As promised, host Thomas Frank Carr brings in other experts to give their confidence in Penn State's roster by position in a series called "Confidence Factor". T-Frank and senior editor Nate Bauer discuss each positional group and how confident Nate is that that position group will play up to their level of expectation. Here is T-Frank's chart for what each number means.

CONFIDENCE FACTOR CHART

50 or Below: Barely holding their own on the field to actively hurting the team

60-69: A position with some good plays and players but most a support member of the team.

70-79: A group that can produce an mid-tier All-Big 10 candidate

80-89: A group with a surefire All-Big 10 selection and most likely a first-team conference player with the production to match. 90+: All-American Consideration, national awards candidate.

They go through the roster to determine where they feel good, or unsure about the unit that Penn State is fielding.

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