack of offensive firepower and imagination against the Big Ten’s top teams, Michigan and Ohio State. And the absence of offensive innovation showed itself when James Franklin elected to punt on a fourth-and-1 situation from Pe…
