I see that Akron won the MAC East last night and is sitting at 7-5. Who would'a thunk that the W over Akron would be "better" than the W over Pitt in some ways? Looking at opponents including Maryland, Penn State's opponents have a combined 73-58 record through Tuesday evening (with 9 of those losses to Penn State). Not too shabby. There are as many as seven "extra" wins that opponents could pick up (i.e., excluding two common opponents playing one another and including the B1G CG).
Akron 7-5 Won MAC East (MAC Championship game vs. NIU or Toledo)
Pitt 4-7 (vs. Miami)
Georgia State 6-3 t1st in Sun Belt (vs. App St, Idaho; vs. No. 17 Memphis cancelled)
@Iowa 6-5 (vs. Nebraska - common opponent)
Indiana 5-6 (vs. Purdue)
@Northwestern 8-3 2nd in B1G West (vs. Illinois)
Michigan 8-3 (vs. Ohio St - common opponent)
@Ohio St 9-2 (vs. Michigan - common opponent)
@Michigan St 8-3 (vs. Rutgres - common opponent)
Rutgres 4-7 (vs. Michigan St - common opponent)
Nebraska 4-7 (vs. Iowa - common opponent)
@Maryland 4-7 (vs. Penn St)
73-58
Akron 7-5 Won MAC East (MAC Championship game vs. NIU or Toledo)
Pitt 4-7 (vs. Miami)
Georgia State 6-3 t1st in Sun Belt (vs. App St, Idaho; vs. No. 17 Memphis cancelled)
@Iowa 6-5 (vs. Nebraska - common opponent)
Indiana 5-6 (vs. Purdue)
@Northwestern 8-3 2nd in B1G West (vs. Illinois)
Michigan 8-3 (vs. Ohio St - common opponent)
@Ohio St 9-2 (vs. Michigan - common opponent)
@Michigan St 8-3 (vs. Rutgres - common opponent)
Rutgres 4-7 (vs. Michigan St - common opponent)
Nebraska 4-7 (vs. Iowa - common opponent)
@Maryland 4-7 (vs. Penn St)
73-58